when is a downgrade an upgrade?

OklaHemi · Sep 18, 2010

First off please forgive the condition of my truck, she's filthy i know. wash tomorrow.

so i recently switched out my oem billet grill for an oem black honeycomb. so have any of you guys performed "downgrades" that you think helped your truck in one way or another

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AWE Daniel · Sep 18, 2010

So whaddaya doin with the billet grill? Looks good if you clean up the honeycomb.

OklaHemi · Sep 18, 2010

i traded some one local. the truck will be washed i feel embarrassed driving it right now

AWE Daniel · Sep 18, 2010

damn! I want billet

ramhunter9 · Sep 18, 2010

looks better IMO black on black

shadow11 · Sep 18, 2010

I need to do this to my truck

Black Hemi Demon · Sep 18, 2010

Your truck looks good both ways. I have had the honeycomb one on mine since i got it so im tired of it but on my truck only. Looks good on yours, So the downgrade in this case is a good upgrade. And ****, I've been wanting to get that billet grill. I hope you didnt do an even exchange with the guy haha.

truckin151 · Sep 18, 2010

Looks much better like that. I personally like the OEM black honeycombe grill. It just has a clean look to it.

AParrette · Sep 18, 2010

i like black mesh
and m down upgrade was cutting the whole exhaust off

quietpeen · Sep 18, 2010

hmmm i would have painted the billet one black......I had both on my truck and i liked the billet painted black a lot more than the honeycomb

rocket · Sep 18, 2010

Mine is black chromium from the factory. stands out better since the "Guttah" grill install. this is a perfect exaample of downgrade/updrade btw. nice trade okla.!

shadow11 · Sep 18, 2010

I guess you could say for those of us who have removed our badges that that is a down grade.

OklaHemi · Sep 19, 2010

yeah i traded straight across for it. he drove to my house and we swapped. i did tell him about rf so well see if he joins up. if you guys were local you would have had dibs.

Redtruck-VA · Sep 19, 2010

I like the OEM billet......
IMO, OEM chrome grille looks better than the aftermarket grilles...

Off_Road_Teacher · Sep 19, 2010

I like the black grill, looks much better.

In terms of downgrading being an upgrade, I would say when I removed the entire tow package from the rear and replaced it with a pan. That was a downgrade that I consider an upgrade.

rocket · Sep 19, 2010

^^^until you needed to tow somethiing, then it was a mistake, albeit a temporary, good looking mistake,lol.

Off_Road_Teacher · Sep 19, 2010

Haven't towed in 10 years, so that is a chance I am willing to take.

0212353 · Sep 19, 2010

Off_Road_Teacher said:
Haven't towed in 10 years, so that is a chance I am willing to take.

If my truck ever has a trailer behind it................I bet its my dad's trailer and he'll be driving. :crazy:

OklaHemi · Sep 19, 2010

i have a tahoe for towing. removing the tow package for a roll pan is a good one too teach. im glad i did that as well

Off_Road_Teacher · Sep 19, 2010

OklaHemi said:
i have a tahoe for towing. removing the tow package for a roll pan is a good one too teach. im glad i did that as well

I thought it was, really, what's the point of keeping something I never use. If I really ever needed to tow I would just borrow my buddy's truck. But I have nothing that needs towing so that day will probably never come.

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