Mattyice Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 The chrome strip that runs across the front of the hood and above the headlights on G2. I feel like a body shop will tax the hell out of me to paint it. Is there a different to black it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 no chrome runs along headlights on a gen 2. on the 1.5 gen they do. you best and easiest option is vinyl. spend the $30ish bucks and wrap it yourself The chrome strip that runs across the front of the hood and above the headlights on G2. I feel like a body shop will tax the hell out of me to paint it. Is there a different to black it out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyice Posted March 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Ok, perfect. Thanks! Any recommendations where to buy the vinyl wrap from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randhj Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) I bought some oracal 651 vinyl but its gonna be a couple weekends before I get to it. Ill let you know how it goes Edited March 29, 2018 by Randhj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Metro restyling has good prices and they carry almost every major manufacturer, plus you can buy 3"x5" color swatches if you aren't sure what you want. The color/finish options are virtually endless. The new Vvivid+ series film is really good too. https://www.metrorestyling.com/ https://vvividshop.com/ Edited March 29, 2018 by roots57 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 Metro restyling has good prices and they carry almost every major manufacturer, plus you can buy 3"x5" color swatches if you aren't sure what you want. The color/finish options are virtually endless. The new Vvivid+ series film is really good too. https://www.metrorestyling.com/ https://vvividshop.com/ I second metro, but if you really want low budget, dollar store vinyl, go with vvivid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikula Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 I know i'll get flak for this... But I've used plasti-dip on several of my projects and never had an issue with looks or longevity. $6 a can, and If you don't like it, peel it off. I used it on the forks of my motorcycle 4 years ago and it is still good as new. At that time I also did the speedometer, wheels, primary cover, and coil cover. All lasted until I had them powder coated last year. Forks are still plasti-dip today. Surprisingly resistant to rock chips. Since it worked so well on the bike, I just did my grill on the edge, and I'm biased, but I love it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randhj Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 No flak here on the plastidip, my only recommendation is to peel it off and redo it once a year. Left mine on my focus wheels for 5 years and could not get the residual off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikula Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 No flak here on the plastidip, my only recommendation is to peel it off and redo it once a year. Left mine on my focus wheels for 5 years and could not get the residual off. ran into that on my wifes car. We re-applied 2 coats over the old stuff and then peeled and it came of fine after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS_Edge Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Blackout is the way to go Edited April 30, 2018 by NOS_Edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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