Anyone have a custom grille

[Liquidoxygen]

Hey guys back again with another question.

Im looking for a custom grille for my 2012 2500. I really wanna go with the Fuel 1 piece studded grille polished but i cant find it anywhere. Anyone have any ideas. Post up pics of your custom grille if you got em....


With all my questions I promise to post up pics next week

2012 2500 White
6' BDS long arm lift
Fox shocks
Dual steering stabil
20x10 Fuel Hostage chrome
37x12.50x20 Nittos

Need:Grille tint and full Hid conversion in that order

 

[Bluesmoke91]

For your HIDs talk to JJ at Retro Shop. He should chime in here real soon.

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[Stangshcky12]

Check out Rok Tek, they have very similar grilles, there are two members here who have then and seem to be close with rok tek now, they both love them

I you want a one of a kind look, definitely go with a set of retroshop headlights

 

[0212353]

For your HIDs talk to JJ at Retro Shop. He should chime in here real soon.

I you want a one of a kind look, definitely go with a set of retroshop headlights

Thanks guys!

Yeah - either way you go, drop in HID kit or a full on custom set of heads with projectors / HIDs / paint - I can do it!

Check out shop.retroshop.us !

 

[0212353]

hey, I didnt cut it off. I tried! LOL

 

[ljvsnyder]

How is the paint holding up over the chrome surround? Did you have some do it or do it youself?

 

[reddot]

love my rok-tek grille not sure if he makes them for your style yet but if you would like me to find out shoot me a pm. And yes JJ is the man for lights for sure!

 

[Big Boi]

So you dont have to cut the cross bar out. Can you see it at all?

Also, I would like to know as well if you painted the shell urself..

 

[Big Boi]

Yes you cut the cross bar out. If you do it correctly they say to leave an inch or so of it on all 4 contact points of the cross to the outside surround. You can clearly see that through the actual grille. So I cut the cross out, and sanded, sanded, sanded, and grinded, as well as sanded some more to get it flat and ever to look like the grille shell came factory with out the cross. There are so traces or signs of the grille cross actually being there. Again the instructions say for you to leave an inch or so off of each point where the cross actually molds to the grille surround. Looks fugly.

Actually painting the chrome was easy. I sanded with 800 grit real well. I then put two coats of adhesion promoter on the plastic. I painted it myself normal with plastic paint from there, and well it turned out mat colored and like ****. I then took it down to my local paint and body shop who re coated it with automotive paint and cleared it. I think it worked better because I sanded real well and put adhesion promoter on it first, and then put down a coat of paint. Just spraying over the plastic the paint won't stick and it will either chip off or run off when it rains. It has been on my truck for 3 months here in Texas heat and the crappy down pours we have been getting over the past month. Looks better than a factory painted grille as it is smooth as glass and sines as if it were metal

Local paint shop charged me 50 dollars to do the entire grille. Just something with my city that everything is of the best quality and the lowest prices. Might be why I stay here and don't move He just painted ALL of my interior peaces, door handle trim, entire dash bezel, my air vents, and a lot of other little nick nack **** parts for 75 dollars. He first told me 150, but came back with "eh it wasn't as much as I thought it would be, only took me 30 minutes to spray and clear, so I'll only charge you 75". Damn good painter, and a class act when it comes to treating people correctly.

Thx bud. Id prefer a Street Scene mesh grill for the top and bottom. But I cant find it anywhere. Dont think they make it..

But urs is a close second, LoL

 

[Big Boi]

Take that back....

Dun Dun Daaaaah!

 

[GhostRam94]

Yes you cut the cross bar out. If you do it correctly they say to leave an inch or so of it on all 4 contact points of the cross to the outside surround. You can clearly see that through the actual grille. So I cut the cross out, and sanded, sanded, sanded, and grinded, as well as sanded some more to get it flat and ever to look like the grille shell came factory with out the cross. There are so traces or signs of the grille cross actually being there. Again the instructions say for you to leave an inch or so off of each point where the cross actually molds to the grille surround. Looks fugly.

Actually painting the chrome was easy. I sanded with 800 grit real well. I then put two coats of adhesion promoter on the plastic. I painted it myself normal with plastic paint from there, and well it turned out mat colored and like ****. I then took it down to my local paint and body shop who re coated it with automotive paint and cleared it. I think it worked better because I sanded real well and put adhesion promoter on it first, and then put down a coat of paint. Just spraying over the plastic the paint won't stick and it will either chip off or run off when it rains. It has been on my truck for 3 months here in Texas heat and the crappy down pours we have been getting over the past month. Looks better than a factory painted grille as it is smooth as glass and sines as if it were metal

Local paint shop charged me 50 dollars to do the entire grille. Just something with my city that everything is of the best quality and the lowest prices. Might be why I stay here and don't move He just painted ALL of my interior peaces, door handle trim, entire dash bezel, my air vents, and a lot of other little nick nack **** parts for 75 dollars. He first told me 150, but came back with "eh it wasn't as much as I thought it would be, only took me 30 minutes to spray and clear, so I'll only charge you 75". Damn good painter, and a class act when it comes to treating people correctly.

hey man where is this cause i would so drive to get a good paint job

 

[GhostRam94]

oh snap.... so you think he could paint my dash and all that good stuff for under 100??

