Black '06 Grille

[Roz]

I finally got around to doing another mod! I disassembled the grill on my 06 and removed the "chrome" inserts. I scuffed them up and sprayed them with satin black paint. I think it looks MUCH better than before.

Now I just need to black out my headlights! :rock:

 

[Wifey]

I finally got around to doing another mod! I disassembled the grill on my 06 and removed the "chrome" inserts. I scuffed them up and sprayed them with satin black paint. I think it looks MUCH better than before.

Now I just need to black out my headlights! :rock:

Black spray paint will work very well on the headlights

 

[Roz]

Black spray paint will work very well on the headlights

. . . So I am told.

My "fear" is disassembling them and reassembling them withing f**king them up.

 

[04 SRT 10]

Definetly looks better...Good job man...:rock: Also do
grill on hood if possible then all three grills will be black...
Truck looks awesome man...:rock:

 

[TNVIPER]

I finally got around to doing another mod! I disassembled the grill on my 06 and removed the "chrome" inserts. I scuffed them up and sprayed them with satin black paint. I think it looks MUCH better than before.

Now I just need to black out my headlights! :rock:

Maybe you can buy the blacked out lights??........or better yet..get a NR and join the club..

 

[SRT-11]

Bad ass Roz!!! Me likey!!! Call me man, I'll walk you through the headlights, it's not too hard. just scary the first time.

 

[1qksrt]

Looks great,:rock:
I was thinking about doing the thing,but I,m afraid of screwing it up?:dontknow:

 

[SANCHOBA]

LOOKIN' GOOD!:rock:

 

[SrtBrad]

Def looks way better. Good job.:rock:

 

[wheredwhogo?]

not to burst your bubble, that will last about oh....a month maybe...it will take so many rocks..etc..that the black paint will chip off and you will have specks of silver showing thru...looks good at first, but then it goes down hill...i have already done what you did...then went with the honeycomb grill...glad i did....and you will too....call moparconnection, his name is robert....he will hook you up...

 

[SrtBrad]

not to burst your bubble, that will last about oh....a month maybe...it will take so many rocks..etc..that the black paint will chip off and you will have specks of silver showing thru...looks good at first, but then it goes down hill...i have already done what you did...then went with the honeycomb grill...glad i did....and you will too....call moparconnection, his name is robert....he will hook you up...

Robert is the MAN.

 

[EMT/SRT]

anyone have a photo of a viper truck without any grille inserts?

 

[TREKER]

Nice Jimi....

How long did it take start to finish. I was thinking about doing the same thing but maybe even getting a grille off an 06 with the black grille for the base model. I think it has a matte finish though.

 

[Roz]

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

I scuffed it up pretty good and allowed it to dry overnight before even thinking about touching it so I hope it doesn't start to peel off. If it does, guess I'll try something else!

Todd, sent ya an PM and Scott, I sent you an email.

:burnout:

 

[Roz]

Maybe you can buy the blacked out lights??........or better yet..get a NR and join the club..

Then I would would be within the majority.

 

[Roz]

Update . . .

Here's an update for everyone.

wheredwhogo? was right. After several miles of highway driving I have some VERY minut chips.

I'll be honest here, I also did NOT do the best job scuffing these things up. I thought I had, but after cleaning them off before I painted them they were still pretty shiney. I got antsy and decided to paint them anyways. The factory plating is SLICK. I know this and SHOULD have scuffed them up better than I did.

I thought someone had posted in this thread before and mentioned soaking the inserts in something that will eat the plating but not destroy the plastic . . . :dontknow:

Needless to say, I'll be re-doing these. They still look good, but they just aren't perfect.

 

[Black1]

Here's an update for everyone.

wheredwhogo? was right. After several miles of highway driving I have some VERY minut chips.

I'll be honest here, I also did NOT do the best job scuffing these things up. I thought I had, but after cleaning them off before I painted them they were still pretty shiney. I got antsy and decided to paint them anyways. The factory plating is SLICK. I know this and SHOULD have scuffed them up better than I did.

I thought someone had posted in this thread before and mentioned soaking the inserts in something that will eat the plating but not destroy the plastic . . . :dontknow:

Needless to say, I'll be re-doing these. They still look good, but they just aren't perfect.

Scuff them up real good and use base-coat/clear-coat (like from Duplicolor). They won't chip.

That looks SAWeeEET! :rock:

 

[mauiSRT/10]

Nice mod dude. Looks good.

patrick

 

[TREKER]

Needless to say, I'll be re-doing these. They still look good, but they just aren't perfect.

Well if it aint perfect, maybe you should sell the truck....

Or start a thread... "Just chipped paint on the front grille going 100 F***ing MPH. Must sell truck"

 

[Roz]

Nice mod dude. Looks good.

patrick

Thanks Patrick! :rock:

Well if it aint perfect, maybe you should sell the truck....

Or start a thread... "Just chipped paint on the front grille going 100 F***ing MPH. Must sell truck"

I know that's right!!

Hell, I wanted to sell the damn thing the first time I farted in it after owning it for two months!