Originally Posted by buckeyedad42
Thanks respdoc, but I still prefer the black lower grille. I think it draws attention to the lower grille which is not needed. Which is why the original designers did it that way I believe. The only think they screwed up was giving it a "brand identity" grill to make it look like all chrysler products. GM does the same thing with their chevy products. Although the hot hp cobalt doesn't have the bar and brass chevy emblem in the middle of the grill.
Interesting that you mention GM since the lower mesh pattern on the CTS-V is what I modeled my grill after.