Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
#12
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
I like the painted mirrors. Can't figure with the price of an Allante and under the direction of one of the worlds best designers they failed to "color match" all the mirrors to the cars.
I still say for "exclusitivity" I would never remove "Cadillac" from the exterior of my car.
Just how many "Two Seat" Cadillac convertibles do you see in everyday driving? And how many other brand 2 seaters do you see?
Between the Germans and the Japanese, I see a lot!
I'm proud when someone walks around my car in a parking lot, that they can determine "who made it." (only regret is that it wasn't completely built in Detroit.)
I still say for "exclusitivity" I would never remove "Cadillac" from the exterior of my car.
Just how many "Two Seat" Cadillac convertibles do you see in everyday driving? And how many other brand 2 seaters do you see?
Between the Germans and the Japanese, I see a lot!
I'm proud when someone walks around my car in a parking lot, that they can determine "who made it." (only regret is that it wasn't completely built in Detroit.)
#13
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
zinzin,
every time I get a compliment, the person found out it is a Cadillac by looking at the tail light.
seems the grill is most always against a wall or another car.
OR they are behind me in traffic.
when the grill badge was on, no one ever saw it and complimented on the car, parked or moving.
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Fox,
nice RED matching GRILL , lower valance, and mirrors.
I didnt think of that being that mine are black on black cars.
Now, if you can find the Mary Kay PINK car with the PINK GRILL and PINK mirrors ..
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every time I get a compliment, the person found out it is a Cadillac by looking at the tail light.
seems the grill is most always against a wall or another car.
OR they are behind me in traffic.
when the grill badge was on, no one ever saw it and complimented on the car, parked or moving.
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Fox,
nice RED matching GRILL , lower valance, and mirrors.
I didnt think of that being that mine are black on black cars.
Now, if you can find the Mary Kay PINK car with the PINK GRILL and PINK mirrors ..
.
#14
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
Removing either script from the taillight requires no more than a hair dryer and a little polishing compound. Its also easier to wash without getting the towel caught up in the script and breaking it!! Its also not a permanent modification. My reason for painting just the grille surround was because of potential bug and rock chips marring the paint as I see on the one black grille shown above. This grille was one I paid $25.00 for because it was scratched up in a rollover.
#15
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
ORIGINAL: carnut
Removing either script from the taillight requires no more than a hair dryer and a little polishing compound. Its also easier to wash without getting the towel caught up in the script and breaking it!! Its also not a permanent modification. My reason for painting just the grille surround was because of potential bug and rock chips marring the paint as I see on the one black grille shown above. This grille was one I paid $25.00 for because it was scratched up in a rollover.
Removing either script from the taillight requires no more than a hair dryer and a little polishing compound. Its also easier to wash without getting the towel caught up in the script and breaking it!! Its also not a permanent modification. My reason for painting just the grille surround was because of potential bug and rock chips marring the paint as I see on the one black grille shown above. This grille was one I paid $25.00 for because it was scratched up in a rollover.
#16
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
Using a hair dryer and a plastic knife, mine popped right off. It left a very faint outline of the script which I then polished out. I started out to re glue the Caddy script because it was loose. Once off, I stepped back, said "that looks better" and put it in the glove box. With what people want for either script, I would much rather have it off than to loose it!
#18
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
I've been told that after heating with a hair dryer that dental floss works well for the actual script removal.
#19
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
My gosh, you folks are making my car more "exclusive" every day. All I will have to do at the big Allante car meet in the sky to win the biggest "stock" trophy is wash the car and remove the "dice" hanging from the rear view mirror, and the "suicide" **** from the wheel!
#20
RE: Painted or modified Cadillac Allante GRILLs
ORIGINAL: hyperion
My gosh, you folks are making my car more "exclusive" every day. All I will have to do at the big Allante car meet in the sky to win the biggest "stock" trophy is wash the car and remove the "dice" hanging from the rear view mirror, and the "suicide" **** from the wheel!
My gosh, you folks are making my car more "exclusive" every day. All I will have to do at the big Allante car meet in the sky to win the biggest "stock" trophy is wash the car and remove the "dice" hanging from the rear view mirror, and the "suicide" **** from the wheel!
Wait till I get a inkling for a SUPERCHARGER on that 4500 ..ohhhh yeahhhhh !
Fox, in the dust will be even at 143 mph ! ! !
I was just thinking, those grill emblems increases drag and will slow a car down at the top end, no?