Factory Black Grill???

[enio45]

Could it be possible that someone painted it black - it would look better with a white car - a black grill. Scratch the surface of it to see if its an off white plastic mold...if it is, then it was repainted. If its black plastic, then i could have been changed early on.....the over the counter replacements were black (not sure of the date when they switched over, but the parts book calls for it to be painted accordingly) .