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Old 12-04-2008, 04:49 PM
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I got a Crossfire in the shop and convinced the owner to have us paint it body color because it would look a LOT better. Here's how it turned out for those who might be considering it.

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I like it ....it looks good
 
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Have been thinking about the same thing with my Aero Blue roadster....the red looks much better than I would have thought....
 
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Here's my SSB grille for those that were interested in that color................

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That looks good to.
 
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i like going to do mine
 
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I have a red coupe, so I was very interested in the look. I think I will keep mine stock for now. Maybe a bit too much red in the front. Thanks for the pic.

Now the blue looks much better with the painted grille. Maybe because it is a lighter color. Go for it Gary...


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I think it looks great. Painted my daughter's black SRT's grill blaze red. The difference is I had the silver painted also.
 
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Looks great on the red cars
 
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I think it looks great.
 
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I like it. Really sets things off in the front.
 
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painted mine Black. I like the way you did the red but i didn't want the silver strips on mine. jim
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Looks great! I especially like how you didn't paint the silver trim. Is the owner a member here?
 

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I think painting the grill to match the color of the car looks great, but I think leaving the silver trim silver gives it a nice contrast.

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Looks great! I especially like how you didn't paint the silver trim. Is the owner a member here?

No he is not a member
 
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Looks great! I especially like how you didn't paint the silver trim. Is the owner a member here?

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That does look good. I like that you put the silver back on. I am usually not a fan of silver accents, but my crossfire's have grown on me.
 
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Here is a picture of the front of my daughters SRT. She just drove down from Nova (Ft. Laud to Miami), so there are lots of dead bugs on the bumper.
 

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That does look good. I like that you put the silver back on. I am usually not a fan of silver accents, but my crossfire's have grown on me.

I painted the grilles the correct way and de-plastic welded the silver strips and removed them for perfect prep and paint and then reinstalled and re-welded them back on.


I wanted the grille to match the rest of the car.................which is body color with silver accents.
 
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I painted the grilles the correct way and de-plastic welded the silver strips and removed them for perfect prep and paint and then reinstalled and re-welded them back on.


I wanted the grille to match the rest of the car.................which is body color with silver accents.
You are da man. Technically you may be corrct, but the silver painted looks good also.
 


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