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Old 13 Mar 2003, 10:06 pm
Jeff V Jeff V is offline
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bemo, I think I was so on the fence about getting the billet or the chrome that I was cursed to second-guess myself either way I decided. I look at the billet grille next to the chrome headlight trim and think "Damn, it doesn't quite match." On the other hand, the billet one was available immediately and only $300, but the chrome one was four week wait and $500. And I am NOT paying $500 for a grille.

Anyway, my cheap a$$ hangups aside, I do love the grille. It fits perfectly, just like rens said. Even when I try to scrutinize it, I can't find something wrong.

One tip I'll share - if you start with an awl pilot rather than drilling a 3/16" hole first, be sure to hand tighten the screws into the lower facia and let them self tap - the drill will go through it in no time and strip the threads. I was lucky to have a quick release finger, I tried the first one with a 7.5 volt cordless drill and the screw was done in about one second.

If you haven't cruised Maryland, you haven't cruised.

(unless you cruised somewhere else)

Edited by - Jeff V on 03/14/2003 11:42:18