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quickvert1 Enthusiast

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I know theres topics on this but i did the grill swap and to the black shiny bowties I highly recomend rather than trying to paint the rough finish factory gold ones..I also swapped out the rear one..They come in chrome or black but u can have them powdercoated or painted to match your truck before u put on..there smooth easy to paint..Now u can read the Chrome LTZ emblem on the grill so much better..Why would GM ever put a chrome emblem on a chrome grill is beyond me..LOL

 

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Looks great, I am hoping to do my rear bowtie this weekend in black plastidip to see how it turns out before I buy the black one.

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Looks great, I am hoping to do my rear bowtie this weekend in black plastidip to see how it turns out before I buy the black one.

 

I got mine on ebay from trucks n vans free

 

shipping and got them fast for 99.00..they are black smooth shiny inserts.. I cant see how good the factory ones will look like these..

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is that a GM grille you exchanged? I was thinking of changing mine to white surround with the chrome still in the middle

Yes gm oem grill..same as chrome one jus black in center.that sounds good...but u may have to do the headlite covers to match..

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Yes gm oem grill..same as chrome one jus black in center.that sounds good...but u may have to do the headlite covers to match..

yeah I was thinking about what all I would have to do, think I talked myself out of it because the bumper would look out of place but may get someone to photoshop it to see

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