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Old 03-31-2009
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want to buy this billet grille

http://www.automotiveconcepts.net/st...edium=organic#
i should be able to buy that, cut out the bars in the middle of my grille and put it in right?

but i want a black one
http://www.dealsofsteel.com/product_...oducts_id=1704
 
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Don't do it!

I've seen numerous people ruin the look of their trucks with billet grilles.

But if you want to do it I'd assume you could just cut the bars and put it in.
 
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IMO....get a 04-05 grille. Those you can take out the honeycomb/bars out of 'em, then put the billit in there. That website is wrong on their years. IMO..it'll be ugly as heck if you cut up your existing grille.
 
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DON'T CUT YOUR GRILLE. Did it and it looked horrible.
 
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dont do it, if you just got to, do as Shane posted...
 
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Ill take that 07 grill off your hands... how could you want to get rid of it?

IMO I wouldn't do billet, its not very unique anymore. they have no style to them..

Also they look like they would restrict air flow to the engine which my be an issue for in hot Nevada.
 
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I love the look of my billet grille. It's all a taste thing. If you're worried about it being unique and having something no one else does, then I wouldn't do a billet grille. But I'm not too concerned about it. I like the way it looks. I think they look a lot cleaner then a stock grille. Just my 2 cents.
*never did fix that bumper gap
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Originally Posted by RangOH
Ill take that 07 grill off your hands... how could you want to get rid of it?

IMO I wouldn't do billet, its not very unique anymore. they have no style to them..

Also they look like they would restrict air flow to the engine which my be an issue for in hot Nevada.
lol i've already got 4 big lights in front of my grille. im not too worried about airflow.
and idc if they aren't unique, i just really like the look. always have.

wanna trade grilles? :D
 
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Personally, I like the look of the stock bar grill more than a billet. Maybe I just don't like billet grills because I live in Mexican Ricer City.
 
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lol that's a good theory
 
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Buy it, I loved mine. Same exact grill you are looking at

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If you're going to go with the grill you have now, you might run into the problem of having too much of the chrome look. I have the T-rex grille and used a chromed 04-05 outer park. And I just think it's too much chrome.

 
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thats why i want to go with a black billet grille.
 
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Actually I agree, a black billet would be a bit more unique then usual. I think that if you do go billet that putting the emblem back looks better. It seems to break up the unfinished look that I don't care for.

As for the trade, my chrome plating is starting to deteriorate where the grill meets the hood. so, probably not what you want.

I wish could offer you something for your 07 grill, but i'm a little broke this month. Maybe next month if you still want to get rid of it we could talk
 
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actually, ours might be about equal then lol
i have a bit of a crack in mine
hardly noticeable, but still there
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its on the lower left hand side of the grille
 
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hey tys are those blk heads from ebay?? you dig em?? easy to install??
 
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my guess is he just did the headlight mod.
 
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nothin like modding the truck thats for sale supposedly
 
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Originally Posted by Melt
nothin like modding the truck thats for sale supposedly
i was thinking the same thing. I thought you were putting it back to stock form?
 
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you guys know this thread was made in April right?
 
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holy crap lol attention to detail
 
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