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Just a little addition to the badgeless grille buy.
I was wondering once we get the grilles in, who will be getting them sprayed? Seeing as everything seems to be cheaper on bulk, why don't we organise a group spray, so those that need silver can get it done at once, thus saving cash.
Or how bad ass does it look to leave it black?
I have a maroon car, so dark is ok. But might need it colour coding.
Any thoughts guys?
You have to get it colour coded unless your going for a black look and are using cans. I've seen someone get a wing painted direct from the chassis colour code disregarding the actual colour of the car. And it ended up looking like utter crap and failed to match. Considering that each car needs to be coded I can't see that a group buy could be possible. ALTHOUGH a group spray may be in order if everyone manages to get a hold of their own paint, $30-35 per 1/2 L of coded paint. Thats more than enough to paint a grill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jondarren
Hmnn painting mine black gives me some ideas hmnn... :idea: PK0080 anyone?
Yeah the issue of colour coding to cars did cross my mind. Wouldn't want to just spray it and get it wrong. That's where the black thought came in. So, what's this PK0080 you speak of?Quote:
Originally Posted by Golf Houso
Haha its just a colour code I have memorised, gloss black, looks great with a coat of clear on top. You could always just put clear on the ABS plastic, but then it will just look like plastic with a bit of clear on the top. I'd personally prime it with plastic primer, another coat or two of generic primer and then 2 coats of clear. It'll come up nice and shiny, but then again thats around $40 just in paint cans. You could probably do 4-5 grilles with that much product though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jondarren
If your worried about painting the grill and costs, go down to Autobarn and they can now match your paint for about $27 a can and paint it yourself which really isnt hard.
Sorry guys Im not too keen on getting other stuff sent over aswell this time. Will just add to the shipping costs and get too out of hand in the end. Sorry but just sticking to the grills.
I'm going to have to bail on the group buy, I just recently painted my grill & badge and it looks dope, so I think I'll rock that look for a while.
Autobahn it is then.
I like the idea of black too, so i'll install it plain and see whether it gets me smiling. If not, then its paint time.
Cheers for the info.
So Lorenz.... when do you think we will get confirmation? how long do you think it will take for the grills come in?
Im waiting on another package to come from TMTuning as we speak and it has taken 3 weeks so far. Seems a tad slow, but it is coming from Germany, not America like I had first thought.
I will keep you all updated once I put the order through dont worry ;)
You might want work out the limit of grilles to bring in! If they end up going over the $1000AUD mark, you guys might end up spending more due to taxes!