Paint or not to Paint!?!

[DesertRox]

So I found a "Fan Art" 7 slot grill (yes fan art is completely legal) the question is do I leave it gloss black or do I paint it OD green??

 

[Vinny]

So I found a "Fan Art" 7 slot grill (yes fan art is completely legal) the question is do I leave it gloss black or do I paint it OD green??

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Left mine black, but either way it looks Great!! 7 SLOTS!!!!

 

[DesertRox]

Left mine black, but either way it looks Great!! 7 SLOTS!!!!

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It does look great!

 

[jrobz23]

Paint

 

[Roxasuras]

OD green, I would leave the light bezel blk nice grille either way

 

[Roxasuras]

Let us know which way you decide to go. Id love to see a pic.

 

[txroadkill]

Paint it. I used the ral code and ordered some rattle can paint to match and sprayed it myself.

 

[Roxasuras]

Exactly, paint the grille, leave the bezel blk

 

[us17094]

I don't think you can go wrong either way. If you do paint I like everybody's suggestion to leave the bezels black. I have a sand colored Roxor with a black grill and I like the contrast. It ties the black roll bar and other black components together while I think.

 

[DesertRox]

I think I'm going to leave the grill black. I'll add some photos soon.

 

[Roxasuras]

I think I'm going to leave the grill black. I'll add some photos soon.

Look forward to seeing them.

 

[DesertRox]

So this is the route I went with the grill.

 

[Roxasuras]

I like it

 

[Vinny]

Looks good!?

 

[M151]

Don't like it. The painted green grille looks much better. All subject to opinion.

 

[DesertRox]

Don't like it. The painted green grille looks much better. All subject to opinion.

Exactly, all subjective. I might still paint it green but right now I'm digging it.

 

[oldgreybull]

Pull the grill straight out - pops right out. I can still notice the clips through my new 7 slot grill - need to dab them with flat black paint. I have the original grill stored and it could be popped right back in.

 

[Bob R]

I was going to say leave it Black, then I saw the Green one, and it looked great also.
No Wrong answer

Bob

 

[DesertRox]

I left it black and really like it!

 

[DesertRox]

@oldgreybull: I'm away from my Roxor now, so I need to ask a few more details.
- Do you mean I just pull the painted grill straight off without removing any fasteners? That's almost too easy (measured by modern car standards where nothing is accessible without removing at least a dozen plastic covers )
- if I need to remove the metal wire fasteners, do they just pull out?
- Do the headlight shrouds need to come off?
Thanks for the response.

Remove the headlights and a screw at the bottom. Then just pull straight out and the grill should come out.