De-grille or not

[soldave]

Am always looking at little ways to make my Evo look better. The removal of the GT wing seems to be working well for me although it is filling my kitchen somewhat. Attention has moved now to the front grille of my car. This evening I tries just removing the top grille to see how it looks. While I personally will need a few days to decide if it's going to stay that way, I was wondering what you folks thought. Here is one before and two after shots from about the same angle so you can compare.

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[vanilla gorilla]

Put it back in.

 

[turbobluers]

Put it back in.

i agree with vanilla gorilla. put it back in.

(and I just chuckled at your SN vanilla, i'm sure there's a good story behind it.)

 

[knucklz]

take off the bottom mesh
the car will look way more aggresive

 

[EDM95]

Put it back in and paint it black and paint the bottom one black too.

 

[soldave]

take off the bottom mesh
the car will look way more aggresive

The bottom mesh is there for practical reasons though; it protects the intercooler from any stones bouncing up off the road.

Am thinking of getting all the mesh painted black this weekend and seeing how it looks.

 

[97 GSX 97]

Looks better with it in.

 

[boostin92awd]

I agree with put it back in and paint both black

 

[noonan98turbo]

Definitely paint the mesh black. I think it would look 10x's better on your car.

 

[spooled_u_1st]

Put it back in and paint it black and paint the bottom one black too.

+1 on the black and black

 

[knochgoon24]

Put it Back in Black!

Oh.... couldn't resist.

 

[sik4g63]

I would say put it back in or leave it out and paint the stuff behind it black along with the bottom mesh and somehow make the float in the middle.

 

[soldave]

Well I've got the old paintbrush (well, spray paint, pot & sponge) out this afternoon and got to work on the grilles. Ever since primary school I was always completely inept at painting or any sort of artwork and old habits die hard. Hence I managed to get a tiny bit of black in the middle of the intercooler at the bottom. The mark on the photos is a combination of a tiny bit of paint and some wetness from the Simple Green that I tried to use to get it out. Didn't work so I might have to get some paint thinner or nail varnish remover to see how if I can get it out.

Doesn't look too bad though. Will see in the grim light of day if it needs another coat or not.

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[Defiant]

Find some of that Bentley cloth they use in the grille of pimped Chrysler 300s. That'll do the trick.

If the trick is to get poison out of your belly.

 

[soldave]

Find some of that Bentley cloth they use in the grille of pimped Chrysler 300s. That'll do the trick.

If the trick is to get poison out of your belly.

And for those of us that speak English, that means???

 

[NeMiZiS]

He means that you should put some big chrome up in there!
No, I think he means that you should leave it stock!
But who knows?
I say leave it in, if you wanted my opinion.

 

[soldave]

He means that you should put some big chrome up in there!

He'll be wanting all DSMs and related cars rolling on spinning 22's next!

 

[No_Skillz]

He'll be wanting all DSMs and related cars rolling on spinning 22's next!

He's poking fun at you.

I think it would look st00pid wicked nasty sick if you got rid of the mesh and put some horizontal slats in there. Kind of like blinds.