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Old 06-12-2012, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by curve lover
OC-- Someone out there has!

Not my 993, but you may find helpful info in my old "rear grill paint-- contrasting color" thread, when I was considering contrasting grillz for my '08-'09 Speedster build.
You can see below that Graham later chose that road


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Thanks - good contrast. Food for thought.
Old 06-12-2012, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue TTop
I recently joined the 2-tone club with this subtle variation:

Thanks - that is subtle, and very nice.

Keep 'em coming.
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Originally Posted by orangecurry
...and if so, please post some photos!
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Old 04-02-2014, 09:24 AM
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Some closure for you.

I decided on a very dark gloss metallic gunmetal. Very difficult to capture as 'true' in photos, but this is close.



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user : E3Photo has a nice two tone set up. Looks amazing on his car.
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Very nice OC, I really like that!
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Lopro - Yes - his is the opposite - 'silver' grill on 'dark-grey' car.

Thanks Mr Pervy; it looks even better in real life IMO.
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The contrast looks great!
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Looks very nice...one more item for the wish-list!
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Originally Posted by orangecurry
Some closure for you.

I decided on a very dark gloss metallic gunmetal. Very difficult to capture as 'true' in photos, but this is close.



That looks very nice! I ran the body-colored split grille on my narrow body for a little while and it didn't look right. But a different color makes it so much better!
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Originally Posted by lopro
user : E3Photo has a nice two tone set up. Looks amazing on his car.

Thanks for the compliment.


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Old 04-03-2014, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by orangecurry
Lopro - Yes - his is the opposite - 'silver' grill on 'dark-grey' car.

Thanks Mr Pervy; it looks even better in real life IMO.
It's actually purple.....or Vesuvius to be exact.:thumb up:


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Old 04-04-2014, 07:57 AM
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I didn't want to make any assumptions, hence the quotes around the 'dark-grey' and 'silver'.

So that's the factory stahlgrau grill, mirrors and door handles? Opo's done his Turbo2s in stahlgrau as well?

Yum.
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Did you paint it yourself or take it somewhere?


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