Photo's of my 2009 XL
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I agree. The '09 grill is quite big. If it was chrome, my personal feeling is that it would be a bit gaudy. With an XL though and its black grill, as you say, you take the risk of it looking like a telephone company truck if you select white.
The plastic intake is a plus now that they've realized they need to keep the coolant out of it. No more cracking. The beauty of plastic is that it doesn't conduct heat so much, so the air/fuel stay cooler.
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I agree. The '09 grill is quite big. If it was chrome, my personal feeling is that it would be a bit gaudy. With an XL though and its black grill, as you say, you take the risk of it looking like a telephone company truck if you select white.
The plastic intake is a plus now that they've realized they need to keep the coolant out of it. No more cracking. The beauty of plastic is that it doesn't conduct heat so much, so the air/fuel stay cooler.
Rob
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03-07-2009, 04:10 PM
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I agree. The '09 grill is quite big. If it was chrome, my personal feeling is that it would be a bit gaudy. With an XL though and its black grill, as you say, you take the risk of it looking like a telephone company truck if you select white.
The plastic intake is a plus now that they've realized they need to keep the coolant out of it. No more cracking. The beauty of plastic is that it doesn't conduct heat so much, so the air/fuel stay cooler.
Rob
I agree. The '09 grill is quite big. If it was chrome, my personal feeling is that it would be a bit gaudy. With an XL though and its black grill, as you say, you take the risk of it looking like a telephone company truck if you select white.
The plastic intake is a plus now that they've realized they need to keep the coolant out of it. No more cracking. The beauty of plastic is that it doesn't conduct heat so much, so the air/fuel stay cooler.
Rob
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Though it's a rather modest truck, I've had people compliment me on it just about every day that I've had it out and about. Yesterday a gentleman was admiring it when I came out of the grocery store. We started chatting and he was telling me how much he misses his F-150. He has a Honda Pilot now and hates it.
Now I just have to wait till my income tax refund check gets here so I can get a cap.
Rob
Though it's a rather modest truck, I've had people compliment me on it just about every day that I've had it out and about. Yesterday a gentleman was admiring it when I came out of the grocery store. We started chatting and he was telling me how much he misses his F-150. He has a Honda Pilot now and hates it.
Now I just have to wait till my income tax refund check gets here so I can get a cap.
Rob
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