Billet Front Grill
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
Billet Front Grill
Just thought I would let all ya'll know about a very good price on a front billet grill I found on Ebay. I had been looking off and on for one,
almost bought the one Ecklers has for $199.00+shipping and I found this
one for $79.00+shipping at a company called Mr.Grill. I just received it,
and it looks exactly like the one Ecklers sells for less than 1/2 price.
I am almost finished with my mods, and will post pics when done. Hope
this helps anyone that has wanted a front grill for their car.
almost bought the one Ecklers has for $199.00+shipping and I found this
one for $79.00+shipping at a company called Mr.Grill. I just received it,
and it looks exactly like the one Ecklers sells for less than 1/2 price.
I am almost finished with my mods, and will post pics when done. Hope
this helps anyone that has wanted a front grill for their car.
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
Yes, looks exactly like that, and thanks for posting the pic
I made a mistake, looks like this, but it has 10 bars and not 6 like this one. SRY
I made a mistake, looks like this, but it has 10 bars and not 6 like this one. SRY
Last edited by Monterrey Bill; Aug 19, 2006 at 05:03 PM.
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Unless Mr. Grille came out with a different one than they had before, the Mr. Grille billet grille is brushed aluminum and not polished and has more horizontal bars (10 compared to 6) than the one Ecklers and other Corvette parts places sell.
By the way I have the Ecklers style and had it on the car for a couple of weeks and took it off. Just didn't care for the look. I'll sell it to anyone who gives me a reasonable offer.
By the way I have the Ecklers style and had it on the car for a couple of weeks and took it off. Just didn't care for the look. I'll sell it to anyone who gives me a reasonable offer.
Last edited by BigJag; Aug 17, 2006 at 08:37 PM.
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Originally Posted by BigJag
Unless Mr. Grille came out with a different one than they had before, the Mr. Gille billet grille is brushed aluminum and not polished and has more horizontal bars (10 compared to 6) than the one Ecklers and other Corvette parts places sell.
By the way I have the Ecklers style and had it on the car for a couple of weeks and took it off. Just didn't care for the look. I'll sell it to anyone who gives me a reasonable offer.
By the way I have the Ecklers style and had it on the car for a couple of weeks and took it off. Just didn't care for the look. I'll sell it to anyone who gives me a reasonable offer.
PM sent.
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Originally Posted by PillRoller
So, in your opinion, is it a reasonable grill and does the 10 bar look better or worse than the 6 bar?
PM sent.
PM sent.
I went with the Racemesh grille myself
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by BigJag
Haven't seen one in person. The 10 bar will look more like a solid piece from further away than the 6 bar. What looks better or worse is a matter of personal taste. Same goes for polished or unpolished, depends what look your going for.
I went with the Racemesh grille myself
I went with the Racemesh grille myself
Same here, look's great!
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Originally Posted by BigJag
Haven't seen one in person. The 10 bar will look more like a solid piece from further away than the 6 bar. What looks better or worse is a matter of personal taste. Same goes for polished or unpolished, depends what look your going for.
I went with the Racemesh grille myself
I went with the Racemesh grille myself
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Originally Posted by Monterrey Bill
Just thought I would let all ya'll know about a very good price on a front billet grill I found on Ebay. I had been looking off and on for one,
almost bought the one Ecklers has for $199.00+shipping and I found this
one for $79.00+shipping at a company called Mr.Grill. I just received it,
and it looks exactly like the one Ecklers sells for less than 1/2 price.
I am almost finished with my mods, and will post pics when done. Hope
this helps anyone that has wanted a front grill for their car.
almost bought the one Ecklers has for $199.00+shipping and I found this
one for $79.00+shipping at a company called Mr.Grill. I just received it,
and it looks exactly like the one Ecklers sells for less than 1/2 price.
I am almost finished with my mods, and will post pics when done. Hope
this helps anyone that has wanted a front grill for their car.
The best billet grille on Ebay is from Josh Greenwalt (Seller name Logitech ) It's a six bar well finished high polished aluminum.
It's shown below with the addition of a Flexchrome HR077C molding to get rid of the floating look.
Recently sold the grille to another forum member as I intended to install a Mercado round hole gille. Wasn't satisfied with the Mercado, so I reordered another Billet at $79.99. This go round I'll paint the billet matte textured black and frame with a black Flexchrome trim. The mercado round hole will be installed behind the billet. I'll post pix when I install
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St. Jude Donor '07
It's shown below with the addition of a Flexchrome HR077C molding to get rid of the floating look.
[/QUOTE]I would like to try the addition of the Flexchrome HR077C molding. Can you tell me where you got it and how did you install it?
Drifting
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Originally Posted by sscamaro
I would like to try the addition of the Flexchrome HR077C molding. Can you tell me where you got it and how did you install it?
http://www.flexchrome.com/Products/extruded.htm
It's a high grade trim product. You need to cut to the width of the lower grille plus the length required to do the two sides. If I recall about 44" +/-. You need to make a compound curve, which takes more patience then skill. Start at either the left or right upper corner, peel back only enough of the tape mask to make it around the curve at the lower corner to the straight area of the lower grille. Hold it in place for a while, till you know it's secure. Continue along the straight section, then repeat the next curve (in reverse) to the top edge of the grille. Very important to use alchohol to clean the surface that the trim will attach to, if you don't the tape may not adhere properly
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by RBYCC
The best billet grille on Ebay is from Josh Greenwalt (Seller name Logitech ) It's a six bar well finished high polished aluminum.
It's shown below with the addition of a Flexchrome HR077C molding to get rid of the floating look.
Recently sold the grille to another forum member as I intended to install a Mercado round hole gille. Wasn't satisfied with the Mercado, so I reordered another Billet at $79.99. This go round I'll paint the billet matte textured black and frame with a black Flexchrome trim. The mercado round hole will be installed behind the billet. I'll post pix when I install
It's shown below with the addition of a Flexchrome HR077C molding to get rid of the floating look.
Recently sold the grille to another forum member as I intended to install a Mercado round hole gille. Wasn't satisfied with the Mercado, so I reordered another Billet at $79.99. This go round I'll paint the billet matte textured black and frame with a black Flexchrome trim. The mercado round hole will be installed behind the billet. I'll post pix when I install
I really like the finished look this one gives with the molding around it, maybe I need to do this with mine, sure like the look, and thanks for the pics.I went and looked at my Grill again, and I apologize as it does have 10 bars, and not 6 as was said earlier. I like the 6 bar with the flex trim around it the best.
Last edited by Monterrey Bill; Aug 19, 2006 at 07:47 AM.