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Old 11/20/10, 02:02 PM
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New front end

Decided that I needed to change up the appearance of the front of the car and this is what I came up with.

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yes, that is actual flare, not added in PS.


Put on a new Saleen grille along with the CS/GT lower valance. Got the inspiration by looking at what some others had done.

I think it makes the car look more meaner/sinister. Thoughts?
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Very OEM looking, well done.
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i was about to do this, theni found out the v6 has a full bumper grille.

OH well

Looks very nice! I have yet to see anyone paint the shell and leave the bars as is
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Looks VERY nice!
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Amazing job Bill, and even better photos!
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Looks great! The Saleen grille / GT/CS lower fascia combo seems to be very popular nowadays. In fact, I'm going to be augmenting the front end of my 2011 GT in about a month in the exact same way! Thanks for the pics!
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Is it just me, or does the Saleen grille look noticeably "less black" than the factory grille surround? Crap, and I really love the contrast between the OEM grille surround and the Sterling Gray paint!
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Originally Posted by MARZ
Is it just me, or does the Saleen grille look noticeably "less black" than the factory grille surround? Crap, and I really love the contrast between the OEM grille surround and the Sterling Gray paint!
I think it is slightly "lighter". I am debating on whether to have it painted to match the body "black" or not.
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Vice nice...Love the CS/GT front. SLN grill makes the front end looks clean..
Went to SEMA this year and saw this in carbon fiber..
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Originally Posted by 5150PONY
Vice nice...Love the CS/GT front. SLN grill makes the front end looks clean..
Went to SEMA this year and saw this in carbon fiber..
Nice pic. I'm pretty sure that's TruFiber / TruCarbon's CF lower fascia. I think it looks pretty good, even though it is devoid of bosses for foglights or brake cooling ducts.
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looks sick, wonder how a pony would look in the middle
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Looks so sick!

On Wednesday, my Saleen grill, CS Valance and Fogs, will get here!

I can't wait!

After seeing Digital Synapse's pics, I placed my order!

I still haven't seen this set up on Kona Blue. I've seen one with the grill, and vie seen one with the valance w/o the fogs. But none with both.

I cant wait, but it definitely looks great on black.
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Originally Posted by S197 GT
Looks so sick!
On Wednesday, my Saleen grill, CS Valance and Fogs, will get here!
I can't wait!
After seeing Digital Synapse's pics, I placed my order!
I still haven't seen this set up on Kona Blue. I've seen one with the grill, and vie seen one with the valance w/o the fogs. But none with both.
I cant wait, but it definitely looks great on black.
Thanks. Install only took less than an hour to change both out. I highly suggest that you remove the whole bumper (easier than you think), the hardest part is removing the clips for the OEM grill. Also when putting the bumper back on I suggest you start with the drivers side first, if not then you will have a problem with the fogs hitting the horn assembly.
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That looks familiar.
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That looks great, soon enough mine will look just like that, minus the CS foglights and replace the car with performance white
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Originally Posted by MARZ
Looks great! The Saleen grille / GT/CS lower fascia combo seems to be very popular nowadays. In fact, I'm going to be augmenting the front end of my 2011 GT in about a month in the exact same way! Thanks for the pics!
It's a good looking combo, its relatively cheap, and you don't have to worry about color matching.

No compromising FTW!

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Looks amazing! That combo works extremely well together.
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Looking good
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That looks great. The GT/CS front valence is on my "to do" list.
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