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01-06-2008, 06:01 PM | #1 |
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painting the grill question!
Hi, for those who have painted their front grill matte black, what kind of paint do you guys recommend? I am trying to do this for my grill, but don't know what brand/type paint i should buy. Thanks in advance!
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I wonder if the grille would look good if it is painted to match the color of the car, in my case, Maldives Blue.
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Never seen it done before; usually people do, black, chrome, CF. I've seen people have body match grill rings (the chrome ring around the actual grills) but not the whole assembly including fins.
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Thanks, I'll photoshop it first and post pics here.
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even less if you are patient and see if they will blast it when painting someones car in your color. i did it twice, cost me $40 and one week of waiting.
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AtoB: Good point but there arent a lot of Maldives Blue anything around here, where i live. i have seen only 2 others. Both of them were Z4s but i think they were the same car, on accout of, i saw one in another city and one near where i work. Good idea, I'll give it a shot.
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What did you have in place of the grills while you were waiting? "open mouth" look huh?
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thanks for all the input I am going to check out a paint shop and see what they quote me first before deciding if i should just DIY. If its fairly cheap, will probably just get it done at the shop.
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Bavarian Auto sells them for $59.99 for the pair blacked out,
they won't allow a link directly to the page with them for sale so either do a search for "grill" or select your car as a Z4 and look at parts for it, Sure you will find it HTTP://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp
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It would be nice if I could get it done while my car is sitting in a car cover though, probably only one more month of that nonsense!
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M grills are black, the same as all other black Z4 grills,
Only the 3.0's from 03-05 and 3.0si's from 06 on got the silver ones, (USA anyway) I think the overlay would solve your problem of having to paint them
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lol, I have an 07 3.0si... silver grills here
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I used satin black trim paint from a local body shop supplier to paint my rear view mirror shells and the bottom of my rear bumper. Cost about $15 a can, and well worth it. Use primer, even though it's not 100% necessary with this type of paint. It seems very durable so far.
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