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09-02-07, 10:08 PM
|  | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V  | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
Jon, do I see that your Caddy emblem in front on the grill has a stone hit?
Man, what is it with these emblems?!!  So, so many have taken a hit! I just got my replacement from Luke the other day.
Oh, btw fwiw, I really do like the blacked out grill, and I REALLY like the stocker SS grill.
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09-02-07, 10:09 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2004 Cadillac CTS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by rand49er  Jon, do I see that your Caddy emblem in front on the grill has a stone hit?
Man, what is it with these emblems?!! So, so many have taken a hit! I just got my replacement from Luke the other day.
Oh, btw fwiw, I really do like the blacked out grill, and I REALLY like the stocker SS grill. | Yeah. My old V grille had a crack, same place... This one that I powdercoated black had a chip too. Weird.
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09-02-07, 11:00 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V Redline | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas City Age: 38 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by AirCav I like that, too. Decisions, decisions. | Frame painted black looks waaaay better IMO. But who cares? |
09-02-07, 11:22 PM
|  | <10 poasts, CF newbie Cadillac(s): 2007 CTS-V Thunder Gray w/ Lt Gray interior | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunny CA. Age: 43 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
I like chrome frame with the black grill, looks sharp Jon.
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09-02-07, 11:23 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1959 Series 62; 1980 Fleetwood Brougham; 2005 CTS-V | | | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by Jon I'm just waiting to hear back from someone before I do my exhaust.
Can't go too far with performance mods. Need my warranty. | oh i totally agree, don't worry LOL. that's why my V is 100% stock. i have a CAI which i'm too scared to even try to install  |
09-02-07, 11:25 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 1959 Series 62; 1980 Fleetwood Brougham; 2005 CTS-V | | | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by onebadcad I can lend you this graph to get you started:
| that is just awesme 
ultimately, i want my car to be identical to yours... |
09-02-07, 11:32 PM
| | <10 poasts, CF newbie Cadillac(s): 2007 CTS-V Thunder Gray w/ Lt Gray interior | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunny CA. Age: 43 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
Looks like you have a fan onebadcad.
Nice numbers on the dyno, Guess I'm a bit of a fan too...
Sorry about going  Jon. |
09-03-07, 09:15 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manhattan | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by onebadcad Jon,
Looks great, here is a pic of the frames painted:  | Now that looks really badass! 
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09-03-07, 09:29 AM
| | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
You know, Cadillac ought to have offered the blacked out grill as an appearance option. Just a thought.
Hey, Jon and Darren, you guys ever consider getting STS-V fogs and WW sidemarker lenses? Just another thought.
Last edited by rand49er; 09-03-07 at 09:30 AM.
Reason: too many thoughts
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09-03-07, 01:06 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2004 Cadillac CTS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by rand49er You know, Cadillac ought to have offered the blacked out grill as an appearance option. Just a thought.
Hey, Jon and Darren, you guys ever consider getting STS-V fogs and WW sidemarker lenses? Just another thought. | Nope. I'm not a fan of the clear DRLs.  |
09-04-07, 12:35 AM
| | BLING IS AMERICAN RICE Cadillac(s): '04 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Just North of Titletown... | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
Welcome to the club Jon! Looks awesome, of course!
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09-18-07, 12:58 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 06 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 40 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
How difficult is it to remove the grill in the V's? I did not see anything in th faq.
Thanks
Dan |
09-18-07, 01:06 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 2004 Cadillac CTS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by capt. dan How difficult is it to remove the grill in the V's? I did not see anything in th faq.
Thanks
Dan | I pulled my bumper off. You can find my write up on how to remove the bumper here: http://www.jon04ctsv.com/bumper_removal |
09-18-07, 01:57 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 06 CTS-V | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 40 | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
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Originally Posted by Jon | Thats what I was wondering. Thanks, I will take a look.
Dan |
10-01-07, 06:53 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan | | | Re: Blacked out my mesh grilles
Hey Onebadcad how about those frames? are they painted black?
I think I may like the all blacked out look but am being told that since the frames are plastic they cannot be powder coated, and the chrome finish on them will not paint well (will chip easily) . . . so how did you get your frames black and how are they holding up? | | Cadillac Discussion Tools | | | 
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