View Full Version : V - Grille on 08 CTS


Trijicon
02-25-08, 10:13 PM
Anyone have this grille on their 08 CTS yet? If you do throw up some pictures!

I think it looks pretty mean on the 08's :want:

What do you all think?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0090.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0091.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0093.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0094.jpg

Pyromaniac
02-25-08, 10:43 PM
nice

Jon
02-25-08, 10:44 PM
I like how they smoothened and painted the plastic body color.

By the way, that's not a V grille. It's a mesh grille. The '09 CTS-V has a smaller grille with different type of "mesh"

WhtDmnd04CTS
02-25-08, 11:25 PM
a bunch of people have the mesh grille already
i really really don't like the back.. looks gross in my opinion

Ron Price
02-26-08, 02:10 AM
I have the grille but don't have the fog lights and back end treatment. Lighting was very bad and just before snow last fall.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/ronpriceless/Cad%20Photos/ALMSin2007andCaddy003.jpg

spaceman78
02-26-08, 07:43 AM
i like that grill better then the e-g grill.....the e-g grill shows the black backing were you put the wrealth and crest...the other grill reminds me of the old ct v-grill.........preety cool 2008 cts

WhtDmnd04CTS
02-26-08, 12:26 PM
you know what kind of grill i want to see
a wire mesh grille like that, but black
i think that'd look awesome on a black car.. IMO

NOT ON MY WATCH
02-26-08, 01:01 PM
Grill looks nice, but I would not want that lower bumper portion painted - it is bound to get messed up!

spaceman78
02-26-08, 01:07 PM
i am likeing that caddy more and more******

RightTurn
02-26-08, 01:18 PM
I like how they smoothened and painted the plastic body color.

By the way, that's not a V grille. It's a mesh grille. The '09 CTS-V has a smaller grille with different type of "mesh"

:yeah: THIS is a V grille...

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg255/SS403/ctsv_gal3.jpg

Microday
02-26-08, 01:19 PM
I have the same E&G Mesh Grill....I agree with WhiteDiamond04CTS about the black cover.....I will look more into it tonight.

I also like the exhaust tips.

dwight.j.carter
02-26-08, 01:52 PM
Looks nice on the front but not the back.

urbanski
02-26-08, 01:56 PM
oh my the rear looks like shit

RQFinMD
02-26-08, 02:11 PM
I have to agree about the rear treatment. It's a case of tampering too much with what makes the CTS so beautiful to behold. "Mesh overload"...LOL!

Trijicon
02-26-08, 02:20 PM
I really think the rear looks much better in person than the pictures show... Might be a little much around the lic plate. I do like the mesh in the lower section tho... Also the exhaust tips are a nice touch.

Here is another shot of the rear.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0097.jpg

spaceman78
02-26-08, 06:58 PM
who really makes this grill.. is this grill a e-g classic......i know gm got smart there 2009 cts-v grill will not fit the 2008 like the first gen cts............

pietroraimondi
02-26-08, 07:43 PM
Anyone have this grille on their 08 CTS yet? If you do throw up some pictures!

I think it looks pretty mean on the 08's :want:

What do you all think?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0090.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0091.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0093.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/TBG35/DSC_0094.jpg

I have to be candid and say that I hated this aftermarket grill when I first saw it as a replacement for the 2008 OEM grill. I am/was of the opinion that the Cadillac did a stellar design job on the 08 CTS OEM grill.

But after seeing th lower and completely oversized lower mesh grill on the upcoming 2009 CTSV; I have to say that this E&G Classics 08+ CTS mesh grill is stellar in appearance.

I would have much rather seen the upcoming 09 CTSV with this type of mesh grill where the appearance is much more balanced...IMO.

I do agree with Urb: the back is overkill and the OEM offering is just perfect.

Trijicon
02-26-08, 08:02 PM
I just verified that this is a E&G grille.

z06bigbird
02-26-08, 08:10 PM
Smoothened - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Smoothened is a G protein-coupled receptor [1] protein encoded by the SMO gene of the hedgehog pathway conserved from flies to humans. ...

RightTurn
02-26-08, 08:34 PM
oh my the rear looks like shit

Can I get an "amen?" :lol: It's awful.

pietroraimondi
02-26-08, 08:41 PM
Amen....RT!