DIY blackout grill's - what do you think?`

[technics100]

What do you think? Did it myself with Halfords satin balck paint...

Sorry for crappy pics, taken with my phone...

 

[arthurfuxake]

Looks pretty neat.
Did you prime it first, or just spray straight onto the chrome?
Let us know how it holds up to the old soap sud.

 

[technics100]

gave it a quick rub with some P1200 and a spray of primer, then a coat of satin black..I thought it suited the car, as I have black window rubbers etc on the car..

 

[gizze]

Much prefer it.

Look great!

 

[HTC]

I like it. Looks more sporty.

 

[AndyMac]

Looks great, I much prefer the dechromed look on Audi's. Took me ages to find one that didn't have all that bling down the sides.
Trouble is won't it look a bit messy once it's got a few stone chips on it revealing the chrome underneath?

 

[The911SC]

or buy one from vagparts without the silver bit for 28.90!

 

[technics100]

Satin black paint from halfords =£3.99
p1200 Wet & dry =£1.99

Super sporty looking grill = priceless.........

 

[The911SC]

yeah.. but think about all that personal labour time!... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
and... until stonechips get the paint off... it does look good!..

 

[kmtam72]

Nice
Makes the car look more menacing. Me Like v much.

 

[dstech]

I did this a while back.

Sanded the grille down, sprayed 3 coats of primer, then 3 coats of black, then 2 coats of clear......guess what? The painted started chipping after about 500 miles were put on the car. I definitely say get the molded in color version. Once mine started chipping it looked like crap.

 

[The911SC]

I actually have the blacked out S4 grille on mine with the blacked out lower part in the sport bumper...

 

[imported_kris_tdi]

i did mine on my b5, unforunately i spend forever repainting the ****** because it gets stone chipped more easily as the paint doesnt stick to chrome very well.

 

[jdp1962]

I guess it's a personal preference thing. I got an matt-black S4-style replica grille for my previous B5 about four years ago. It cost about £41 from my local stealer. Kept it on for about six months, then decided I liked the original look better & swapped 'em back. Best of all, I stuck the replica up for sale on Ebay & it went for £55!!

I've noticed people selling all-chrome kits on Ebay to bling up the main and lower grille sections. Saw an A6 the other day with this kit on & it looked /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/vomit.gif