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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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Billet Grill question

I've got a Billet grill in my near future, but I haven't decided whether to go with the "overlay" style or a full replacement. Can anyone give me any insight on ease of installation, fit and looks?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 05:45 AM
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I've got the standard billet grill from carriage works. It looks great but not so easy to install. (Bad directions) If you have the lariat, you have a crome ring around the honeycomb grill, the billet grill blends right in with the chrome ring. The honeycomb grill easily comes put with minor work. I also put the lower billet in and it looks great too. The whole thing set me back about $300.00. Hope this helps!
 
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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I masked off the chrome around the gold honeycomb (Lariat) and painted it black. Bought a Puctco boltover. Looks great and super easy.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 05:49 AM
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They all look good IMO, but I like the clean look of the replacements. Not too bad to replace, but the directions do suck. Wrenck and torx set is all you need, plus drilling 4 (2 on some styles) holes in bottom of your grill surround. I posted about my experience on this or the other forum.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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Check out my gallery...it took about 15min, four wing nuts with brackets and it looks pretty clean.

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