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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Default Painted grill..Now which bumper cover to get?

OK, here is before:


Here it is now!


Now..I am getting a new painted body color bumper cover...
Do I stick with the chrome bumper strip, or ditch it for all body color?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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Looks good! I would ditch the chrome strip and go all body color. Seeing as how your grille isn't chrome anymore.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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Looks good! I would ditch the chrome strip and go all body color. Seeing as how your grille isn't chrome anymore.

Same here
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by seeless85
Same here
Not to hijack the thread but: Seeless I notice you live in West Chazy? I might be headed to Plattsburgh next week for work. Get a hold of me if you want to meet up.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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I would keep it since you have chrome wheels and rear bumper...IMO that little strip is not chrome overkill and it ties in the front and back. but...you have the chrome grill inserts.....soooooo.....maybe ditching it would look better...if you do , I'll take it from you cause mine got some pitting in it when I stripped off the paint to go back to chrome.......
 

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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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all chrome..or no chrome
 
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Ditch the chrome, you will thank me later I tried the Chrome once.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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ouch billy...that just looks so wrong on your truck...lol....however, I will say when you went to the body color grill and still had the chrome strip it did not look bad....i'm biased though cause I like mine....
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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I liked the chrome strip until someone photoshopped my truck without it. One day, I will be rid of all chrome!
 
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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let me know when you want to get rid of the side steps....
 
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