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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Which Grill?



or this one


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Then would you guys also paint under the headlights or not like this one?

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

I like the bowtie grill WAAAAAY better than the billet grille. Billet is cool, but it just doesn't fit our cars.

.....and of course you should paint your headlight buckets black!
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

and definitely leave the headlight buckets black just my
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

I like the one with the white bowtie.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 01:48 AM
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Re: Which Grill?

Bowtie grille and black headlight buckets!
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

stock grill and paint the buckets body color. black buckets only look good on black cars
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

yeah i only think some cars can pull of headlight buckets that are painted... i like the white car alot... the billet grill doesnt fit are cars at all...
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Old Mar 18, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

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Bowtie grille and black headlight buckets!
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

Originally Posted by The Project
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

bowtie grille and body color headlight buckets
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

Yeah, keep the bowtie grill and the headlight buckets need to be the body color. To me, the black headlight buckets always looked like an afterthought. It's a matter of preference I guess, but I like mine the body color. 89 RS, 305 TBI, 700R4. T-Top, 60k original miles, Fowmaster exhaust.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 11:13 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

I'm a fan of the black buckets and black grill with red bowtie. It helps to have the black stripes to pull it all together.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

Black grill and billet buckets..........
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

stock grill, and paint the headlight buckets black, when painted body color, the front end looks like its missing something
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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Re: Which Grill?

Hey will the 89-92 Louvered grille fit the 85-88 cars. I cannot afford to spend $300 on fog lights (why are they so expensive) and cannot find aftermarket fog lights to fit the bracket. So I like the louvered look but like the 85-88 look better. So has anyone done this install? Let me know before I go buy one. Thanks to any and all that reply.
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

You can also do something like I did...


I made a bowtie out of very thin aluminum and install it over top of the factory bowtie.....just something a little different

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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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Re: Which Grill?

I have black headlight pockets on a read 25th anniversary issue and the make the car.
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