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Old 06-29-03, 03:34 PM
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Default Vader Grill II

Thanks to Dex's great looking modded OEM grill, I decided to give it a shot!

I had a lot of rock chips on the grill, so I had to do something. What do you guys think? Thanks Dex!

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very very nice , clean job how long did it take u .?

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Yea I like that, that wasn't a bad idea dude. I had rock chips too so I tried the DIY process. It turned out ok but I could have done better.
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I just blacked out my grill this morning...don't have any pics yet, but I think it looks good. I like the '01+ Grill Design, since the slots are fatter...more of a visual impact.
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Total "Vader"



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very nice. Anti-bling
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It didn't take too long at all. The primer was super quick to dry. The flat black enamel paint took longer, but I set it under a box fan to dry. I did about 3 or 4 coats of the paint. Over all about 3 hours.

You probably can't tell, but I also polished my headlamps housings as well. I used a plastic scratch remover type wax and it did wonders!!!

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Much prefer it to going chrome.
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Here are pictures of mine:


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That's hot guys!!
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The black grille looks good... personally, I would make the Lexus badge go away- or black it out, too.

I am interested to hear how well the flat black sticks to the chrome after some road-exposure !!

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