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Grillcraft makes custom grilles from steel mesh. Installation is a snap compared to billet grills. Although they may look fragile, Grillcraft grilles are also far less fragile than billet grilles -- it takes a great deal of effort to bend them. Accidental bending is all but impossible. The grilles are covered with a thick and uniform powder coat. Grille installation tips are here. |
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The Grillcraft grilles are somewhat transparent (see how the flash accentuates the transparency), so some extra attention to detail counts. I cleaned and painted everything which would be visible from the outside. |
 Additionally, I
trimmed off the unused bottom tabs on the upper grille shell. I also
painted all of the screw heads black so that they cannot be seen.
The silver versions may appear slightly less transparent by directing more
attention to themselves. |
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As the result of a fender bender, I now have a DG Motorsports air dam. I fabbed matching grilles for shaker hood, heat exchanger, and brake duct openings with scrap material generously donated by Grillcraft. I will post pics when the front end makeover is done. |
To install the factory emblem,
you will need to remove the center locating pin on the emblem. Put
masking tape all around the center of the grille. Then find the two
holes in the mesh where the remaining pins will be located. Push the
emblem through the tape. Take a large screwdriver and open up these
two mesh holes until the emblem will slide through. Then take a
utility knife or Exacto and trace around the emblem, pulling away all tape
except under the emblem. Remove the emblem and slightly flatten the
center of the emblem area on the grille so that the emblem will lay flat.
I could not get the emblem to lay perfectly flat, but it is flat enough
that no one will notice. I used a rubber mallet, with the grille placed
face up on a couple of pillows. The black emblem is from
