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Old Sep 11, 2005
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which grill?

oh i currently have a chrome rs grill on the civ............ but im tired of it....... i also have an altezza grill thats unpainted.......... should i paint the lip of the altezza or paint the whole grill? its gonna be with my factory headlights......... ive been through clearts, projectors... i dont like any of those...... so what woul look best?

facotry headlights with all painted taffeta white altezza grill or just the lip painted?
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blacked out oem's w/ painted lip
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^^ noooooo i wanna keep my factory headlights......... im not a fan of blacked out or clears..... so painted or lip painted?
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I say just paint the lip
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painted lip, or get the kaminari grill. goes good with oem lights

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^ Actually I think the kaminari would look a lot cleaner
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i just wanna use the grills i have....... im gonna paint my altezza grills lip......... gearbox inspired me to get my facotry oem lights back on with a grill....... nice man!
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sweet ya just use the tezza grill and paint the lip. some people even have a small H emblem glued on the front
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i might take the small emblem from my chrome rs grill and glue it on the altezza? ...... well i dont wanna use glue.......... more like double side tape?
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Type r Ebay $11.99

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haha!!! Good luck trying to paint over ur chrome grille lol......
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If you're keeping your headlights stock, do not paint the lips. But if you decide to black them out, paint the grill black, i say the whole grill too, not just the lip.
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IMO paint the lip and leave the inner black.
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why would i not paint the lip if im keeping my stock headlights? an altezza grill unpainted will look like crap without it painted
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