Modding a 2016 Rebel Grill to fit a 3rd Gen

HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

First off there a lot of work to make a 2016 grill fit a 3rd gen.

1 - disassemble the whole grill
2 - you will not need the back piece that has the mounting brackets to the truck.
3 - you will need to cut or sand down the grill shell to fit the truck.
4 - then you will need to cut the grill back - that bolts to the shell.

& that's not all.

Pic of grill before mods.

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& disassembled

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HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

Next is to take the grill shell & start cutting/sanding (which ever way you want to)

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Cut & sanded - still needs a little more.

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On the back side you will need to cut out some of the bolt points where the grill shell mounts to the grill back.

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Tray Burge · Jul 19, 2016

I liked your old grill just fine, but if anybody can pull this off, you can. More power to ya.

HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

pics of what I did today.

before I cut this one

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with grill bolted to hood but not tube frame

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& looks ok

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more cutting todo

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with bottom corners cut but needs more trimming.

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The hood latches on first catch but does not close all the way.

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HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

With hood closes all the way, but still needs more trimming.

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HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

Installed for now & functioning, short road trip planned for tomorrow.

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HeavyD · Jul 19, 2016

& if anybody was wondering how the grill shell was made - it has layers

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Johnnymac2k6 · Oct 11, 2016

Hey there, just wondering if the pics above were the finished product, or if you ended up closing up the gaps via body work?
my gen III grille is flaking, and your ingenuity to go with the gen 4 grille is pretty cool.

HeavyD · Oct 11, 2016

Johnnymac2k6 said:
Hey there, just wondering if the pics above were the finished product, or if you ended up closing up the gaps via body work?
my gen III grille is flaking, and your ingenuity to go with the gen 4 grille is pretty cool.

The pics above is the way it is right now. :favorites13:

I still need to finish, but not the fit.
I want to paint it but got too busy since the install, I will also put u-channel molding to make it look better.

It does take a lot to make it fit an older truck & at a few points in the work, I wished I didn't do it.

But dies look good on the truck.

SouthernGorilla · Aug 4, 2019

I really wish the pics were still up for this thread.

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