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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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to paint or not to paint...

I got my lower FX2 grille all cut to fit and also mounting bracket figured out. Now I need to decide if I should paint the FX2 lower or not. My upper FX2 is painted black, and my bumpers are DSG (which matches the non painted FX2 almost perfectly).
So what do you guys think, paint the lower black to match the upper or leave it alone since it matches the bumper?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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do you have any pics of it?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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I say mount it up unpainted, get a good pic, post it up here, then someone can photochop it black. Then you can see which looks better.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 05RedFX4
I say mount it up unpainted, get a good pic, post it up here, then someone can photochop it black. Then you can see which looks better.
That sounds like a good idea. But if I had to pick with out seeing it, I would say paint it to match the top grille.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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PTM upper
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Both grills black.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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do you have any pics of it?
Sorry no pic yet, it was raining all day yesterday. But we are about to run to town to do some shopping, so if it isn't raining when we get back I will mock it back in place and snap a couple.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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paint black definetely
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Here are a couple of pics. Neither one is the best quality, but its the best I could get in between the rain showers. After seeing it in the day light I am kinda leaning towards leaving it the color that it is now, but let me know what you think.

 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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id say paint it
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 03:41 AM
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paint it man.

b.t.w. nice truck.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 07:23 AM
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Before I saw the pics I was thinking dont paint it if the color matched the bumper. But after seeing the pics I say paint it.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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I'd paint it.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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After seeing the pic unpainted, I vote paint it.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Paint it
 
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