Recommend bug shield
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From: Loveland, CO
I need one for my 2008. Two different times people have ordered them for me, and they are the wrong ones. My grille goes up with the hood, and the ones they are ordering have tabs that would go under my hood in the middle.
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From: Loveland, CO
Who has a 2008 with an actual bug deflector on it? Like I said, I have had 2 different places order them for me, and both times it was the wrong one. I have no idea what year/if the hood changed at all between 04 - 08, but on my old 02, the hood came up without the grille.
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From: Loveland, CO
The grille is physically attached to the hood; how does it slide between the two? I'm going to find a picture.
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Laughing Gas
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From: East Texas
The grille section is bolted to the hood. You can loosen the nuts attaching the grille piece to the hood enough to open a gap. Then slide the tabs between the grille and hood, check the fit, tighten the nuts and you're good to go.
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Elder User
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From: Loveland, CO
Thanks. Someone else told me the same thing 5 minutes ago. I thought I was losing my damn mind when I looked at them.
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From: Colorado
thats about right, i took me about 15 minutes to loosen the grill from the hood,slide in the deflector, and tighten everything up. my second one i've put on, got one on the wife car to, pretty much went on the same way.
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From: nevada
I just put a DeeZee smoked shield on my '05. Pep Boys had it on the shelf. Just take several fastener nuts off behind the grill, and slip the shield in between the hood and grill trim, and put them back on. Very easy. $49.95
