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a 1950s Cadillac looks good all Chromed out
it is true chrome, triple plated

I still would not own it

I don't even bother to polish the chrome on my Harley
 
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a 1950s Cadillac looks good all Chromed out
it is true chrome, triple plated

I still would not own it

I don't even bother to polish the chrome on my Harley
GT... I seriously hate chrome with a passion ... never liked it and being that I do mobile detailing, when I see customers with tons of chrome, I charge a bit more lol ...
 
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I keep it clean, no spots for me. I wouldnt even be considering it unless it was damaged. I like the chrome on black honeycomb. Matches my truck color scheme. This all chrome is available, local in my county. Eh…but its a lot of bling.
 

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I see quite a lot of people want to switch the grille out for the Rebel style one. Nice to see someone appreciate the old style grille. You should stick with style you got or maybe switch it out for one of these. This is what I would get for my black truck, but it is hard to find one.
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I see quite a lot of people want to switch the grille out for the Rebel style one. Nice to see someone appreciate the old style grille. You should stick with style you got or maybe switch it out for one of these. This is what I would get for my black truck, but it is hard to find one.
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I like the grill inserts on that, what years had these.
 
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Im picking up an identical grille locally tomorrow morning. $80. Good deal.
I have decided I am going to disassemble it. I have a heat gun and patience lol. Prep, prime and color match/clear coat it. I may look at black billet inserts…maybe.
 
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Grille obtained. Identical to mine, off of a 2016. VGC. All clips and tabs good. Completely disassembled and scrubbed clean. Used a brillo pad lightly and went over it thoroughly. It’s raining here, so no primer, paint or clear today…bummer.
 
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Found these used for sale near me…Color matched to my paint code off another 4th gen. Complete custom retrofit. Plug n play with my harness. Expensive though. Decisions…
 

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I have the roadmaster rear sway bar on my 2014 RT and on my 16 crew cab Laramie Sport.

My RT corners like a sports car and has about the flatest steering of any vehicle I've ever owned.

My 16 pulls my 7x14 tandem trailer with up to 3, 900lb Harleys inside. Even with bad gearing, there is no sway and the trailer tracks true.

I took a hellwig off to install the roadmaster.
 
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Option 2 I can cut the broken crosshair section of my orig grille out. The outer shell is good still. Could keep it chrome or color match this option.
I may do both lol.
 

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Shell primered. Will do some fine grit sanding tomorrow. I got pissed off working in my garage at the dim lighting and ordered a bunch of LED’s lights off Amazon to install and brighten it up.
 
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Never claimed to be a painter and may have proved my inexperience today. My prep may not have been good enough. Will check it again tomorrow. If not, I will be breaking out the acetone I guess…
 

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Never claimed to be a painter and may have proved my inexperience today. My prep may not have been good enough. Will check it again tomorrow. If not, I will be breaking out the acetone I guess…
Be careful, some plastics don't react well to acetone.
 
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Test fit….colormatched decently. Need to polish it up real good.
 

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Well, old oem chrome grille is reinstalled. Paint is not holding up on my project! FAIL.
Going to drop it off at a Pro shop.
 
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Update: Removed all of my previous work with lacquer thinner. Pulled out the sanders and went to town. Cleaned it up, sprayed a coat of Self-Etching Primer, then regular Primer. Wet-sanded and cleaned. Went to an Automotive Paint/Parts store near me and they were able to mix up my paint, load up an aerosol can with a 2-part charge system. The results are dramatically better.
 

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