New grille
I may have to get one ...
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All parts are aluminum and stainless steel. The quality is very good. The lights are mounted from behind with aluminum brackets and I just cut the factory harness plugs off and soldered/heat shrink tubed the PIAA plugs in their place, so I can still just unplug the lights when pulling the fascia off in the future. There is a rubber ''grommet like'' piece that fits in the light openings to keep the lights from vibrating or scratching against the grill.
I also disassembled the thing when they sent it to me and sanded the original grill border which is re-used. I sprayed it with adhesion promoter and painted it semi-flat black for a perfect match to the grill. That's not necessary though. I just wanted it to be as close to perfect as possible. My son didn't do that and it looks decent.
If you end up getting one don't forget to tell them not to install the Shelby letters if you don't want them. I had to remove the letters which caused me to have to touch up the paint a bit.
I also disassembled the thing when they sent it to me and sanded the original grill border which is re-used. I sprayed it with adhesion promoter and painted it semi-flat black for a perfect match to the grill. That's not necessary though. I just wanted it to be as close to perfect as possible. My son didn't do that and it looks decent.
If you end up getting one don't forget to tell them not to install the Shelby letters if you don't want them. I had to remove the letters which caused me to have to touch up the paint a bit.
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I think you'll find that the lights are too small with a totally stock front end. I wish I had pics of my son's before we removed it to install trim rings. You would see what I mean. You never know though, everybody has their own taste. I know mine didn't look bad without the trim rings with the aftermarket crap on the car, but I still like the rings.
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I've had my grille about a month or so now and finally got time to take some pictures. Anthony , do your lights hit the ground about 10' in front of the car like mine do ? I tried to adjust them , but couldn't raise them any. They look good , but don't really help much with lighting up the road. As to a previous question , the shipping was 20$ and since I didn't get the lettering the grille was $599 ...
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I've had my grille about a month or so now and finally got time to take some pictures. Anthony , do your lights hit the ground about 10' in front of the car like mine do ? I tried to adjust them , but couldn't raise them any. They look good , but don't really help much with lighting up the road. As to a previous question , the shipping was 20$ and since I didn't get the lettering the grille was $599 ...
Looks good. I've been trying to find a grill, with stock foglight size, without the pony emblem. Any ideas?
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Thanks guy's ... I've thought about painting the rivets too and yes they'll probably chip just like the grilles on my hood do. I just keep a can of black rustoleum paint to touch them up. However , the rivets are pretty small and the chance of getting hit and chipping is a lot smaller ...
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Thanks guy's ... I've thought about painting the rivets too and yes they'll probably chip just like the grilles on my hood do. I just keep a can of black rustoleum paint to touch them up. However , the rivets are pretty small and the chance of getting hit and chipping is a lot smaller ...
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