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2005 FX2 lower grille, Stealth style...(BIG PICS)

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Old 09-06-2009, 09:27 AM
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Looks awesome man
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 03:40 PM
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Nice work, really smoothed out the look of the whole front end.
 
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looks good
 
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nice finishing touch


i hate having a front plate too
 
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Outstanding... Creates a very smooth and clean look... Nice job...
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 01:10 PM
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It was just loosely in there the way I initially had it, so I re-did the mounting.

I took it off/apart and devised a way to make it more sturdy.

The fat tabs that the license plate screws go into held the grille up making it look bowed upwards slightly.



I took a sharpie to it and made some marks.



I cut away enough plastic with an X-acto knife to make a channel for the grille to nest into.



This took the pre-load out of the grille when the license plate bracket is mounted to the truck.

I then marked and drilled some holes in the license plate bracket and zip-tied the grille to the bracket to hold the grille more steady.





I then put the license plate bracket bracket with the grille attached into the bumper opening. It didn't look right. The grille was leaning back in the opening. I took it out and looked the assembly over. Decided to shim the bottom clocking the grille a bit. I cut the zip-ties and found some 1/4" airbag tubing from a previous project and cut a couple of 2" or so long pieces to wedge under the grille and bracket with zip-ties again.






Then I put it all back together and mounted it to the bumper. Now it looks right, and I'm satisfied with the final result. I just need to touch up the edges with some Krylon fusion and it's all good.





 
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Much better! Great thinking to keep it in there securely.
 
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Grill looks really good
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 04:05 PM
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not bad...

looks like a lot of GM products around your blue oval...
 

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Old 09-07-2009, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mixedbreed
not bad...

looks like a lot of GM products around your blue oval...
Just one. One 02 Impala, one 07 Kia Optima, one 85 Mazda RX-7, and one 91 Ford Probe GT.
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 06:53 PM
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Holy crap! Are you an equal op buyer? Nice choice of sports cars.
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 07:16 PM
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Grille looks great Stealth nice work brother
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 07:25 PM
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Holy crap! Are you an equal op buyer? Nice choice of sports cars.
The 2 old cars are permanent driveway residents as of now. I need to at least get rid of the rx.
 



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