Grille Compatability

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I am looking at putting a chrome Grille of a 2017 onto my 2015 tradesman that has the black grille. Will the 2017 grille fit?
 

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I am looking at putting a chrome Grille of a 2017 onto my 2015 tradesman that has the black grille. Will the 2017 grille fit?
Yes. FYI if it's the chrome slat grill,you'll lose some airflow across the rad compared to the more open honey comb style grill which you have in your tradesman,if it's the chrome honey comb grill there's no differance in airflow though.
 

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Yes. FYI if it's the chrome slat grill,you'll lose some airflow across the rad compared to the more open honey comb style grill which you have in your tradesman,if it's the chrome honey comb grill there's no differance in airflow though.
The slight loss in airflow is negligible. Especially if he has ags.
 

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2013 - at least 2017 Ram 1500s are shaped the same

look at the bottom corners, they are cut off

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2009 - 2012 1500s

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The slight loss in airflow is negligible. Especially if he has ags.
I tend to disagree,especially if you do any amount of towing.My truck originally had the sport grill,when i switched to the honeycomb grill it dropped the temps a few degrees.Compare the holes in the 2 differant style grills,not a chance in hell the slat style grill is going to flow the same amount of air across the rad and through the engine bay,even with the shutters.The shutters don't cover the whole rad,the bottom of the rad is still uncovered
 
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I am looking at putting a chrome Grille of a 2017 onto my 2015 tradesman that has the black grille. Will the 2017 grille fit?
Any '13-'18 (and Classic models) 1500 truck grills are interchangeable with each other, the exception being the Rebel/Warlock grills. The Rebel/Warlock grill are part of the front bumper design, but you could swap the bumpers if you wanted that front look.
 
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Thank you for all your help on this matter. The one I am looking at is the honeycomb stile
 
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