R32driver
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Picked up a black grill with color matched surround during GM's year end sale last December along with the black lighted emblem kit. I finally spent an afternoon installing them last week and think it turned out pretty good. Was trying to save a buck (a little over $300 for the dealer to install both) but it took me a bit longer than I thought it would. Was about 3 hours start to finish and at times I was questioning my sanity as I was tugging hard AF to get the front bumper skin clips to pop free. Alas I succeeded and managed to not scratch anything or break any clips and everything went back together super easy.
My initial thoughts were oh that looks awesome! The color matched surround is spot on with the vehicles paint and the gloss black grill looks so much better than the chrome. The emblem looks cool but kind of disappointing at the same time. It only comes on when you have the headlights and/or the fog lights on. They should have set it up so it illuminates with the daytime running lights, and not need the headlights or fog lights to be on. If you turn on the fogs only that dims the daytime running lights and the emblem as well but at least you can have it sort of lit up without the headlights. I might see if I can figure out a way to get the emblem to illuminate at all times just like the drl...
My initial thoughts were oh that looks awesome! The color matched surround is spot on with the vehicles paint and the gloss black grill looks so much better than the chrome. The emblem looks cool but kind of disappointing at the same time. It only comes on when you have the headlights and/or the fog lights on. They should have set it up so it illuminates with the daytime running lights, and not need the headlights or fog lights to be on. If you turn on the fogs only that dims the daytime running lights and the emblem as well but at least you can have it sort of lit up without the headlights. I might see if I can figure out a way to get the emblem to illuminate at all times just like the drl...
