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Old 01-11-2006, 04:09 PM
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Default finnaly available..painted grilles!!

just goy mine today, i ordered it in october, lists for 310.00 cost me 220.00 comes painted and fully assembled with emblem......part number for flame red is 5JK361R4AA i didnt use the factory grille insert, instead i used the home depot grille painted sem black......im installing my R/T emblem in the grille later this week............heres a pic.......

 
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That look sweet!!!

nice job man

I like the "home depot" grille....looks 100x better than stock
 
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That looks awesome! Way better than stock.
 
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Fontana...

Did that just bolt/screw on to the hood????
 
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SCREWS TO THE HOOD, AND IT SCREWS TO THE REINFORCEMENT...ONLY THING I HAD TO DO WITH CHANGING THE INSERTS (THE MESH) WAS TAGE A PIECE OF STEEL ROD 3/16, AND RUN IT FROM THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH TO THE BOTTM OF THE GRILLE, BECAUSE YOU CANT REACH THE LATCH WITH THE INSERTS IN PLACE, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL YOU CANT SEE IT...I WIL TAKE SOME PICS OF THAT LATER...RORY
 
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OH yeah....like on the old Dakotas....they have to extend the hood release latch.
I know what you're saying.

How did you attach the "home depot" grille to the new painted grille???

Also, did the stock grille inserts just pop or screw out or what??

 
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YEA THE FACTORY INSET POPS OUT, ALL I DID TO INSTALL THESE WERE TO NIP THE MESH AND SLIDE IT OVER THE TABS, I WILL POST A PIC TOMMOROW(ITS POURING LIKE A FREAK HERE RIGHT NOW)
 
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This has nothing to do with the grille....

But you used shackles to lower the rear, correct??

Did you buy them from ebay?? (that's the only place I've seen them)

let me know
 
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yep those are the ones...
 
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Pretty easy install, huh??

How's the quality/construction??

Any notice or decrease in the ride quality??
 


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