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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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I'm sorry, I'm confused - a 2013 GT grill (with the fogs) will or will not fit onto a 2013 V6? Has anyone done this to get the fogs (and the GT "look")?
It should fit.
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Will not fit. You need to get a GT bumper.
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sakol
Will not fit. You need to get a GT bumper.
Are you referring to 11-12 mustangs? The 2013 bumper is the same on the v6 and v8.
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Gnarsh_Darkwatch
I'm sorry, I'm confused - a 2013 GT grill (with the fogs) will or will not fit onto a 2013 V6? Has anyone done this to get the fogs (and the GT "look")?
it fits but you need the grille surround as well , I only had the grille itself.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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Works fine on the 2013 V6 -
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by the5
Works fine on the 2013 V6 -

And yes all the fogs work-
I'm going to assume that you need 6 lights because you get extremely heavy fog in your area.
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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I'm going to assume that you need 6 lights because you get extremely heavy fog in your area.
Nahh The lower fogs were there and I didnt fell like taking them out, I still think it looks awesome
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Well i got the boss grille in now since i had to get a 5.0 grille surround. Looks awesome and unique
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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Exactly what I was looking for

Originally Posted by the5
Works fine on the 2013 V6 -
Thanks The5, this was exactly what I was looking for - I knew I wasn't the only one with this idea. Did you buy it from Roush overstock or possible takeoff from a forum member on here? How did you wire it?
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Yeah I saw that video but apparently the seller of this grille told me to "yank and pull" my current one and install the new one? Sounds a little...stone age to me lol

This seems like too much work too as I've seen people say you can take the grille off and put a new one in since it's held by clips?

I'm just curious to see anyone else's input on this.
I yanked the grill out of our GT500. I thought I took pictures of the clips but I did not. Just look where the tabs are on your replacement grill and carefully pull the grill in each of those locations until you hear the clip snap out. The receiving clips are actually a hoop on the edge of the bumper and are made of the same soft material as the bumper. They will stretch and release the tab.

I was really nervous at first with the GT500. When I saw how easy it was, I'm glad I didn't go through all the trouble of taking the entire front end off the car.

Remember, this works best if you pull locally at each clip location; don't just try to pull the entire grill out at once.

Good luck to all who try this. You may want to put some tape on the paint in front of the grill before removing it to minimize any scratching that might happen when you pull the grill out.

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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by UOP Shadow
I yanked the grill out of our GT500. I thought I took pictures of the clips but I did not. Just look where the tabs are on your replacement grill and carefully pull the grill in each of those locations until you hear the clip snap out. The receiving clips are actually a hoop on the edge of the bumper and are made of the same soft material as the bumper. They will stretch and release the tab.

I was really nervous at first with the GT500. When I saw how easy it was, I'm glad I didn't go through all the trouble of taking the entire front end off the car.

Remember, this works best if you pull locally at each clip location; don't just try to pull the entire grill out at once.

Good luck to all who try this. You may want to put some tape on the paint in front of the grill before removing it to minimize any scratching that might happen when you pull the grill out.

Thanks but yep that's how I did it!
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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Gnarsh_Darkwatch
Thanks The5, this was exactly what I was looking for - I knew I wasn't the only one with this idea. Did you buy it from Roush overstock or possible takeoff from a forum member on here? How did you wire it?
Roush Overstock, I had wired it using starkey products!
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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mopar?
it fits but you need the grille surround as well , I only had the grille itself.
Can you describe what the "grille surround" is? I'm sorry for the dumb questions, but I ordered my car through Overseas Military Sales (I'm in Southwest Asia currently) and I have some spare time on my hands, but nothing to physically inspect.
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Old Nov 15, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gnarsh_Darkwatch
Can you describe what the "grille surround" is? I'm sorry for the dumb questions, but I ordered my car through Overseas Military Sales (I'm in Southwest Asia currently) and I have some spare time on my hands, but nothing to physically inspect.
It's what holds the actual grille when you yank it out. The grille itself is held by several clips to the grille surround and you unclip it and put the new grille in. The boss grille only goes on the 5.0 surround though. The v6 uses a chrome one that's different and allows a bigger grille in the same spot. The 5.0 surround is a bit bigger so the grille itself is a bit smaller

Hope that all makes sense.
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by the5
Works fine on the 2013 V6 -

And yes all the fogs work-
That looks badass!
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mopar?
it fits but you need the grille surround as well , I only had the grille itself.
Is this the part you are talking about? http://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-gril.../p/DR3Z8419BA/
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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Is this the part you are talking about? http://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-gril.../p/DR3Z8419BA/
Looks like it but holy cow that's like 1000% more than what I paid for mine!
Do not buy it from there.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dfink114
Is this the part you are talking about? http://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-gril.../p/DR3Z8419BA/
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Looks like it but holy cow that's like 1000% more than what I paid for mine!
Do not buy it from there.
It has a list price of $163.90, it's $108.17 + shipping here: http://www.tousleyfordparts.com/part...&siteid=214771
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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Good find Gabe. CJ are crooks.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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Good find Gabe. CJ are crooks.
I avoid them.

I've seen em on eBay for $20, just gotta stay on top of it.
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