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06+ Grill mod complete
06+ Grill mod got the gutter guard at lowe's for $4.00 (also used cable tie squares fasted down with epoxy, and cable straps)

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That looks really good!
 
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very professional!
 
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sorry but I'm not pulling off those side vents they are on there way too good...lol
 
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Looks really good. Makes me wish I kept my gutter guard grille.
 
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I should have this tonight, the people at my lowes at home are idiots. They didn't know what gutter guard was haha
 
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Looks great!

My plastic grille shell was a P.I.T.A too. I actually stabbed my self in the finger with a screw driver trying to get the darn thing off.
 
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here's some I took while I was on break from class... I plan on doing the lower valance later... going to see how long the grill part lasts 1st...

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looks good... it would probably bug me to have the meshing be different but it does drive me crazy there's nothing there now. very nice!!
 
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Very nice! This is now on my list of future mods...
 
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It will last a while! Do the bottom and don't worry about it not lasting!!! It will.
 
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haha... the last piece down there was auto zone mesh, lost it while running down highway 231 ~65mph...

Oh... I did another thing... I hated how the turn signal sockets turned brown, so I hit them white white satin paint and they look like brand new...
 
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Looks good, the gutter guard is an epic fail tho IMO
 
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I'm inbetween, maybe if the whole grill was the same mesh I would look ok but I don't think it looks too good being two different meshes.
 
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think this would look good???

 
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I think billet just looks to plain IMO. I've always wondered how it would look with the stock emblem in the middle.
 
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if I can find a decent black billet grill I'd like to install one...
 
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Buy one and paint it yourself if you can't find one, as long as you prep it good you'll never be able to tell the difference.
 
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I've got a billet grill on my truck w/ the emblem in it, and I think it looks good!
 
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think this would look good???

thats the kind of setup i want on my truck, cept chrome surround with black billet grille
 
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looks good such a good mod for such a cheap price have to love them
 
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I like your grill with the gutter guard, but the billet grill looks like poo.
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
I like your grill with the gutter guard, but the billet grill looks like poo.
thanks man, I gotta go back and fix/re-tighten a spot on the pass side, went through the touch less car wash and its still holding strong... I took off the adhesive and used plastic epoxy (JB weld) haha
 
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IMO it would look good on the valance too, it looks kinda weird with just a big hole there with nothing in it.
 
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