Color Match my Lower Valance? Fosscore's 06 Tahoe

[Fosscore]

I'm sending my bumper trim cap and rear Esky applique's back to the paint shed for a new top coat this week. There was some contamination when I rattle canned them myself last fall and I'm not happy with the way they look. Since the shop made the parts I sent in last month look amazing, I ordered some more paint and decided to have them shoot the above mentioned parts again.

I'm considering color matching my lower valance as well to give the front end a full blue look except for the chrome bumper.

Here are my questions:

1. Leave the lower valance the way it looks now. (I hit it with Krylon semi-gloss black and clear coated it in October 2014 to cover the OEM grey textured color)?

2. Have the lower valance painted gloss black in the shed?

3. Color match the lower valance blue so that the entire front end is color matched (minus the chrome bumper)?

I'm still planning to leave the front and rear bumpers chrome to pick up the chrome on the Esky roof rack. Still working on new 22" wheels. Maybe this summer something will change, but for now the LTZ reps will have to stay.

Here's a few pics to get some perspective. Let me know what you think. Thx.

 

[Ben]

Option #4 get the z71 LTZ valance (its black instead of gray...) and z71 fog lights.

either that or get the OEM lower lower valance lol

 

[Jonah52]

option one....lthough it looks more gray right now instead of black. Gloss black down there will not look good.

 

[Fosscore]

Option #4 get the z71 LTZ valance (its black instead of gray...) and z71 fog lights.

either that or get the OEM lower lower valance lol

Thx man. This Tahoe is one that I used as a model for deciding to color match the front grill last month. I actually still have the OEM air dam (aka Lower lower valance ) that I could clean up and throw on for a lower front end look. And have looked at the Z71 valance as well. Good options. Thx.

 

[Jonah52]

My favorite combination is to paint match the top pad, paint match the chrome part, and then have a satin black lower third part. I would also throw your valance back on too. That would look great!

 

[Ben]

Yea first thing I would do is put the lower air dam back on

 

[Fosscore]

Here's a few pics with the air dam back on. What do you think with this set up?

 

[Jonah52]

Paint chrome bumper blue. Leave top pad blue and go black on the very bottom third (fog piece and valance)

 

[OHSIXX]

Liked it better before. I say remove extra lower air dam. CM lower valance and call it a day.

 

[Ben]

No way the lower air dam is better on they just need to match

I do think the best combo is gonna end up having a painted bumper though

 

[Fosscore]

Thx guys. Good input. Still not sure which direction to go. A few conflicting ideas making this not as easy as color matching the grill which was 100% in favor.

 

[OHSIXX]

No way the lower air dam is better on they just need to match

I do think the best combo is gonna end up having a painted bumper though

That would be the only way to keep it on but it wasn't one of the choices

I'd like to see the chrome bumpers PTM ideally.......

 

[Fosscore]

So you guys think color match the front chrome bumper. Leave the valance black. The air dam can stay or go (not sold yet on how it looks), but if stays on then it remains black like the valance? I know they appear different colors for some reason in the photos, but can work on that as needed.

What about the rear chrome bumper? Does that stay chrome or color match? Then the only chrome at that point will be the Esky roof rack.

Thx guys your input.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

This is my old Tahoe with the lower valance color matched and with the lower air dam still black. I know it's not the same color as yours but give you somewhat of a idea. If I didn't total it future plans were to paint the chrome middle white get a z71 valance and paint it black and then mount the lower air dam to it and leave it black as well

 

[select127]

^ that looks best so yea color match and add the valance

 

[Fosscore]

This is my old Tahoe with the lower valance color matched and with the lower air dam still black. I know it's not the same color as yours but give you somewhat of a idea. If I didn't total it future plans were to paint the chrome middle white get a z71 valance and paint it black and then mount the lower air dam to it and leave it black as well

Thx for that picture NS. Was hoping you would chime in with that killer NBS. Love that truck. RIP. Gives a good perspective to consider, which was one of my first ideas...at least to start.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Thx for that picture NS. Was hoping you would chime in with that killer NBS. Love that truck. RIP. Gives a good perspective to consider, which was one of my first ideas...at least to start.

Thanks for the kind words.

And my rear bumper was also still chrome. Left it that way to match the chrome on the front bumper. But was also eventually going to vinyl wrap it white once the color matching started

 

[Fosscore]

Thanks for the kind words.

And my rear bumper was also still chrome. Left it that way to match the chrome on the front bumper. But was also eventually going to vinyl wrap it white once the color matching started

The PTM valance in blue could really set off the front end with the dark color, while leaving the chrome bumpers for the time being and maybe black air dam. I did some searching and not many trucks did it the way you did. Most PTM the chrome bumper and left the valance black and the air damn was 50/50 split. Hmmm.....

 

[OHSIXX]

The PTM valance in blue could really set off the front end with the dark color, while leaving the chrome bumpers for the time being and maybe black air dam.

This. For now. See how you like it. You could always do the bumpers down the road. NS's old hoe looked good with that paint scheme.

 

[Fosscore]

This. For now. See how you like it. You could always do the bumpers down the road. NS's old hoe looked good with that paint scheme.

Thx OHSIXX. You had good input with the last PTM parts. I also like the way NS's front paint scheme came out. The paint arrives tomorrow, so Thursday the parts go to the painters.