Any Owners going to paint the grill?

[plumcrazy]

maybe cause im a gen2 guy but i like it painted much better

[ViperGeorge]

I just installed a painted grille. Ordered a new one from Woodhouse and had them paint it. Pretty cheap. I did not paint the brake duct surround. My car is white with stripes and I did not paint the stripes through the grille because of the "V" in the center, it is in line with the stripes. I will post more pics once the weather clears and I can get the car out of the garage. Some may like it some may not. Personal choice I guess. Took only an hour to change so if I decide I don't like it at some point changing back is not hard.

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[commandomatt]

09viper,

That looks great. So much better than the large black hole. Also definitely more finished looking by not doing the brake ducts....good call

Wouldn't surprise me if the grill design/treatment will change in the next few years when they will do some minor changes to freshen up the look

Matt

[Fatboy 18]

I just installed a painted grille. Ordered a new one from Woodhouse and had them paint it. Pretty cheap. I did not paint the brake duct surround. My car is white with stripes and I did not paint the stripes through the grille because of the "V" in the center, it is in line with the stripes. I will post more pics once the weather clears and I can get the car out of the garage. Some may like it some may not. Personal choice I guess. Took only an hour to change so if I decide I don't like it at some point changing back is not hard.

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That's It LOOKS FANTASTIC

More pics please

[Lawrenzo]

Maybe a factory option in the future??

[BlackSnake99]

Wow. I thought I would like it painted, but I have to admit that it really doesn't look good.

[ViperSmith]

Not a fan, but to each their own. Glad you like it!

[Simms]

I prefer factory.

[Newport Viper]

That's It LOOKS FANTASTIC

More pics please

Yes! I would like to see a full shot of the car.

The Carbon is the first factory painted grill.

[ViperSmith]

Are you sure that is painted? It just looks like flat plastic without gloss

[Newport Viper]

Here's another shot. You could be right. I saw the car but, I'm getting old brain fade now. It's "body matching color" anyways.

[Nine Ball]

I don't like it. The grille is too busy looking, and the colors make it distracting to the eye. If someone would make a cleaner Gen 3/4 simple cross-hair grille, it would look good painted.

[ViperSmith]

i think if the horizontal piece didn't have the gap in between it would look much better

[Nine Ball]

Don't like the gaps on the vertical or the horizontal. If those were smooth, it would look excellent. The background grille in the center split is also distracting.

[I Bin Therbefor]

Yes! I would like to see a full shot of the car.

The Carbon is the first factory painted grill.

Nice catch. I missed that completely.

[SmoknTires]

I kind of like it. One thing maybe worth pointing out is the durability of most aftermarket paint vs factory paint (and I should add the prep for paint). If left without a clearbra, over many miles you'll likely see more chips out of the aftermarket paint than the rest of the bumper. Small detail but a thought.

And I agree that color definitely plays a role. But I think it's a cool and easy mod to consider.

[Schen]

Tried filling in the spaces to make it look apart of the entire fascia. I'm no Austin but I thought I'd give it a shot. Still prefer the black.

--RS

[Simms]

It was confirmed elsewhere the carbon grill is not painted. Same piece as others.

[ViperGeorge]

I think the painted grille on my car is growing on me. I wasn't completely sure before I did it so I had someone photoshop it for me first. The gapping black hole just didn't look "Viperish" to me. More like a Ferrari. I also bought a second grille and had it painted, that way if I ever decide I don't like it I can go back to the original without having to worry about finding another grille in the future. The view from the front is the one angle of the car I think they screwed up in the design. From the rear and side it looks awesome but not from the front, at least IMO.

[Newport Viper]

The Carbon is body color. I have seen it in person at the LA show. No way it's black unless they are going to go cheap with regular black in the production car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=OgHkKsxUt4I


(Good looking car at a great price if your looking for a coupe. http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1 )

[Malu59RT]

The Carbon is body color. I have seen it in person at the LA show. No way it's black unless they are going to go cheap with regular black in the production car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=OgHkKsxUt4I


(Good looking car at a great price if your looking for a coupe. http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1 )

Ralph said on Twitter, it is the same as all the other cars

[Coloviper]

Just pull it all out and have a black meal mesh screen in there. Spend the money getting rid of those headlights. Should have been horizontal and mean looking, like the GEN III/IV.

[The_Greg]

Tried filling in the spaces to make it look apart of the entire fascia. I'm no Austin but I thought I'd give it a shot. Still prefer the black.

--RS

A little thinner...

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[Fatboy 18]

Yes, Nice

[Schen]

A little thinner...

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That looks more proper! Mine looks like it has a tooth in the middle.

--RS