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Black on Black New Grille -- 56K Warning!!!

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Old 01-27-2006, 06:52 PM
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My name is Norm and I'm new here.This is my first post.
I also have this same black grill.
I put black electrical tape over the visable white plastic attachment and center white bar code,The ones center under the grill and infront of the rad.Also painted yellow hood latch black.
This keeps everthing just black.It just looks better that way.
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Old 01-27-2006, 07:14 PM
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Looks great MT..... Nice pics! is that a flea on the front bumper?
Truck looks sweet with the black rims. what size tire?
 
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Old 01-28-2006, 09:52 AM
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Looks great MT..... Nice pics! is that a flea on the front bumper?
Truck looks sweet with the black rims. what size tire?
Thanks The tires are 325/60 18 Nitto Terra Grappler.
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 12:16 AM
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I remember seeing that on here im gona try it. Got any pics of it? Thanks
Ok here a couple pics showing the screen. Its pretty simple to do...just get the screen and cut it to fit the opening between the two pieces of rubber behind the grille and then poke holes in the screen and the rubber pieces and use zip ties to hold it in place. This one has been on there over a year...I will put a new one on before show season starts next month.



 
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Old 01-29-2006, 12:49 AM
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I don't really like grills like this because you can see the ugly bits behind it a little too easily.

Overall it is a nice truck though.
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron_j
I don't really like grills like this because you can see the ugly bits behind it a little too easily.

Overall it is a nice truck though.

With the screen mod I described above you can't see any of the "ugly bits".
 

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Old 01-29-2006, 12:50 AM
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Seems like RamSS/T posted a possible solution to this as I typed my earlier reply.

Edit: Thats odd, I never saw his post but he made it ~30 minutes before I made my post.
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 02:55 AM
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RP Legal size

Love that grill, and I think I am going with the same exact one.

Also, love the big pictures too. But, rules are rules.

Here is your pic at a smaller size..

 
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Old 01-29-2006, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by enormous
I put black electrical tape over the visable white plastic attachment and center white bar code,The ones center under the grill and infront of the rad.Also painted yellow hood latch black. This keeps everthing just black.It just looks better that way.
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I, too, didn't like that anything other than black was visible through any grille. I just used a black Sharpie pen to color them out. It's held up for a good year now.
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 10:41 AM
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Very sick set-up bro.....Those wheels set everything off....
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 11:37 AM
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Looks sick, but you MUST paint that bumper!
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 12:01 PM
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Thanks everyone, and thank you RamSS/T I put the screen in you cant see anything
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 12:32 PM
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Thanks everyone, and thank you RamSS/T I put the screen in you cant see anything

No problem...and it looks 1000% better!
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MTpint
Thanks The tires are 325/60 18 Nitto Terra Grappler.
Thats cool! I was hoping thats the size tire you had on that 2WD. I am getting the same tires on my 2WD xlt this week and was loving the way they looked. Are you only using a front end lift and stock rear height?
 
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Old 01-29-2006, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 04xlt
Thats cool! I was hoping thats the size tire you had on that 2WD. I am getting the same tires on my 2WD xlt this week and was loving the way they looked. Are you only using a front end lift and stock rear height?
Yep its stock in the rear and 2 1/2 daystar in the front. Put some pics up when you get em
 


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