Paint my grille? - HondaClub.com

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-15-2007, 08:05 PM

Last month I installed a grillecraft grille in my 02 Civic EX.

The more I look at it...the more I think I want to paint it black. Now I am planning on replacing the chrome trim with a factory paint matched piece until I decide on a carbon fiber hood or not.

So my question is this...

Look at my garage and at the site below.

http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com

Let me know what you think...

Paint it black???

or leave it silver???

Neil · 05-15-2007, 11:15 PM

Ship 'er to me and you could have Carbon Fiber! Or how about Silver Carbon Fiber?

It's apprx $.80 a square inch to do for ya. That includes paint/material and labor.

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-16-2007, 05:41 PM

Nah...I am too much like Tim the Tool Man...

I love to f*ck it up...I mean fix it...myself...lol

Cool idea thought...however my vacation ends this week and I need to be running come monday morning...I can paint it in a days time.

I just dont know if I should go black or leave it silver...but I am leaning to the black side...

Crazy Doc · 05-16-2007, 09:21 PM

Black will look sweet, but it will also be harder see its custom.

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-16-2007, 09:55 PM

I am going for that sleeper look...I like the custom but not custom look...thats why i choose my lights that I did and decided not to add a wing!

Oh and welcome to the site!

805EG9 · 05-18-2007, 05:06 AM

I'd leave it silver... it goes pretty nice with the rims like that. Not to mention the intake when you are looking into the engine bay. But all in all do what you want to do with it.

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-18-2007, 09:32 AM

I didnt think about that...the engine perspective.

I was planning on black-ing out the exterior except for the lips on the rims. I am going to replace the chrome trim on the hood and trunk. I thought that the silver on the rims and in the lights was going to be just enough...

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-18-2007, 04:21 PM

As you can see I decided to paint the grill black. I also cut out the two lower corners of the grille. One on the passenger side for the intake and the driver side to just balance things out!

I like the results!

**EyesofFreedom** · 05-19-2007, 11:15 PM

I was bored today and decided to go ahead and paint the chrome trim piece with the remaining duplicolor paint I had.

If the car had been washed first the pic would show how the color does actually match...sometimes I surprise myself with blond moments! It was quite easy actually to remove the trim piece to paint it!

But here is the result...I like it even more than the one above!

Crazy Doc · 05-20-2007, 05:14 AM

That looks BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05-15-2007, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	Paint my grille? Last month I installed a grillecraft grille in my 02 Civic EX. The more I look at it...the more I think I want to paint it black. Now I am planning on replacing the chrome trim with a factory paint matched piece until I decide on a carbon fiber hood or not. So my question is this... Look at my garage and at the site below. http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com Let me know what you think... Paint it black??? or leave it silver??? __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-15-2007, 11:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Neil Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin United States Posts: 253	Ship 'er to me and you could have Carbon Fiber! Or how about Silver Carbon Fiber? It's apprx $.80 a square inch to do for ya. That includes paint/material and labor. __________________ Marine Snipers : America's number one long distance service provider. EF Squad member #46 www.autotechniques.org Club President

05-16-2007, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	Nah...I am too much like Tim the Tool Man... I love to f*ck it up...I mean fix it...myself...lol Cool idea thought...however my vacation ends this week and I need to be running come monday morning...I can paint it in a days time. I just dont know if I should go black or leave it silver...but I am leaning to the black side... __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-16-2007, 09:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	I am going for that sleeper look...I like the custom but not custom look...thats why i choose my lights that I did and decided not to add a wing! Oh and welcome to the site! __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-18-2007, 09:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	I didnt think about that...the engine perspective. I was planning on black-ing out the exterior except for the lips on the rims. I am going to replace the chrome trim on the hood and trunk. I thought that the silver on the rims and in the lights was going to be just enough... __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-16-2007, 09:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Crazy Doc Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha, Nebraska United States Posts: 6	Black will look sweet, but it will also be harder see its custom.

05-18-2007, 05:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
805EG9 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: So Cal, California United States Posts: 39	I'd leave it silver... it goes pretty nice with the rims like that. Not to mention the intake when you are looking into the engine bay. But all in all do what you want to do with it.

05-18-2007, 04:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	As you can see I decided to paint the grill black. I also cut out the two lower corners of the grille. One on the passenger side for the intake and the driver side to just balance things out! I like the results! __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-19-2007, 11:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
EyesofFreedom Official Instigator! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rincon, Georgia United States Posts: 2,103	Another modification! I was bored today and decided to go ahead and paint the chrome trim piece with the remaining duplicolor paint I had. If the car had been washed first the pic would show how the color does actually match...sometimes I surprise myself with blond moments! It was quite easy actually to remove the trim piece to paint it! But here is the result...I like it even more than the one above! __________________ Myspace me... http://www.myspace.com/hondaclub_eyesoffreedom Ferio Project car build page... http://www.my2002ex.mysite.com My other passion... http://www.nscale.org/defaulteng.htm

05-20-2007, 05:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Crazy Doc Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha, Nebraska United States Posts: 6	That looks BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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