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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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Different look
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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No flame intended, but IMHO "close but no cigars".

Something about the contradiction between the straight lines of the grilles inside the curved lines of the opening, just doesn't work for me.

But, it is your car, your money, and your opinion that matters!

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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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How about these ones
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Zilla
How about these ones
Zilla -


Very interesting - Are they chrome, like the front of a Denali?
Please show a picture from further back, showing full front.

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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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are those pressure fitted on?
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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Seeing something New is always a treat, but when you get down to design, these very straight, very defind bars take away from the smooth curves and lines of the car... they smack you right in the face, and they draw too much attention to themselves and over power the already beautifully sculptures front fascia, they also have that techno feel of a ricer. Like the straight bar grills found in those bling bling Escalades, or straight grills of those moded S-10's.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 12:12 AM
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I like the look.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tblair7500
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Very interesting - Are they chrome, like the front of a Denali?
Please show a picture from further back, showing full front.

No perforated stainless steel and here is the full frontal but no nudity

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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by FallenWhun
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are those pressure fitted on?
No I took a set of OEM Z06 screen and replaced the stainless steel mesh with the perforated stainless steel.

Used the actual plastic housing from the Z06 screens here is a picture of the plastic housing. Stole the picture from patches and add the text for someone else

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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 12:44 AM
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I like both looks, but prefer to have it the way it came, I like the front all black.
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Not bad.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Morzoff
They look good something different
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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I like them, can you tell

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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 08:58 AM
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GB VETTE, What do you have in the brake duct openings??????
I put in Z06 screen and hope to take some photos of that combo today.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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Those look great on that color
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Originally Posted by mrm1149
GB VETTE, What do you have in the brake duct openings??????
I put in Z06 screen and hope to take some photos of that combo today.
The 5 x 5 Z06 screen material from McMaster-Carr available here
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 09:38 AM
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http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?id=818&cid=68
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 09:39 AM
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I think it has a 60's grille feel to the alloy horizontal bars. I like it but I prefer the Z06 screens. Now who can get a set of 1958 Corvette floating grilles in there? LOL.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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They look fine to me it's nice to see something different.
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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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That is one gorgeous vette....however, I prefer the "open" grilles to the "framed" version shown here..IMO
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