I am thinkn of making a mesh grill outa gutr guard and clear coating it to help prevent tarnish. Has anyone made one for their dakota? If so, could u post sum pics? I saw a 2nd generation thread related to this but couldnt find one for the 3rd generation.

 

There are a few guys on here that have done that, I'm sure they have pics and info that will help you out

 

Ive seen one on here that looked realy good.

 

i no its not a 3rd gen but heres a close up of mine.
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all u need are alot of zip ties. it does tarnish. but from 5 ft back it looks the same. if ur gonna paint it i would chrome or black it.

 

That looks good!

 

looks good eric i like the black wit ur truck. urs 2 daksport i saw the thread that had urs n it while i was searching around. how long have u all had urs on and has urs tarnishd ny since u didnt paint it daksport?

 

oh and did both of u use gutr gaurd or another metal

 

thankx hendrixx324, u in rtc? join up the "new" red truck club

tfraysie i got my guater guard at lowes for 10 bucks, and the zip ties at walmart.
i did it last spring and its tarnished. it doesn't rust just loses a little shine.
but its not crome to begn with just galvinized. if u want shine they make chrome in a can.
or u can by those plastic inserts i've seen alot ppl waste there money on those.

 

yeh i was thinkn bout sum coats of clearcoat and that might help. i just dont c the point n getn a mesh gril 4 150plus wen u can make one for less than 20