Got started on my face lift this weekend after a doe last fall decided to rearrange the stock front end for me. I am going to be installing a grey factory grill with the headlights that have a black housing not the chrome.
After removing the header panel I found some surface rust on the bottom of the radiator support. So ended up dealing with that and fixing a couple blems on the front fenders over the weekend. I am no body man so be kind
. I know my patch jobs won't look the prettiest but they are really small and my main concern is preventing rust.
It goes to CK fab for the front bumper on the 14th and I am having a very hard time deciding on what to coat the bumper with and what color. I will only be able to get one color which is making it a little harder to decide. I was originally going to have it powder coated but I recently have started leaning towards a bed liner. I have been told that black would look fine but with the tan trim I don't think it will, so I have been looking at green. Tan would be a little to flashy for my taste. I would really prefer a texture on the bumper and not a smooth finish. The powder coating place hear can't match factory color. I did find a color just slightly darker than factor with some crinkly texture but my friend made a good point yesterday stating that if I went that route it would look like I tried to match color and failed and wouldn't look good. If I can't match the factory green I will want it darker and not lighter, so I might just have to go really dark. I did purchase some tint for the bed liner guy to play around with to match color, but I haven't heard back yet. My issue going with a bed liner would be keeping it clean, I don't think its going to be easy removing bugs and stuff after driving.
Can I please get some of your guys advise and opinions on which color you would do and powder coat or bed liner?? Thanks
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