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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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The quest for the ponyless grille continues

Here we go again with one of those EBay grilles.... upside down picture and confusing information.

This one claims to be a "Mustang GT grille" but there's a mention in fine print saying "Brand New Black Billet Grill for a 2005-2006 Ford Mustang". No mention of V6 or GT in the specification. I e-mailed the seller with a request to clarify for which model this grille is, I hope he's going to answer soon.

$238 including the "halo" foglights:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200041378111

If it's a GT gille indeed, I'm ordering it!
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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I checked these guys out because I want the same thing in chrome. Lots of happy customers on E-bay, good ratings and good reviews of the product, I e-mailed them to confirm that it was indeed for the V8 and that it was "plug and play" etc and they were pretty quick to respond and they assured me it was...please post if you get it and install it, someone on here got the V6 version without halos and was happy.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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I'd like to know if you could swap out the stock fogs to replace those halo things...
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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for some reason nobody offers a matching lower grill.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by RockStar
I checked these guys out because I want the same thing in chrome. Lots of happy customers on E-bay, good ratings and good reviews of the product, I e-mailed them to confirm that it was indeed for the V8 and that it was "plug and play" etc and they were pretty quick to respond and they assured me it was...please post if you get it and install it, someone on here got the V6 version without halos and was happy.
It won't fit the GT.
Here's the thread that shows the comparison of the 2 grilles.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=53872

All the grilles that ONE company offers (yes, the 10 different eBay ID's are all the same company) are the exact same grille. It's just that some of them are chromed, some are black, and some have fog lights, but one thing they ALL have in common is they are made for the V6 so they won't fit the GT.

But, hey, if you're willing to take the chance, then by all means give it a shot. I'd love to see one installed on a GT.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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Here is the answer of the ebay seller to my fitment question (see post #1 above):

"this item is for a gt"

Somehow I'm not convinced...
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Give it a try. The most you would lose would be the amount of shipping if it doesn't fit.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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I asked again the seller to e-mail me the exact dimensions and the number of tabs of this grille. Overseas shipping to Holland ain't cheap enough to try it without some certainty :-)
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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stay with it Louie, that sounds like a good plan to finally resolve this, and I'm anxious to see thier response...if the tabs and dimensions check out with everyone on here I may be the guinea pig to actually order it.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Louie
I asked again the seller to e-mail me the exact dimensions and the number of tabs of this grille. Overseas shipping to Holland ain't cheap enough to try it without some certainty :-)

I forgot about that.

If you get the dimensions, let me know. Remember I have all those spare GT grilles laying around so it would be easy to take measurements and/or pictures.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by StangNut
If you get the dimensions, let me know.
I'll post them here when (or if) I get them.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Is this what you're looking for?

V6:
http://www.grillcraft.com/applicatio..._V6_Model.aspx

GT:
http://www.grillcraft.com/applicatio..._GT_Model.aspx
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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Nope, those are polished billet overlays.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BurntPony
for some reason nobody offers a matching lower grill.
CDC and UPR do, We have one. Our CDC one got knocked out by an 18 wheeler losing a tire, and we replaced it with one from UPR.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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What about this grill?
I saw their ad in the Dec 5.0 mag

http://www.agentfortyseven.com/restyling/gt_grill.html
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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Well... first of all, it doesn't have the OEM honeycomb pattern. Second, it's $395. In the end it doesn't look much different than the SSE insert which I already have.
I'm not saying it's crap, on the contrary, but it's not what I'm looking for.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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any news from the ebay company with the Halos?
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RockStar
any news from the ebay company with the Halos?
Well, the guy did reply to my request for the actual dimensions of the grille, as follows:

"I'm sorry but I am unable to provide that information."

wtf?!

I guess that grille has finally proved to be another dead end.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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I'm feeling gutsy, I may order it and if it doesn't fit ship it back...we'll see what the next paycheck holds...
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RockStar
I'm feeling gutsy, I may order it and if it doesn't fit ship it back...we'll see what the next paycheck holds...
Good luck man, and don't forget to post pics! I sincerely hope it does fit the GT bumper!
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