how hard are the Carriage Works billet grill combos to install? any feedback /photos /horror stories/

 

Not really sure which one you are talking about, but I have the Trenz upper and lower and it was really easy to install, and no problems. Just a suggestion.

 

thanks for your input.

 

how to install a billet grill..

http://www.svtlightnings.com/svt/gri...illetgrill.htm

 

thanks clonetek, man thats alot of trouble for a grille?very detailed input though,thanks ,i am looking into the street scene,style they supposidly will just bolt over your existing grill, i will keep ya's updated as i am in contact with,
http://www.aztrucks.com/azthome.html to see about pricng ,was going to go with the putco,but they don,t have lower bumper insert for a 2001 yet.i think the street scene will look good and seems to be an easy install?

 

I emailed Street Scene awhile back about their grilles for our truck, and they told me that they will be out with a grille for the 2001-02 model this month. They currently only make a grille for the 1999-00 models, and if you buy that one it will not work. I found out the hard way and had to return it. If you can get ahold of a stock grille off a 99 or 00, then you can install it that way, but I would just hold off for the new model.

 

I put in the Trenz grill in my truck, and it wasnt very hard at all...i didnt need to shave the grill, only parts of the plastic..then you have to rivet the thing into place and its done! Well worth the time and effort...

 

motoxracer21: looks like Trenz finally got their act together..
i know of several other guys that had to shave the bottom grill down to install it.. maybe Trenz got some feedback from someone that had to do that.

brooks

 

I think the trenz has the best one out right now ......

 

motoxracer21,
I am real close to getting the Trenz grill. Does it have a vertical stripe down the center or did you add that yourself?
Duh...nevermind, I see now that it is just a reflection. Very shiny!!

Chris S.

 

yup, just stupid camera flash

 

i finally bought the carrige works upper and lower on E-bay for &179.00 they always have them there, contacted carrige works directly ,b4 i bought not bid it = buy it befor the reserve is met is the best way!=seller was customautoparts, any ways,
carrige works the oldest billet grille makers said the bottom is a sinch, unbolt old bolt in new,and the upper take,a drummel cut old one out,pop rivet new one in= do a ebay search= svt lightning,you cant beat that price for upprer and lower combo =194.00 includes shipping.

 

What are you gonna do with your existing grills? Assuming that you have an 01 I might like to take them off your hands.

 

what would you like for me to do , with my 2001 grills ? the upper will have to be cut from the truck,the bottom will be unbolted.when i get them out i can let you know how reusable the top one would be? go to my signature and shoot me an e-mail=your address.

 

When I wanted to put a billet grille on my 2001, I looked around and wasn't impressed with the fit that I was seeing on most of them, especially at the outer edges. So I installed a Harley Davidson grill. I love the way it looks, and of course it fits perfectly. I also like the fact that it has the blue oval.