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Old 07-11-2009, 09:55 PM
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ok heres what i did, goto home depot not lowes and pick up some hinged gutter gaurd 6"x3' its $1.98 each youll need 4 now get what ever color paint you wish to use while your there i used dulicolor clearcoat heres some pics to show you better on what i did....
this is what the gaurd looks like....
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now you have to trace out the shape you want it i used my grill inserts to help me on this.....
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this is the shape it should look like you need a dremel or tin snips to cut the material....now what i did is used my old honeycomb grill and utilize it as support so i cut out a bunch of the honeycombs i didnt want it to show through so i left a little to help strengthen it
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now you have to attach it to the old grill inserts i used zip ties black ones so you can see them as good....
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and this is what it looks like put together, this is when i applied my clearcoat i chose to leave it the orig color as i have been blackening stuff and i want a lil color for now(itll be changed this is just a temp grill) if you choose to paint it a color now is the time....
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and now you have to assemble your inserts back to the grill i again used beffy zipties to hold it back into the original location and voila...."guttah grill".....
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so here my "guttah grill" what do yall think.......
 
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Old 07-11-2009, 10:26 PM
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That has to be the most redneck grill job ever... and it's friggin awesome!
 
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Old 07-11-2009, 10:28 PM
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That looks amazing man....nice write up too
 
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Old 07-11-2009, 10:29 PM
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thanks guys....thats funny pyro....ive got some left over i might even do my fog sections....and i got one more thing im gonna add to it but yall havta wait to see it.....
 
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Wow, that looks sweet. Even better that it only cost, what $15-$20. And it looks just as good, if not better than a lot of the ones that cost $200-$400.
 
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that looks great.
 
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Copied to the 3rd Gen Faq Section.

I can't help it jusjay, a grill made from gutter mesh is redneck, and I wish I had thought of it before dropping $100 on a grill.
 
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well im still wanting my billett but they are every where and i fig for temp uses why not.....redneck it may be but ill take it as a compliment thanks for the add to the faq....
 
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im definitly doing this. this is hella innovative. +1 jusjay
 
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Just beware, my buddy did this on his dakota and the stuff he used rusted
 


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