MBM TL with a painted grill
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MBM TL with a painted grill
So I have been looking into dulling down the beak of the 2010 TL. I have a Mayan Bronze Metallic and I'm wondering what you guys think about painting the bottom half of the grill black.
I would leave the top part of the beak the stock color but would paint the bottom and outside black. Burn my idea if you think itll look terrible...want honest opinions here.
I would leave the top part of the beak the stock color but would paint the bottom and outside black. Burn my idea if you think itll look terrible...want honest opinions here.
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I would color match it instead. It'll give it more of a oem look. Like what CarrieLynn did to her whip.
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Others have done this, User Error and CarrieLynn come to mind. I honestly didn't like it at first but it has grown on me.
EDIT - just realized you are wanting to paint the outer portion a color other than your car...I don't think that would look good. It would make it look too busy IMO.
EDIT - just realized you are wanting to paint the outer portion a color other than your car...I don't think that would look good. It would make it look too busy IMO.
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Thanks for the opinions...Is there any issue with color matching and the paint chipping? The grill is a different material than the body and that concerns me that there will be a problem with the paint chipping off with small rocks and such hitting it. Anyone have any problems with this?
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haaha some of the things you guys come up crack me up..
if you do go that route.. you will essentially have 3 different colors on your car.. and that sir is a big no no
if you do go that route.. you will essentially have 3 different colors on your car.. and that sir is a big no no
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my thought originally was to take the chrome/grill/rear reflectors on the car and paint them black. Looking at different renderings of it though the bronze with the black accents would look atrocious.
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Thanks for the opinions...Is there any issue with color matching and the paint chipping? The grill is a different material than the body and that concerns me that there will be a problem with the paint chipping off with small rocks and such hitting it. Anyone have any problems with this?
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Thanks for the opinions...Is there any issue with color matching and the paint chipping? The grill is a different material than the body and that concerns me that there will be a problem with the paint chipping off with small rocks and such hitting it. Anyone have any problems with this?
I will say when it was initially painted i didn't let it cure long enough and took it through a carwash that stripped off the edge of it. had to be repainted. But that wasn't necessarily a defect, I shouldn't have taken it through the wash that soon.
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Remind me to take some pics of my painted grill (since removed as I no longer have the car). There are chips, but these aren't due to Brian's process ... just a fact of driving any car on any road where the possibility of cars/trucks are in front of you heading in the same direction as you are.
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Remind me to take some pics of my painted grill (since removed as I no longer have the car). There are chips, but these aren't due to Brian's process ... just a fact of driving any car on any road where the possibility of cars/trucks are in front of you heading in the same direction as you are.
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If you're REALLY wanting to tone down the "beak", give serious consideration to the RonJon option. In my opinion, it completely changes the look of the nose.
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Your idea would turn the beak into a buck tooth for sure.
Your idea would turn the beak into a buck tooth for sure.
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