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I would be affraid that the air flow would be restricted too much. The engine compartments on these trucks have a hard enough time breathing and staying cool without cutting the air down even more.

 

I don't know if you have ever seen people use what looks like window screen from the house on the front of a vehicle to stop bugs from getting in/on it, but they don't realize that regular old screen like that cuts air flow by nearly 50% so I can only imagine that those mesh things would do the same.

 

Something to think about... :smart: :thumbsup:

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grills upside down in the picture. I know a few people with those on later model front ends and they have no problems. If nothing else it might give you an excuse to upgrade the radiator right?

 

I think the billet and gunmetal ones look better than the chrome ones.

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you found the first post on ebay, I am sure there are other pictures right below...

 

I also like gloss black and color matched. It really comes down to what color grill you have and the color combo of the rest of the truck.

 

I am planning of painting the 2500 stuff I have coming red and making the inserts and painting them gloss black. If you are making your own then painting them you can either use expanded metal which is a bit tough to work with, or advance sells the stuff ricers use for about 10 bucks, at least they used to.

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I made my own out of some scrap fencing. I too was concerned with air flow, but I removed the AC condenser and the grille fins, and used a wider mesh than the aftermarket units.

 

 

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I purchased them off ebay when I redid my truck, never had any issue with overheating.

That's a nice truck, but there is a very sad sight in the background... :(
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I purchased them off ebay when I redid my truck, never had any issue with overheating.

 

did u paint them urself or did u have them paint it? i think them painted black on my truck would look really cool.

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[That's a nice truck, but there is a very sad sight in the background]

 

yes, it is a sad sight, but that old girl help me with a lot of donor parts.

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[did u paint them urself or did u have them paint it? i think them painted black on my truck would look really cool.]

 

I painted them and they been on the truck for a year and a half and there is no paint coming off.

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