went ahead today and got the exhaust tips fixed....for those of you who saw my initial post you saw they were all kinds of jacked up...on backwards and crooked....well got that taken care of...also painted the grills black to break up the front a little bit...5 coats of fusion and i think they turned out pretty good....next on the list is black inlays for the front, rear, and arrowhead....enjoy



silver grills


no grills


2 coats in


all finished

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

Woo WOo!

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Me Likey!! I think red would look nice too as far as inlays go.

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Very nice!

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thanks....i am trying to decide between the 2 actually...i threw up a thread in the photoshop section so i can see what the 2 would look like to hopefully help with the decision

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

i like the grills in black, may have to snag that idea

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looking noice!!

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Looking good. Tips are a million percent better. Grilles look great in black too... I havent decided the ultimate fate of mine (being silver also), Im waiting until I have my next big visual mod completed to decide their fate...

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2004 GTP Comp G. The Daily Driver.
JULY 2011 GPONA COTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNwgZGrvJ0
1992 GTA Trans Am. The Toy.
2003 VW Jetta. The Spousal Unit.

Wow you just painted a $185 set of SPO grilles silver.
Besides the paint will chip off and the silver will stand out like a beacon.

Silver SPO grilles:
http://paceperformance.com/search.html? ... &go=Search

I bought black SE grilles that have the same honeycomb design as the SPO's for $90:
http://paceperformance.com/search.html? ... &go=Search

They also come in 3 other colors.

17802198 - SE Grille Inserts Gray
17802200 - SE Grille Inserts White
17802201 - SE Grille Inserts Red

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

Mods: DRCUSTOMPARTS Center Gauge Bezel
Superchips ECM/TCM Tune- Volant CAI
Solo Axlebacks - HID's
Holden V8 Badges
My Website

They come up cheaper than that on ebay Don... Or atleast they used to...

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2004 GTP Comp G. The Daily Driver.
JULY 2011 GPONA COTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNwgZGrvJ0
1992 GTA Trans Am. The Toy.
2003 VW Jetta. The Spousal Unit.

You're right Gary they used to be less than $100 on Ebay but they are getting rare. I found one set of SPO's for $165 shipped and a set of black ones for $65 shipped.

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

Mods: DRCUSTOMPARTS Center Gauge Bezel
Superchips ECM/TCM Tune- Volant CAI
Solo Axlebacks - HID's
Holden V8 Badges
My Website

Only cost $5 in paint so if they get bad ill just repaint them.....I think it looks a lot better this way

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

I like the black grills way better

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1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

As do I lol...now just gotta get my inlays figured out Andy how the paint scheme is going to be with my se lip

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

I agree, the grilles look better in black on your car. You can try some plasti-dip, that shouldn't chip as easy as paint since it's flexible.

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

Mods: DRCUSTOMPARTS Center Gauge Bezel
Superchips ECM/TCM Tune- Volant CAI
Solo Axlebacks - HID's
Holden V8 Badges
My Website

yeah i was thinking about going that route as well....maybe once they need redone i will do that and see how it looks....plasti-dip is more of a matte finish right?

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

I never saw it in person but it does look to have a matte finish in the pics I've seen.

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

Mods: DRCUSTOMPARTS Center Gauge Bezel
Superchips ECM/TCM Tune- Volant CAI
Solo Axlebacks - HID's
Holden V8 Badges
My Website

i liked the silver

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Im 50/50 between silver and black.. LOL

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2004 GTP Comp G. The Daily Driver.
JULY 2011 GPONA COTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNwgZGrvJ0
1992 GTA Trans Am. The Toy.
2003 VW Jetta. The Spousal Unit.

^Do one black and one silver

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2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

I always thought that black grilles looked kinda tacky.. but I suppose it's the new cool! I'll need to replace them though. The driver's side nostril is loose at the bottom if you look in my Facebook photo album in the Picture Showroom section.

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i will def. be going the plasti-dip route when spring time comes around....1 week in and i have about 4 chips in them already....ill just use a little bit of touch up paint to get me by...strip them down completely and redo them in plasti-dip and maybe clear them as well

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Pioneer Nav/Magnaflow Catback/E-Cutout/Poly MM/CAI/160*/TBS/STB F&R/Wrapped X-Over & 3'' DP/Flip Paint/XP5243 Atl. Plugs/10.4mm Taylor Wires/SSC

256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

Plasti dip is matte in color and they just came out w/ a plasti dip clearcoat that you can spray on top of it and it'll make it glossy.

http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions ... _Enhancers

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sweet deal....thanks for the link

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256HP/341TQ
14.05 @ 100.4 2.24 60'

i have a maroon gtp and it has the silver spo grille, however i was thinkin about painting them white because i have white stripes on the side and white pontiac emblem inlay, just curious how the paint held up?