Painted grille

[PolishThrust]

I recently painted my car grille, I really don't like the silver plastic look. If it was brushed aluminum like the rest of the trim, that would elevate the look of the car, silver plastic...not so much. The silver plastic also makes the car look dated.
I went a bit of a different direction than what I have seen on the forum. Seems like the most popular way is to paint the whole thing black. I thought it would look clean if the silver outer edge was matched to the body and the grille slats were black. This extends the hood/bumper and makes the grill slats look recessed in the bumper. Inspiration came from cars like Aston Martin, Maserati, Jaguar etc. There are actually quite a few cars that utilize this stye.

I think it makes it look more modern and up to date. It also looks very oem, the average person wouldn't notice that the grille is not stock. I used satin black if anyone is curious (bumper paint) for a bit of a sheen. It doesn't convey well in my potato quality pictures but it matches the black trim very well and looks very clean in person.


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[1FstYota]

Doesn't look bad, I'm guessing you don't have the radar up front?

 

[PolishThrust]

No radar, I have the Signature Package.

 

[Kellyberg]

It makes the white pop, nice job.

 

[1FstYota]

haha, damn photo bucket savage on their free plans.

 

[PolishThrust]

haha, damn photo bucket savage on their free plans.

Geez, that was fast! updated to new host.

 

[Inokea]

Looks great 👍
Exactly how I will do my 2015 Genesis....
Thanks for the pictures....

Inokea

 

[khatton]

Just wanted to comment on your thread since it's the primary one I find when looking up the black grille topic. I think with every color it really makes an improvement on the look, even more so when the grille surround is also blacked out. Found a picture from a shop in Washington that does some work and it turns out really nice in the event you wanted to add it to yours.