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brian0101 Enthusiast

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I recently put the Street Scene black chrome speed grille and valance grille on my blacked out 08 sierra. They look good and were easy to install. Not totally excited about the way the lower grill mounts, but it seems to hold good so far. I also tried powder coating the front and back chrome sections of the bumper in black chrome, but it didnt come out as well as i would have liked. Miostly likey just gonna paint them a gloss black, atleast i have a good painting surface now, lol. Anyways, i havent took any pics yet, but will work on getting some.

 

Wondering if anyone has purchased this or similar for their Sierra/Yukon? All my vehicles have a black on black theme, but his seems to cheap.. and may just fall apart in a year or so.

 

Also any pics would be great.. my google searches turn up nothin

 

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/ratings.p...MQ==&Y=2002

ShAkEsVHO Enthusiast

ShAkEsVHO

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I installed the speed grille on my truck, I find the black chrome not a true black. Looks blue to me. So I took the plain grille and painted it a satin finish with 3 coats of clear, this is how it came out

 

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Stylous Enthusiast

Stylous

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I installed the speed grille on my truck, I find the black chrome not a true black. Looks blue to me. So I took the plain grille and painted it a satin finish with 3 coats of clear, this is how it came out

 

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Very Clean! :thumbs:

KDertz21 Enthusiast

KDertz21

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I have the street scene black chrome speed grille on my Silverado and I'm happy with it. I was a little worried about the clips that hold it on when I installed it but they've been good for about 6 months so I'm sure they are fine. I like the look of it on a black truck.

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chrt396 Enthusiast

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I installed the speed grille on my truck, I find the black chrome not a true black. Looks blue to me. So I took the plain grille and painted it a satin finish with 3 coats of clear, this is how it came out

 

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That is one good looking front end sir if I may say so!! It's sharp!

duceyduce New Member

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I have this 03' Silverado, and I'm considering a few different grilles. I run an auto/tire/customs shop out here in Vegas called Tire Works (www.TireworksTCC.com), so I see Grilles and what not all day long, but have never seen a black chrome grill before. Now, just judging by having seen black chrome wheels, I think that on this particular truck it would look tough with the color combination. But, like I said, I have never seen one. There's a few options that I'm looking into between Carriage Works, Street Kings and Grille Craft, but can't seem to get a sample picture of their black chrome products.

 

If any of you guys have any pictures, that would be great so I can get a good idea of what I'm working with. If not, that's fine. Your thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated though!

 

I'm a new member here, and am excited to get any type of feedback from you guys regarding choosing a grille. With the Roll pan powder coated to color match the truck, I have only to get the chrome lining on the vehicle powdered, the chrome strip going through the middle of the grille coated, and the front bummper coated. With those things handled, the only thing left is the right grille, so any feedback I can get from you guys would be outstanding! I really appreciate it.

 

Here's the truck: New.jpg

 

-Ducey

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