Black side grills
08-11-2006, 08:53 AM
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Racer
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Black side grills
I have a 72 and the side grills are painted black, rather than the original Ontario Orange to match the rest of the car. The chrome edges are showing and as far as I can tell thay have always been black (no orange paint under the black). I noticed a 72 Pewter coupe for sale in the C3 for sale section with the same same black grills.
My question is were there any that came from the factory that way? Or somewhere down the line were they painted black? My car was repainted the original color ten years or so ago, with a base coat and clear coat system.
Thank you
My question is were there any that came from the factory that way? Or somewhere down the line were they painted black? My car was repainted the original color ten years or so ago, with a base coat and clear coat system.
Thank you
08-11-2006, 09:00 AM
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Your grills have been painted; they were body color from the factory.
08-11-2006, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Easy Mike
Your grills have been painted; they were body color from the factory.
Or possibly replaced from a black car
08-11-2006, 11:45 AM
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The side louvers come in sealed GM boxes already black with the exposed chrome edges. It may be that they were installed as new without ever being painted.