I think the major part of your ideas thats going to make it look sinister and more mean is the aspects a lot of the v's you pictured have. Those are more monochromatic cars with less chrome. If you went with a darker color, what about a midnight blue instead of a black? Kind of between what you have and a black to set it off from just your truck from GM that came in black? That way the effort is going towards something thats more one off?

The wheels, i think a major thing with wheels on cars is the offset. I guess its cause im a stance riceboy and like more flush fitting wheels which isnt for everyone. Hell, i think even with the truck now, you could do something different with the grill where it removes all of the grid feel of it and opens it up more like a cts-v grill, monochromatic the chrome stuff out by making every piece of trim the color of the truck, getting some wheels or even keeping the ones you have and powder coating them gunmetal or something like black, and putting on some 1 inch spacers or so to push them out.

Perhaps take the headlight apart and make the insides black housing or smoked housings?


Im going full mono on my gto. Gloss black car, satin black roof, satin black hood, satin black trunk, and half of the side skirts will be satin black where the bodylines come through. The wheels are black anodized centers with gloss black lips. All of the chrome is gone. If its a chome part, its either wrapped in satin black vinyl or its powdercoated black wrinkle finish. The end goal was to keep it all either gloss black, satin black, or black wrinkle finish. No color aside from the tail lights. Im not really into the whole gts tail light cover looking solid black tail lights. If its LIGHTLY smoked it looks good, but you have to still be able to clearly see the red and clear on the lights for my taste.

Either way, keep in mind the chrome stuff you paint, will chip really easily. I have had great success going to a plastics company, getting a vinyl guide and getting rolls of vinyl that match close to the car color. Use the vinyl to wrap the chrome. That way when its on the front of the truck and a stone hits it, it wont chip as easily. Then again, with the new water base stuff, you can paint a damn beach ball and deflate it and it wont chip off easily. Its pretty soft stuff and may not chip like my old grill did.