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Too Much Green?

nvrstuk

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It went the way of the 12" long "BRONCO SPORT" emblem across the entire front of the glove box door... that came off that same week. lol

That's alright, to each his own!!
 

No Hay

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Jeff, it's tough to suggest changes on such a nice ride. But I have always thought the Argent grill looked the best with most body colors ;D

Repainting the grill seems a little drastic, but like some say, it's only money! I like the ideas of clear front lenses and stain silver bumpers too.

Start small. We can install my chrome bumpers, chrome head light rings and grill letters that are painted red with finger nail polish for an idea what that would look like.

Let me know anytime,
Kevin
 

fordguy

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Maybe a little pinstriping around the base of the hood riser.
And down the side on the belt line, very minimal. It will break up all the green. Your choice of color. Green, black, argent? What color is that? Be careful and don’t mess with success.
 

cldonley

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That is one gorgeous Bronco. You’re rig looks way to nice to mess with. And I don’t even like green.
 

BradinEDH

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Awesome rig! I always like the contrasting grill. Silver with green in the chrome letter will look great. Brings it back to the 70's where it belongs. I went Wimbledon white and matched the letters to the Harbour Blue for my 68 and love it.
 

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MS73HD302

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you could paint the roll cage silver to give it some contrast and match your lettering, however its solid as is
 

ngsd

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Don't do it you are just opening up a can of worms! First the grill then....

Finalize the build and be happy. This is a perfect build. Enjoy
 

wizard12

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Black Trim

If it was me, I think you either have to decide between chrome trim or black trim.

Black
- Black out the grill (red Letters)
- Black out the tail gate insert (green "Ford" letters). That would really pop!
- Black rims (plasti dip to give you an idea before buying new ones)
- Black door handles, mirrors and hinges

Chrome
- New Chrome bumpers
- Paint the grill
- chrome door hinges


PS - this is not and unbiased opinion. I am partial to black trim!
 

sprdv1

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Don't do it you are just opening up a can of worms! First the grill then....

Finalize the build and be happy. This is a perfect build. Enjoy

LOL.... it could happen
 

sprdv1

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It looks pretty sweet bro, find another way to spend 500 bucks on your bronco. Haaa
Argent or black grill google has a bunch of pictures of both green bronco with argent or black grill
I bet I’d you just did the ford letters with the red insert on the grill that would pop


Like that idea....

It's a beaut the way she sits
 

Slednut10

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I thought the title was referring to green burning a hole in your wallet........;D
 

DirtDonk

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Maybe instead of the original argent, we need to think about a different version of the gray. Like a much darker metallic color. Lots of them out there.
Maybe even something with the hint of green in it?

Paul
 

Tiko433

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Too monochrome for my liking. If it was my rig, I would....

A) paint the grill silver, add "red" ford letters and change the satin silver trim (bronco script logo, rear view mirrors and headlight bezels) to chrome and add chrome tail light bezels to match the other trim.

-or-

B) paint the grill silver, add "red" ford letters and add satin silver trim to light bezels to match the other trim.

It's only money, green money.
^^^ my vote on this direction. Silver grill , red letters, color match bezels
 

Scoop

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Maybe instead of the original argent, we need to think about a different version of the gray. Like a much darker metallic color. Lots of them out there.
Maybe even something with the hint of green in it?

Paul

I had my grille painted Duplicolor “Cast Iron” for a number of years. It’s a darker metallic gray and looked great. It’s a color you would not expect on a grille and nobody was able to guess what color it really was. Body was orange and I used the Cast Iron on bumpers and roll bar too. It might look pretty good with that green.

When I repainted a few years ago I wanted to “tribute” my first Bronco and went with ‘69 vintage Lunar Green with Wimbledon White grille. See my avatar.
 

tbruz

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I'd go:
1- argent silver on the grill
2- add red insert FORD letters
3- wrap the grill with the stock (repro)chrome trim
4- chrome headlight surrounds
5- add the stock (repro) chrome rocker trim

6- maybe add the chrome pads under the side markers

Tbruz
 

rydog1130

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Hmmm tough....I think a light bronze/gold special decor stripe might look good, but it may clash w/ all that awesome satin silver... :)
 
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