[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Need Creative Suggestions

["lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Pax - nice work on the black grille! I like it black. Painting 
all the stuff black that shows through the grill is a great idea, 
but why not add a small chrome frame around the edges? This will box 
in the grill and make it look more like the head light design. I 
think you can buy that 3M rubber chrome trim stuff and mold it 
around the outside of grille by bending it. It has sticky glue on 
the back that you peel off and stick it on. You could get a roll of 
it and place it around the grill before sticking it on to get an 
idea of the look. If it stinks, then don't use it and return it for 
a refund *Grin*. I put one of those 3M chrome grill kits on my PT 
cruiser and I like the effect. Just an idea. Good luck! ~Lu~
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, paxiljunki <paxiljunki@xxxx> 
wrote:
> the plastic grille on my 78 gremlin was broken and a
> previous owner had replaced it with a piece of metal
> from another car. i replaced the fugly metal piece
> with a do-it-yourself expanded aluminum grille. it
> took some time and patience, but i cut the aluminum
> mesh down to size and placed the turn signal lights in
> it.
> 
> what i didn't realize is that by painting it black,
> everything behind the grille would be visible in
> certain lighting situations. d'oh! the turn signals
> seem to be floating in front of a very ugly hood latch
> and radiator. this also draws attention to the crooked
> positioning of the lights, which i can fix if i choose
> to mess with the aluminum mesh some more.
> 
> this is bothering me a lot. i should have left it in
> all it's blingy glory (the aluminum mesh looked pretty
> good). i could repaint it a shiny fake metal color,
> but it will just be one more layer of craptacularness.
> so instead, i'm brainstorming the creation of some
> sort of emblem to attach to the center of the grille
> to distract the viewer from the dirty radiator
> goodness behind it.
> 
> any suggestions for creatively solving this ugly
> problem?  i'd rather not buy another grille kit.  and
> i really didn't like the original grilles for the
> 77-78 gremlin, so buying one of those isn't a
> solution.
> 
> did amc make any really big logo emblems?  AMC?  AMC
> colors?  a big gremlin?
> 
> -pax (kicking herself)
> 
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