New look to grill / DRL's

[medicjeff]

i was pretty much convinced on the line x grill look but yesterday in home depot (a completely unrelated trip) i was wondering around the paint section and saw some of the colors and textures on some of the rattle cans (i know sounds bad but stay with me) i actually found one i thought would look good on the grill so....about $25 a few hours and a 6 pack of sierra nevada pale ale later here are the results. i also tinted the drl's a little bit with a clear black spray tint i picked up at a hobby shop. im overall pretty happy with it. it turned out a little lighter than i had hoped but its definately better than the chrome imo.

[DDWH]

Looks good, what paint did you use?

[BACKNBLACK]

Good Job, I myself like to paint things:-) Thier is just Somethin about DIY

[ree]

Confused...it looks like you blacked the parking/turn signals, not the DRLs.

[DarthKarl]

Great look! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

How durable do you think the paint will be?

[HummerNewbie]

Cool look, very different.

I also wonder how hard it will be to wash bugs and stuff off that textured paint.

[MarK M]

looks good!

have you thought of going over with regular black paint to match the color a little better or is the sun playing tricks on the picture?

[fourfourto]

That might match up to the boulder gray nicely.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally posted by MarK M:
looks good!

have you thought of going over with regular black paint to match the color a little better or is the sun playing tricks on the picture?

Match the color of the truck? Looks Slate Blue to me isn't it.

[Sewie]

I actually like it. It will be interesting to see how well it turns out. I plan on doing the Line-x to mine soon and now I might look at going with a lighter color.

BTW - excellent choice in beverage . http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Sewie]

Originally posted by ree:
Confused...it looks like you blacked the parking/turn signals, not the DRLs.

Those are the DRL's on the H3. The others are fog/driving lights.

[medicjeff]

first off thanks for the positive. i just jumped in and did it. yes the sun does make it look lighter in the pics but it still is a little lighter than i wanted. still kicking around a few ideas. maybe some black and then some clear for added durabiltiy??? i too am curious as to how it will hold up but if it doesnt...well ill just go a different direction. its fun regardless.

[NEOCON1]

looks great http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif the letters on the grille look really nice http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif good job

[kennyosemite]

Originally posted by NEOCON1:
looks great http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif the letters on the grille look really nice http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif good job

Clean look. Nice job, man.

[Steve - SanJose]

One of a kind H3. Drinking and painting works for you.

S.