 

[GhostRam94]

ok well prob in 3 to 4 weeks i will hit you up on this lol.... i was gonna do my own but would much rather get a pro to do it for that price... and id love to meet up with you just to bea able to get that price

and prob talk to him about getting bumpers, mirror, grille and handles done

 

[SmokedRam]

Yep I am in the same boat. I am going back to get my mirrors done. Not for sure about handles, but that will be looked at soon. I don't really like chrome plastic, but my theme is 90% black and 10% "real" chrome. Give it a different look. So those will probably be done around the same time as you

I don't know if he does powder coating, but if he doesn't I am sure he knows somebody that does

I like that...like on my truck, I am keeping the wheels and bumpers chromed. that keeps all the chrome down below the wheel line. IMO, that looks good.

 

[SmokedRam]

Going to look great, IMO. the only thing I have left to black out on mine are the bed rail caps. I desperately need to ditch these diamond plate aluminum ones and get some black ones. My door handles have the handle part themselves chromed too, which I am not too concerned with. Other than those two things, i have the badges that will stay and the bumpers and wheels, which I like.

I am NOT a fan of plasti-dip and actually think it's an evil epidemic sweeping across the forums, lol.

 

[0212353]

I can't wait to see your truck rockin' my lights!

Here's what they look like right now. (I know.....I'm mean)





some of Andrews stuff there too.

 

[ljvsnyder]

Yes you cut the cross bar out. If you do it correctly they say to leave an inch or so of it on all 4 contact points of the cross to the outside surround. You can clearly see that through the actual grille. So I cut the cross out, and sanded, sanded, sanded, and grinded, as well as sanded some more to get it flat and ever to look like the grille shell came factory with out the cross. There are so traces or signs of the grille cross actually being there. Again the instructions say for you to leave an inch or so off of each point where the cross actually molds to the grille surround. Looks fugly.

Actually painting the chrome was easy. I sanded with 800 grit real well. I then put two coats of adhesion promoter on the plastic. I painted it myself normal with plastic paint from there, and well it turned out mat colored and like ****. I then took it down to my local paint and body shop who re coated it with automotive paint and cleared it. I think it worked better because I sanded real well and put adhesion promoter on it first, and then put down a coat of paint. Just spraying over the plastic the paint won't stick and it will either chip off or run off when it rains. It has been on my truck for 3 months here in Texas heat and the crappy down pours we have been getting over the past month. Looks better than a factory painted grille as it is smooth as glass and sines as if it were metal

Local paint shop charged me 50 dollars to do the entire grille. Just something with my city that everything is of the best quality and the lowest prices. Might be why I stay here and don't move He just painted ALL of my interior peaces, door handle trim, entire dash bezel, my air vents, and a lot of other little nick nack **** parts for 75 dollars. He first told me 150, but came back with "eh it wasn't as much as I thought it would be, only took me 30 minutes to spray and clear, so I'll only charge you 75". Damn good painter, and a class act when it comes to treating people correctly.

Thanks that is encouraging. That is it I am moving to Texas, lol. Wish the painters around here were that cheap, they wanted $400 to paint my bumper that I prepped and removed. It may be cheaper to send my grille to you have your guy paint it and ship it back.

 

[garner]

Yes you cut the cross bar out. If you do it correctly they say to leave an inch or so of it on all 4 contact points of the cross to the outside surround. You can clearly see that through the actual grille. So I cut the cross out, and sanded, sanded, sanded, and grinded, as well as sanded some more to get it flat and ever to look like the grille shell came factory with out the cross. There are so traces or signs of the grille cross actually being there. Again the instructions say for you to leave an inch or so off of each point where the cross actually molds to the grille surround. Looks fugly.

Actually painting the chrome was easy. I sanded with 800 grit real well. I then put two coats of adhesion promoter on the plastic. I painted it myself normal with plastic paint from there, and well it turned out mat colored and like ****. I then took it down to my local paint and body shop who re coated it with automotive paint and cleared it. I think it worked better because I sanded real well and put adhesion promoter on it first, and then put down a coat of paint. Just spraying over the plastic the paint won't stick and it will either chip off or run off when it rains. It has been on my truck for 3 months here in Texas heat and the crappy down pours we have been getting over the past month. Looks better than a factory painted grille as it is smooth as glass and sines as if it were metal

Local paint shop charged me 50 dollars to do the entire grille. Just something with my city that everything is of the best quality and the lowest prices. Might be why I stay here and don't move He just painted ALL of my interior peaces, door handle trim, entire dash bezel, my air vents, and a lot of other little nick nack **** parts for 75 dollars. He first told me 150, but came back with "eh it wasn't as much as I thought it would be, only took me 30 minutes to spray and clear, so I'll only charge you 75". Damn good painter, and a class act when it comes to treating people correctly.

417 Center Street Deer Park, TX 77536‎
(281) 476-0364

Donny's paint and body. Lives half a mile away from me He does small little things which other shops would look at and go "No eff you".

There is a 2011 r/t that was t-boned sitting out in front

Damn that's cheap!

Take that back....

Dun Dun Daaaaah!

Sexy!

 

[stino]

Not custom, but I have a painted grill