Finally got rid of the C7's hideous grille!!!
01-23-2014, 01:36 PM
#101
luvinmyc7, your most recent photos show it in a much more attractive light. also, it is easy to take photos too close, which is a mistake that is made a lot in c7 photos imo, and being a reasonable distance from it like the last one looks better.
I'd put that grille on in a heartbeat. my first impression when I saw it was long distance high speed.
I'd put that grille on in a heartbeat. my first impression when I saw it was long distance high speed.
01-23-2014, 01:38 PM
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I had my chrome bar blacked out with PlastiDip as well. It did look MUCH better, in my opinion, than the stock grille with the chrome strip. I was much happier with it blacked out, but after seeing the Sema cars, I fell in love with the look of a one piece grille and decided to make the change. Felt it was a cleaner look without all the cross bars and more consistent with my own personal car. i LOVE the look of the C7, but have always felt that the rear of the C7 is very edgy and aggressive in appearance and flows well into the side lines of the car, but front nose is much more subtle with rounder edges and lacks a little bit of the aggressiveness the rest of the car has. So this was my personal way of adding a little more aggression to the front of the car to tie in with the other mods I've made.
Before and after photos below.
Before and after photos below.
And added the new photos from the first page for anyone that didn't go back to see the revised photos. I realized that since most of my pictures are taken indoors, my exposure setting was set very high, which is horrible for outdoor photos and didn't really capture what it looks like in person. I reset the exposure back to zero and retook some photos and they are much more reflective of the actual color and look.
Again, not trying to sell anybody on it, just figured for, all two of you that actually do like it, LOL, I'd post photos that are more accurate.
01-23-2014, 01:41 PM
#104
Le Mans Master
The chrome piece is horrendous in my opinion so I like your attempt to eliminate it. 
Blacking out the chrome piece isn't a bad option though if one wants the factory look.
Blacking out the chrome piece isn't a bad option though if one wants the factory look.
01-23-2014, 01:57 PM
#105
Racer
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And RaceMesh does offer all different types of colors/finishes. Stainless, chrome, black, black chrome, etc, and probably could customize with other finishes as well. If you've got an idea, just call them with it. They were great to work with and produced exactly what I requested.
01-23-2014, 02:19 PM
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"In honor of jpee"
after looking at the second set of pics, I do like it better. I also have a feeling that this mod doesn't photograph well and that it most likely looks better in person where one can see, and not see, some things.
it's a worthy attempt even if some won't ever do it. as the saying goes, it's your car and as long as you like it....
it's a worthy attempt even if some won't ever do it. as the saying goes, it's your car and as long as you like it....
01-23-2014, 02:27 PM
#107
Took a new After photo from a more similar angle and a little more comparable lighting (the shadows are almost the same)
And added the new photos from the first page for anyone that didn't go back to see the revised photos. I realized that since most of my pictures are taken indoors, my exposure setting was set very high, which is horrible for outdoor photos and didn't really capture what it looks like in person. I reset the exposure back to zero and retook some photos and they are much more reflective of the actual color and look.
Again, not trying to sell anybody on it, just figured for, all two of you that actually do like it, LOL, I'd post photos that are more accurate.
And added the new photos from the first page for anyone that didn't go back to see the revised photos. I realized that since most of my pictures are taken indoors, my exposure setting was set very high, which is horrible for outdoor photos and didn't really capture what it looks like in person. I reset the exposure back to zero and retook some photos and they are much more reflective of the actual color and look.
Again, not trying to sell anybody on it, just figured for, all two of you that actually do like it, LOL, I'd post photos that are more accurate.
01-23-2014, 02:37 PM
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Chip on shoulder much?
01-23-2014, 02:40 PM
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I think you did a great job on it, and I do like it because it's different. I think that it's lacking something though...
I bet Chevrolet's first drawing of that car had that huge opening in it like yours. But that horizontal bar in the factory car does break up the space and accentuates the lines of the nose of the car. I think they could have done better than making it in chrome though.
Your's kinda looks like a whale with it's huge mouth open. Which is kinda cool in a way because translated to the car world it looks like a huge air intake port.
Maybe if yours had a bead rolled in it all the way across in the place where the factory bar goes across the grill?
I bet Chevrolet's first drawing of that car had that huge opening in it like yours. But that horizontal bar in the factory car does break up the space and accentuates the lines of the nose of the car. I think they could have done better than making it in chrome though.
Your's kinda looks like a whale with it's huge mouth open. Which is kinda cool in a way because translated to the car world it looks like a huge air intake port.
Maybe if yours had a bead rolled in it all the way across in the place where the factory bar goes across the grill?
01-23-2014, 02:47 PM
#110
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There is also a new C7 grill being made (With NO Chrome mouth brace).
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
Here's a pic below of the unpainted part which still has to be painted Carbon Flash...
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
Here's a pic below of the unpainted part which still has to be painted Carbon Flash...
01-23-2014, 03:09 PM
#111
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The car as a whole does look so much better in person. And I feel the same way about the grille and some of the other mods as well. I got closer with the new photos, but to me, it still looks much better in person. While it can be done, as many on here have, it's still tough to capture the true beauty of the Vette in photos.
01-23-2014, 03:13 PM
#112
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There is also a new C7 grill being made (With NO Chrome mouth brace).
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
01-23-2014, 04:06 PM
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01-23-2014, 04:25 PM
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Oh man, just opened the link, that's funny! Reminds me of when I was 17 years old. My girlfriend wanted a bra for her BMW. I finally found one and called her to tell her I got it. Her Dad answered the phone and said she wasn't home at the time, I said "OK, no problem, just tell her that I have her bra". Needless to say, that didn't go over well!!!!
Thanks man!
01-23-2014, 04:37 PM
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Took a new After photo from a more similar angle and a little more comparable lighting (the shadows are almost the same)
And added the new photos from the first page for anyone that didn't go back to see the revised photos. I realized that since most of my pictures are taken indoors, my exposure setting was set very high, which is horrible for outdoor photos and didn't really capture what it looks like in person. I reset the exposure back to zero and retook some photos and they are much more reflective of the actual color and look.
Again, not trying to sell anybody on it, just figured for, all two of you that actually do like it, LOL, I'd post photos that are more accurate.
And added the new photos from the first page for anyone that didn't go back to see the revised photos. I realized that since most of my pictures are taken indoors, my exposure setting was set very high, which is horrible for outdoor photos and didn't really capture what it looks like in person. I reset the exposure back to zero and retook some photos and they are much more reflective of the actual color and look.
Again, not trying to sell anybody on it, just figured for, all two of you that actually do like it, LOL, I'd post photos that are more accurate.
01-23-2014, 05:09 PM
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Oh man, just opened the link, that's funny! Reminds me of when I was 17 years old. My girlfriend wanted a bra for her BMW. I finally found one and called her to tell her I got it. Her Dad answered the phone and said she wasn't home at the time, I said "OK, no problem, just tell her that I have her bra". Needless to say, that didn't go over well!!!!
01-23-2014, 05:20 PM
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There is also a new C7 grill being made (With NO Chrome mouth brace).
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
Here's a pic below of the unpainted part which still has to be painted Carbon Flash...
Its the new Z06 style grill.
Don't know when it may be available for order. Or if it will fit the regular Stingray model or just the Z06... If both models share the same grill opening it could be an easy switch if both mount up the same.
Here's a pic below of the unpainted part which still has to be painted Carbon Flash...
