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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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You guys know Im just trying to be like you all.

So I installed my mesh grill finally. Ive actually been working on it for quite some time but my play time has been limited so I actually got to finish it yesterday.

The first time I tried to spray with clear coats it did not come out right. I used Krylon triple thick clear glaze and it made it look white-ish. So I had to replace all my material and I used lacquer finish and it worked well.

Anyway, here are the pics I know you all want to see.

Im not happy with the right side and will re-do it later as time permits but at least it is on and Im driving WITH a grill.





 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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looking good weed , you like that better over the stock billet style grille? im sure it will keep a lot of bugs off the radiator also ! LOL maybe we could get a picture of it a little farther away so we can check out the front of the truck ! ill have to compare it to the stock look like i got and maybe consider changing mine . loooking good !
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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love it! what type of mesh did you use?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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I had the standard black honeycomb grill. I was going to get some further away pics but my truck was too dirty for that right now. Maybe this weekend I can get some more
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by sinus19
love it! what type of mesh did you use?
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...tah-grill.html

I found it was better to zip tie it to the grill inserts first and then cut them out to the shape of the inserts
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:35 AM
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DIRTY, your truck gets dirty!! lol jj with you weed , looking good like i said , yeah i agree with you if i had the stock honeycomb i would change it also !!!
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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sweet! ill have to get some next time i go to town.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rideon20z
DIRTY, your truck gets dirty!! lol jj with you weed , looking good like i said , yeah i agree with you if i had the stock honeycomb i would change it also !!!
If I had those billet inserts I would have kept those but for a total of $8-10 I decided to do this. I already had zip ties and a rivet gun.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Lookin real good......been a while since you did some mods. Good job.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 08RamMan
Lookin real good......been a while since you did some mods. Good job.
Thats because as I get farther into the truck, everything gets more costly. Im also doing a custom center console that add a place for my Xbox 360, another amp and 12" sub as well as adding a B&M Quicksilver ratcheting floor shifter and doing away with the column shifter. So that project (which is slow) is costly and time consuming because I only want to do it once and not twice.....LOL

I hope to make some progress on that this weekend.....hopefully.
 
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