Billet Grilles

Old Nov 4, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Billet Grilles

Hey Guys, Looking for a good Billet grille to go on the 07 Xlt. I have the chrome bumber and Chrome around the Honeycomb grille on it now. Wish it was all black but...meh. Ive done research on them and found some but nothing for sure. Im looking for a Grill with very little spacing between the metal pieces.

Also i dont know if a "bolt on" one from SES would be just fine or to go another route. Anyone with a Billet already on hey, feel free to help me out.

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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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I have billet inserts on an H-bar style grille.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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The only Billet grills I would want personally upon fit/finish, and style, would be the OEM Lariat chrome pkg grill, and the OEM Harley Davidson edition grill. Unfortunately the costs of each are crazy high. for each, $300 or so for the Lariat grill, and I paid $578 for my Harley edition grill. But both look so much better than aftermarket aluminum billets.

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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DarrenWS6
The only Billet grills I would want personally upon fit/finish, and style, would be the OEM Lariat chrome pkg grill, and the OEM Harley Davidson edition grill. Unfortunately the costs of each are crazy high. for each, $300 or so for the Lariat grill, and I paid $578 for my Harley edition grill. But both look so much better than aftermarket aluminum billets.

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Roush grilles work too if you can actually find one.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 4.6 Punisher


Roush grilles work too if you can actually find one.
Thats right I forgot about those.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Lariat chrome package grille? With that tiny emblem? Roush is far superior grille and retains the full size emblem or if you don't want an emblem like me you have a choice not to use one.

Harley grilles only look good on black trucks IMO. Don't believe either are billet.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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I want a black billet grille.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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I want a black billet grille.
On my old 2004 I had a Roush grill I painted black like 4.6punisher did, but I re-attached my emblem.

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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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Take a look at Carriage Works. their stuff is high quality, ans decent prices. I had a bolt over grill, along with a bumper grill on my 98. Theyfit and finish was excellent.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Glen R
Take a look at Carriage Works. their stuff is high quality, ans decent prices. I had a bolt over grill, along with a bumper grill on my 98. Theyfit and finish was excellent.
Yeah there pretty decent and actually aluminum. You can get them in brushed aluminum, polished and black.
Street Scene has a pretty good one also in aluminum. Comes in satin aluminum, black powder coat, black chrome and polished stainless steel.
Like this one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290795922948...=p5197.c0.m619
 
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Yea that Roush Grill looks great, also saw the Saleen. Looks good to, Just had my Grill Accent and Front Bumper Done with Vehicle Wrap PTM black. Picks up when i take em. Now all i have to do is try to find a Roush or a saleen. Black is what im looking for.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by tg150
Lariat chrome package grille? With that tiny emblem? Roush is far superior grille and retains the full size emblem or if you don't want an emblem like me you have a choice not to use one.

Harley grilles only look good on black trucks IMO. Don't believe either are billet.
The chrome package/fx2 look identical to the Roush to me, with the exception of the emblem being optional with the Roush. Is there another difference?

And for the people throwing the term billet around, "billet grille" refers to the material the grille is made out of, billet aluminum. A plastic grille that has lots of horizontal bars is not a billet grille, though they resemble each other.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Slick
The chrome package/fx2 look identical to the Roush to me, with the exception of the emblem being optional with the Roush. Is there another difference?

And for the people throwing the term billet around, "billet grille" refers to the material the grille is made out of, billet aluminum. A plastic grille that has lots of horizontal bars is not a billet grille, though they resemble each other.
Chrome package grilles use a small emblem not the 9x3 and the bars are cut around the emblem not giving you the option to use it without an emblem.

And yeah, only the carriage works grille and street scene mentioned above are aluminum. Rest are plastic and I don't know why they were recommended .
 
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tg150
Chrome package grilles use a small emblem not the 9x3 and the bars are cut around the emblem not giving you the option to use it without an emblem.

And yeah, only the carriage works grille and street scene mentioned above are aluminum. Rest are plastic and I don't know why they were recommended .
Isn't that what I said?

Chrome package/FX2: You're stuck with the emblem
Roush: You can opt to have the emblem or not.

That said, anyone know where you can get a Roush grille anymore? I wish I hadn't cut up my original one.
 
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