So, I made some grill inserts with some aluminum I had. I like how they turned out, but are they too plain? Any suggestions on how to make them a little "fancier"? And before anyone says it, they are not fit to the grill so it still gets plenty of air flow.

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Possibly cut a pattern in them so it get more air flow

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I mean that's nice and all, but now there's now air to pass over the radiator and into the engine bay.....

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I think it would be cool if you added an led bar into the grill

looks good. How did you mount them? I've been thinking about doing this lately to kill some time. I haven't done a mod in a while haha, too damn cold

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Stock (or OEM equivalent) everything except
Gibson Cat-Back Dual Extreme exhaust system
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They are made from 'L' stock, so it bends back at the top of each insert and is bolted to the inside top of each grill area.

its hard to see from the pictures, but there are very large gaps around the inserts, as they sit forward of the grill, so I have no doubt that it still gets PLENTY of air. I had a piece of cardboard left in front of my radiator for a month before, I had forgotten to take it out after a project and I never had an overheating issue.

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not sure how exactly you're meaning? but I was thinking of adding some LEDs behind the inserts for some backlighting around the inserts.

awesome. I will have to remember that, don't know how I feel about building 6 of those (different grill)

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2000 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 Supercab
4.0, 5-speed
Live axle 4x4 - 3.73 gear ratio - open diff
Stock (or OEM equivalent) everything except
Gibson Cat-Back Dual Extreme exhaust system
---HOME OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE---

So, incase anyone is still questioning my inserts. First I took them out and polished them, I think they look better. But most importantly as I was putting them back in I noticed that only 1/3 to 1/2 of the radiator gets air through the grill, most of the air comes in through the bumper, so the radiator and engine probably doesnt even notice the "reduced" air flow. It still gets TONS of fresh cool air.

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