Interior/Exterior Bergey gets grille blackout - pics!
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Bergey gets grille blackout - pics!
Okay, I decided last week that I wanted to see what Bergey would look like with blacked out grille slats. NAMmies gave me a good tip on which vinyl tape would be best, and today I spent a couple of hours doing the work.
It was tougher than I though... grille slats are curved and that makes for some minor bunching of the vinyl. If you're within 5 feet of the car, you can see some imperfections. If you know how OCD I am, you know this drives me nuts. I'll probably go ahead and get an aftermarket black grill insert soon.
Here's the before shot for those who don't remember what he looks (looked) like:
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/NewCheckeredRoof1.jpg)
It's nice and warm today but not sunny, so these pics may not look as good, but focus on the overall appearance with the blacked out slats:
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout1.jpg)
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout2.jpg)
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout3.jpg)
Opinions of all shapes and sizes are welcome !
It was tougher than I though... grille slats are curved and that makes for some minor bunching of the vinyl. If you're within 5 feet of the car, you can see some imperfections. If you know how OCD I am, you know this drives me nuts. I'll probably go ahead and get an aftermarket black grill insert soon.
Here's the before shot for those who don't remember what he looks (looked) like:
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/NewCheckeredRoof1.jpg)
It's nice and warm today but not sunny, so these pics may not look as good, but focus on the overall appearance with the blacked out slats:
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout1.jpg)
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout2.jpg)
![](http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/phillyfan37/BergeyGrilleBlackout3.jpg)
Opinions of all shapes and sizes are welcome !
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It looks great!
I taped mine almost a year ago and the tape is holding up really well (pepboys...don't remember the brand).
The good thing about taping is that you can always redo it if it gets scratched up or you just want it to look new again....or if you want to go back to chrome.
Great work!
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The good thing about taping is that you can always redo it if it gets scratched up or you just want it to look new again....or if you want to go back to chrome.
Great work!
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thanks, all.
Ricbow, not sure why I didn't think of the hairdryer. I use it to remove stripes, it only goes to figure it would stretch the vinyl enough to go around the slight curves of the grille slats.
I am probably going to replace the grille sometime in the coming few months. I'd love to get the Hamann grille, but I'd have to figure out what to do about the middle grille.
Ricbow, not sure why I didn't think of the hairdryer. I use it to remove stripes, it only goes to figure it would stretch the vinyl enough to go around the slight curves of the grille slats.
I am probably going to replace the grille sometime in the coming few months. I'd love to get the Hamann grille, but I'd have to figure out what to do about the middle grille.
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