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Rad, Condenser, Cooler Protection

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Old 09-23-2012 | 05:17 PM
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I've done this on other vehicles for the obvious benefits of protecting expensive components.
Lots of debris on the roads these days not to mention the summer bugs.

The Ram's front end is almost completely some sort of rad or oil cooler and a/c condenser......about 10 square feet of it.

I used some industrial strength bug netting, sewed on some pile velcro.
I then applied self adhesive hook velcro to the truck's rad support.

And there you have it.

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Old 09-23-2012 | 07:58 PM
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Good job.

When I bought mine, it had a "flame" grill (yecch! Sorry, PO). Since the openings were so big, the PO had put mosquito netting in front of the cooling radiators, secured by zip-ties. When I installed my mesh grill, the netting didn't seem so necessary, so it went away.
 
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Old 09-23-2012 | 09:08 PM
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Nice work!
Great Idea!
 
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Old 09-29-2012 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BobK
Nice work!
Great Idea!
You would know about the 400 series highways living in Ontario.
I take at least 2 direct hits a day from something or other.....tire debris, gravel, construction material...you name it.

I had to replace a lower valance and lower grill on my old Benz after getting hit with a cooler lid. Now THAT pissed me off.

Jeez.
 
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Old 09-30-2012 | 03:57 AM
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I miss driving on the 400 series. Especially the 401, I remeber the days that you would hear on the news about a bunch of semi tires coming off there trucks and turning cars into convertables. Happened alot on the 400s a few years back.
 



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