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I just recently purchased a 2014 tungsten metallic high country and was looking into getting the grille and headlight trim color matched.  Im sure there are several posts talking about this but i am new to the site and havent quite figured out how to navigate it.  If you have any information on doing this by doing it on your truck or know someone who has done it, it would be greatly appreciated. Ive looked into vinyl wrap and read that it doesnt match perfect.  All of the posts ive read were a few years old so i wasnt sure if it still didnt match well.  I was also looking into painting it.  If you want to tag any other posts about this topic that would be awesome too. 

Thanks in advance 

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I am about to do my truck, the shop I’m going to says 3M makes pretty much any color to match... the guys at the shop I’m going to are against painting for several reasons (more than double the price, durability,) 

 

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Automotivetouchup.com you can order paint to match your color code, in rattle cans even.

 

The front end is most susceptible to chipping, vinyl is hard to repair without a complete re-wrap in my experience. You put vinyl on the front end, it will chip on you at some point. I tried it, wasn’t a fan to be honest.

 

 

Hooksets are free...

 

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17 hours ago, 05cyclone said:

I had my front end color matched last year. I had a local body shop do all the work. 

How much do you like it so far? Ive thought about getting it painted just wasn't sure about all the chips it might get.

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2 hours ago, JMorvant16 said:

How much do you like it so far? Ive thought about getting it painted just wasn't sure about all the chips it might get.

Clear film it after color match or vinyl wrap. Xpel or 3m are good choices of film IMO but there’s plenty of choices for DIY or professional. Plenty of threads on this site about film on this site which will answer all your questions about price, install, etc. 

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5 hours ago, JMorvant16 said:

How much do you like it so far? Ive thought about getting it painted just wasn't sure about all the chips it might get.

I love it. It has got rock chips since being painted but still looks better than when it had all that damn chrome

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Damn I might have to buy the film for my bumper just had it painted, yeah I know chrome isn’t good with paint but it beats spending another 300$ for another bumper plus paint I’ve already spent 700$ for the hood, headlight inserts, Both bumper 

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On 2/4/2020 at 3:48 PM, Frankielozano214 said:

Damn I might have to buy the film for my bumper just had it painted, yeah I know chrome isn’t good with paint but it beats spending another 300$ for another bumper plus paint I’ve already spent 700$ for the hood, headlight inserts, Both bumper 

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How does it look with the paint and did you paint it or had someone else paint it?

I am planning on doing my grille which is a different material than a bumper so hopefully it works out well. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet but will soon lol

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22 minutes ago, JMorvant16 said:

How does it look with the paint and did you paint it or had someone else paint it?

I am planning on doing my grille which is a different material than a bumper so hopefully it works out well. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet but will soon lol

Had a body collision shop paint it for me, bumper, hood, headlight inserts 500$ painted and bumper repaired (small dings), 200$ for rear

bumper painted

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Haven’t picked it up yet Saturday I’ll probably pickup I’ll take some pictures Sunday when I install the frontend, this is how it’s gonna look when all said and done (minus the chrome mustache) 

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21 minutes ago, Frankielozano214 said:

Haven’t picked it up yet Saturday I’ll probably pickup I’ll take some pictures Sunday when I install the frontend, this is how it’s gonna look when all said and done (minus the chrome mustache) 

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That looks good! I want mine to look similar to this when finished

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6 minutes ago, JMorvant16 said:

That looks good! I want mine to look similar to this when finished

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Looks good I like those headlights compared to the regular ones mines has

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5 hours ago, JMorvant16 said:

How does it look with the paint and did you paint it or had someone else paint it?

I am planning on doing my grille which is a different material than a bumper so hopefully it works out well. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet but will soon lol

Only picture they’ve sent me ? probably stop by after work check it out

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On 2/6/2020 at 8:43 AM, JMorvant16 said:

How does it look with the paint and did you paint it or had someone else paint it?

I am planning on doing my grille which is a different material than a bumper so hopefully it works out well. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet but will soon lol


here a picture of how it came out

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