Anyone painted their speaker grilles?
 

I was toying with the idea of painting my front speaker grilles and wondering if anyone else has done this. Are they easy to get off? Post up some pics if you have done this, especially if you did something other than black.

I've got a bent one and need to get to it too. Saw a thread on another Forum about a month ago on painting them...I think the panels have to be pulled first and I've never removed one on anything newer than '81...Hope someone chimes in !

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34273

Pulling the door panels is a 5 minute deal.
Remove the access cover behind the door handle. Remove the two torx screws.
Either use two flathead screw drivers(cover them with a rag) or a specific pulling tool to go around the outer edge of the panel and pull the pins free from the door itself. Remove the door handle bezel by inserting a small screw driver into the tab on the bottom. Push in at an angle and pull the bezel free.
Lift up on the panel, unplug the electrical connections and vaula! You're panel is off.
To remove the grills, you have to pry up the re-taining tabs and pull the grill off the panel.
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Damn, that's almost too easy. I might go take the doors apart just for sport now.

I'd still like to see some pics of painted grilles though. I was thinking of painting mine yellow. I see some people doing the bottoms of the door panel but I think that might be to much in my case but I still want some color maybe.

Take a pic of the door panel and Photochop the grills to see the different colors. I'm sure somebody on here has PS skills Munch.
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Or, you could quit bein a :sissy:, and paint them suckers. :D
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Thanks for the tips. I need to paint mine as well. I did my door panels last year and didn't know the speaker grilles came out.

Y paint your screens when you can do this....

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4...8866026156.jpg

"NICE" Is that a custom made Panel?

A one of a kind masterpiece. :thumbs:

He should have done them in carbon, without the CORVETTE lettering, and do the top half of the door in a leather/alcantara combo with red stitching.

Very custom indeed.... Shagster's work is second to none!!!!!!!!!!!! :above:

Funny you mention that..... because that is a possible combo for another vette this coming winter...... Jus Say'n :thumbs:

I think it looks great the way it is. Carbon is so overplayed.

Leather is overdone IMO. Anybody can go buy leather door panels. Then you get to hope they're done right, get to you in a timely manner, blah blah blah......
It takes talent, skill, and imagination to do custom one-off work.
Jus sayin......:leaving:

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I just happen to like carbon fiber. The custom work is great, no doubt, I just think it would look really good in carbon rather than glass.

As for the top half of the door, I just think a combo of leather and alcantara with red stitching would complement the custom lower half.

I'm just giving you crap! :D Carbon is nice, but just seems like everyone has it.

My car is boring in the interior, which is the way I like it.

No CF on mine. But I can change that in about 45 seconds. :D

Your car is anything but boring JB :thumbs: