To grille or not to grille...

[ReefRaider]

color matched grille for sure

I concur.

 

[ilovemyramlaremie]

From chrome honeycomb to color match

 

[Badger 13]

I kind of like the chrome grille with the chrome bumpers, but your painted version did look nice. I have a Sport and prefer the looks of the honey comb grille over the slats.

 

[audiophile]

Mine is painted with Chrome bumpers and I really like the look.

2016 1500 Outdoorsman 4X4 5.7L

 

[heefageLA]

You can color match BOTH bumpers for less than $600, if you decide go that route... My order arrives today... Goodbye Chrome bumpers!


https://www.ecoological.com/store/p...Front_BumperShellz_-_Truck_Bumper_Covers.html

 

[Truck Fun]

What if you had the ram head logo chrome on the new grille? Wouldn't that give you a tie-in to the bumpers so you could leave them chrome?

 

[ThunderMug95]

Yes, im going to swap my chrome/black emblem on to it. I should be picking up the grille Monday afternoon...woohoo

 

[ThunderMug95]

You can color match BOTH bumpers for less than $600, if you decide go that route... My order arrives today... Goodbye Chrome bumpers!


https://www.ecoological.com/store/p...Front_BumperShellz_-_Truck_Bumper_Covers.html

I checked them out...no silver, but great idea.

 

[stimpy433]

I swapped from chrome to color matched....

 

[ThunderMug95]

Pushed the button...Black quads ordered from Benny...

 

[JB1]

Pushed the button...Black quads ordered from Benny...

Welcome to modding hell........j/k

Chrome looks good with silver but I do like the painted grille too

 

[Lazlo Leiby]

Painted Grill & Chrome bumper look good to me..

 

[TheRealForest]

Just cover the chrome with a big guard.

 

[MarineBSP]

I share the feeling of those who would rather have had a Sport for looks, but buying last Summer from dealer stock and getting a good deal on a Laramie with other options I wanted . . . .

My initial step last Fall was to PlastiDip the Laramie grill inserts black to see what reduced chrome looked like. I didn't remove the inserts - there's enough separation at the join line between grille frame and inserts to allow a Class A masking tape job. It only cost me about $10 for PlastiDip and a roll of Blue masking tape, plus 2 - 3 hours to remove grill from truck, mask, clean, spray, and reinstall. I'm pretty sure I can get the PlastiDip back off if I'm careful - but it's stable enough to withstand a GENTLE washing. I only wish that PlastiDip came color-matched to my truck, so I could try all the other combinations inexpensively.

Blacking out the chrome helped, but I will probably go with a body color grille frame eventually. I'll decide at each step whether to go further. I like some chrome / contrast to monochrome, but I'm not a full chrome person.

Taste is personal, but I'd recommend doing the cheapest / most reversible things first and see how you like it.

 

[moparX2]

I changed My Ram to a Sport, BUT didn't want to delete all the chrome... It's all good.



Blacked the Badges and changed Hood and Body Colored Bumpers & Grille>

I love the New LOOK !!!

 

[Hemimania]

View attachment 161507 View attachment 161508 View attachment 161510 View attachment 161511 So this is the color scheme of my truck...the chrome inner trim on my Moto’s is reversible. Its gloss black on the opposite side. Black step bars, chrome exhaust tips...

Your rims are dope.

 

[AKGONZO]

Who is this "Benny" I see referenced and what does he produce/supply?

I'm on the color match quest as well. I was going to wrap my bumpers but for color matched wrap, it was around $750.

Since the pic, stripped all badges for a cleaner look, I'll take a few more pics during the daylight.

 

[ThunderMug95]

Who is this "Benny" I see referenced and what does he produce/supply?

I'm on the color match quest as well. I was going to wrap my bumpers but for color matched wrap, it was around $750.

Since the pic, stripped all badges for a cleaner look, I'll take a few more pics during the daylight.

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Vendor...AllMoparParts

 

[ThunderMug95]

Damn, Im so torn....After detailing this weekend I keep looking at it...Im not going to change it. It just gleams now....Going to go with other mods.
I have been working on this truck for a year now, making it my own....

 

[ReefRaider]

I'm working on changing to color match and black. Made my own grille.




The new brush guard hasn't shipped yet. I need the bumper stain black by then.