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Old 04-21-09, 10:23 AM
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Default woohoo got rid of that horrible grill..got better pics

got my new grill in the mail today thanks to anotherLS! looks great only thing that makes me mad is that the old grill whoever put it on had to drill through my bumper -_- im really begining to hate the previous owner! but its time for some pics. ill get better ones later that arent taken with my phone.

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big improvement!!!!
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oh hellz yah bro! 1000x better! youre welcome for the grill!
Old 04-21-09, 02:45 PM
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good choice, but I don't have to tell you that
Old 04-21-09, 04:59 PM
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Wow everytime I see your car, it keeps getting better, continue to keep up the good work!
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The grill looks WAY better! Just a suggestion, but I think it would look even better if you painted the bars black, and left the emblem and border chrome.

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i dunno i kinda like the silver color on it. seems to brighten up the front more
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Big diference, much better
Old 04-22-09, 10:11 AM
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id say black out the grill if u black out the headlights...but i say keep it that silver color since it flows much nicer with the chrome headlights
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yeah not sure if im going to do the black healight mod or not...if i do you would prolly see how faded my lenses are...i tried one of the restore kits...it helped some but nowhere near as clear as i wanted them to be
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I like the OP's mesh wheels!!! Nice grill, it is original.
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Originally Posted by NyceTry
yeah not sure if im going to do the black healight mod or not...if i do you would prolly see how faded my lenses are...i tried one of the restore kits...it helped some but nowhere near as clear as i wanted them to be
what restore kit did you use? i need to get one of those for the extra set of lights i have...

but that's definately a big improvement!
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Originally Posted by white_is
what restore kit did you use? i need to get one of those for the extra set of lights i have...

but that's definately a big improvement!
i think it was by 3m. im not sure ill check when i go home for lunch and snap a few pics of it...if you have a electric drill it would work like 10x better then a drill that runs off a battery
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got some better pics of the grill with my digital camera i love how you can see the reflection of the clouds






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