Painting CDC mesh onyx chrome or powder coat?

[Alax7]

I want the cdc mesh to be darker so it can match the lower grille better. What do you guys suggest. A shiny onix chrome (a little darker than black chrome according to the shop) or powder coat it gloss black?

 

[214rod]

I say gloss black...

 

[pektel]

Onyx chrome? Sounds like the secks. I'm going to see if I can find a pic of that.

 

[manoli]

Hello new to the forum, alax is that the grill that you made?

 

[Andrizzle]

Yea the onyx one just sounds badass.

 

[Alax7]

Hello new to the forum, alax is that the grill that you made?

No, this is the real cdc grille, the one I made looks the same though. This mesh is held in placethe by the 2 piece grille, not glued on like the one I made. I dont know how the powder coating process goes but I doubt I can get the replica grille powder coated with it attached to the grille.

 

[Alax7]

Onyx chrome? Sounds like the secks. I'm going to see if I can find a pic of that.

Yea the onyx one just sounds badass.

Yeah It did look pretty sick.

 

[jtammerine]

Onyx..

 

[FASTLLS]

Can someone post a pic of the onyx? I am lazy as always..

Like said, it sounds pretty much like t!ts so I would do that..

 

[LS4me]

Onyx chrome!

 

[Alax7]

I couldn't find the color by typing in onyx chrome, it might be a color they just named. But here is something to give you an idea. According to them, onyx chrome is darker than black chrome.


Black chrome

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&biw=1362&bih=612


Onyx chrome

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:33&biw=1362&bih=612


Gloss black powder coat

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...NzyBQ&esq=3&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0

 

[Lincoln Jealous]

onyx

 

[FASTLLS]

Defiantly ONYX!!

 

[214rod]

That gloss black isn't too glossy...from the pics I'd go with black chrome or onyx.

 

[FASTLLS]

Yea, Defiantly not the black power..

 

[Alax7]

Thanks guys. Onyx chrome it is!

 

[FASTLLS]

That would look totally t!ts to do wheels or exhaust tips in that.. hmmm..

 

[XxbmxlsxX]

if you dont like the onyx you can always repaint it, it looks like the lower grill is more satin black though.

 

[Alax7]

Yeah, I asked the shop how easy it was to go from chrome to other finishes and they said that the black chrome is a layer over a powder coated base, so I can just do it in a different finish if I dont like it.

I saw tips on a white bmw that I thought were powder coated gloss black so I did that on mine because it looked sick. But I think it was actual a black chrome or onyx chrome, so I'll be getting tips in some dark chrome soon

 

[FASTLLS]

I vote Onyx on those too.. To keep the same color..

 

[Villalta]

Is there a price difference? With such a small painted surface will a color like onyx Chrome look like onyx chrome or will it just look like another shade of black.

 

[Alax7]

Yeah, chrome is more. I hope you can tell it's onyx chrome, that's what I told them to do. I dropped it off eariler today.

 

[FASTLLS]

So before you asked us, you had made up your mind? Jeeze.. lol

 

[BlackLS06]

Is your ls paid off??

 

[FASTLLS]

Who pays off their LS?