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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Im looking for a grill in black just like my stock one but with no Bowtie or outline..I have found Bullit ones but i want to keep it black like stock.. 06 MC SS
 
Old Nov 27, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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I haven't seen anything like that for the 7th Gens.

You can black out your bow-tie, that look isn't that bad and it's very cheap / easy to do.
 
Old Nov 27, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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My local body shop can get one but of course they want to put it on and charge more than i was hoping i could find one for..
 
Old Nov 27, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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see if you can find a brand name for what they were going to get. We can rip apart the net to find one, but a name will help us a LOT for what brands to be looking at!
 
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by monte45
Im looking for a grill in black just like my stock one but with no Bowtie or outline..I have found Bullit ones but i want to keep it black like stock.. 06 MC SS
Best thing to do is take your stock grill out, take the chrome piece off, and repaint the grill. Make sure you sand the area where the bowtie goes( after you remove the gold bowtie). If you have problems taking the bowtie off, heat it up w a hair dryer a gently pull it off with a flathead screwdriver. If you want to black it out more, paint the chrome too. Nice look. You can just use paint for plastic spray paint. It works fine. I painted the grill on my 06 MCss, cuz I took the emblem off and replaced it with an SS emblem. I wanted the SS to stand out, so I wanted the grill to be as black as possible. I will post pics. My car is silver.
 
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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u could always buy a billet grille & paint it black or get one done in black chrome that look sweet
 
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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http://usautobodyparts.com/catalog/C...E%20CARLO/2006
i think they just have stock parts, but they have good prices i have the lt plastic grille and want to upgrade to the ss style. im not sure if they come with an outline??? , or if its some sort of mount for emblems that they put on.
 
Old Dec 30, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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I remember someone on this board hacking up their grill so that it didn't have the bowtie outline. Can't remember who did it but it turned out pretty nicely.

I personally really like my black bowtie with the chrome outline...
 
Old Dec 31, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by God_Bot
I personally really like my black bowtie with the chrome outline...
Same here.
 
Old Jan 1, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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A few members have removed the bowtie and replaced it with an SS badge. One cheap alternative. (see attached pics)
 
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