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View Poll Results: Which Grille?
Paint it to match 11 33.33%
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:53 AM
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Default New Grille, What do you think?

Over the winter I broke my grille and I ordered this new one last week. I was originally going to paint it to match the silver color of the truck like my original grille but I kinda like the look of it. What do you guys think?

New black grille:
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Old Silver grille:
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:54 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

Pics? I would like to see the grille black on your truck
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:57 AM
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leave it black imo

i think some black headlights and corners would look awesome, or clear corners would look sykkkk
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:58 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

Pics are now posted! I forgot to add them in the original post lol

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leave it black imo

i think some black headlights and corners would look awesome, or clear corners would look sykkkk
I was also thinking I would black out the headlights! I think it would look good and the black grille complements the black fender flares.
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:00 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

What would look good is if you painted your center section of you hood black.

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The raised sections
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:00 AM
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Leave it like it is. It looks sweet in my opinion!
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:07 AM
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I like it works well with the truck
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:19 AM
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What would look good is if you painted your center section of you hood black.

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The raised sections
X2^^^ Do the black power dome stripes. Have seen on some trucks looks real good..
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:19 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

definately get the black HID headlights, and clears; that would look awesome. I can't tell in the pic, is your bumper black or gray? if gray, paint it but leave the chrome.
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:24 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

I like it because it matches your valence on your bumper. Looks pretty sweet.
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:26 AM
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X2^^^ Do the black power dome stripes. Have seen on some trucks looks real good..
By stripes do you mean paint the indentation in the center of the hood black, or do you actually mean paint stripes down the hood?


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definately get the black HID headlights, and clears; that would look awesome. I can't tell in the pic, is your bumper black or gray? if gray, paint it but leave the chrome.
I think I will black out the headlights and corners. And my bumper was grey but I painted it black, I hopefully will soon be ditching the stock one and be replacing it with this...
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:44 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

Here's a link to another thread, post #11 has a guy with the power dome painted black. He didn't have a straight on but you can see what I'm talking about.

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/vehic...loaded-up.html

Edit: Here's a better link!!!! Plenty of pics...

photoshoot!
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:50 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

Ohh so you think I should paint the two sides of the hood and leave the center stripe silver? I was thinking about doing the opposite and painting the center stripe black and leaving the rest silver.
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Old 04-03-2011, 11:57 AM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

What did the new one run ya?
I snapped mine this winter in the same spot.
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Old 04-03-2011, 12:25 PM
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Default Re: New Grille, What do you think?

I like the way it tapers down right into the grill..
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