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Old 07-05-2010, 09:57 PM
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It COMPLETELY clashes with the chrome of the bumper and the headlights. I'm gonna stop by maaco eventually and see about getting my bumpers painted color matched, and get those AVS covers for the headlights. I stopped by a local painter and they wanted over $1000 to paint the rear and front bumpers, or just $650 for the front bumper! I think maaco should be pretty cheap though. What y'all think?
 
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:02 PM
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i like that man, it would look better if you color matched the chrome tho, did you purchase that or build it i would like to do that also? if you could let me know what you did that would be great thanks
 
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:17 PM
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ya i gotta get rid of the chrome. I got it from carid.com, was on backorder for months!
 
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Nice choice! I love that grille!!!!!
 
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Get the bumpers colormatched and that grille will look sick!
 
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Get the bumpers colormatched and that grille will look sick!
I agree. I do not like the non painted front bumper. The grill does look nice!
 
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Ive been wanting to get one of these off ebay, but I am still on the fence. That hood latch opening bothers me. Im not sure how much I would actually notice it on the truck. Im looking at either doing a stock grille and filling in the emblem spot with bondo and painting it body color, or doing one of these in chrome.

It definetly adds a unique look to your truck, and I like it.
 
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Thanks, and yeah, I've seen these on red daks, and it sticks out way too much. I think a chrome one of these would look bad *** with the outside trim part painted color match, and the inside left chrome or black.
 
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oh and if you mean the hood latch openings functionality, it works fine. you don't really notice it when looking at it.
 
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i want to make somthing like the dodge ram hood latches that eway you dont have to make a whole there
 



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