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Old 11-19-2011, 02:56 PM
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Im looking at making a custom grille for my truck using the outside bezel of the factory grille and trimming a billet grille for the inside. I'd just like to see anyone elses custom grilles they've done, you know just to get some ideas rolling around
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Originally Posted by the_breeze
Im looking at making a custom grille for my truck using the outside bezel of the factory grille and trimming a billet grille for the inside. I'd just like to see anyone elses custom grilles they've done, you know just to get some ideas rolling around


coolest custom grille I've seen was done by ford truck nut. look into that one.
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I'm on from an iPhone and it kinda sucks lol do u think you could post a picture or link to that??
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I have seen a couple of guys paint the inside trim the body color. IIRC some of the EB trim packages might have come that way. Very sharp on red trucks.
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Originally Posted by the_breeze
I'm on from an iPhone and it kinda sucks lol do u think you could post a picture or link to that??
Here is a pic of his truck.
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I love that grille.....anyone know exactly how he did it?
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Originally Posted by dewman

Here is a pic of his truck.
That does look nice. Looks like he did kinda what I was thinking except mesh inside instead of billet. I wonder how he did the logo and how it's held together
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Its trailer mesh. Its held in place by Plastic welds. The emblem is from a newer superduty and just bolts into the mesh
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What do u mean plastic welds?? Like jb weld??
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Like he used a plastic welder and put plastic behind the grill, to melt the plastic together. kind of like sandwiched i imagine. I made a grill like it and i bent the bottom of the mesh and used screws for the bottom and fabbed up a little bracket to the top.


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