Billet Grille Installation Techniques
Relax. Installing a slick new billet grille onto your vehicle is probably easier than you'd imagine. If you know how to use a screwdriver and an Allen wrench, you have just about all the skills you�ll need to mount most billet grilles.
Billet grilles can be divided into two camps based on their installation type: bolt over billet grilles and replacement billet grilles. Let's take a look at how they work.
These billet grilles are the easiest, least time-consuming to install. Rather than completely replacing your existing grille work, Bolt Over Billet Grilles sit right on top of the old one. They use a series of hidden bolts, brackets and clamps for a solid, secure and simple installation. They require no drilling or cutting, and the only real downside with some bolt over grilles is that you can still see your original grille peeking through from behind. Putco and DJ Motorsports all craft first-rate bolt over billet grilles.
Unlike a Bolt Over Billet Grille that sits right on top of your stock grille work, a Replacement Billet Grille is a complete transplant. Everything that your auto manufacturer installed in the grille section will be striped off in exchange for your personally chosen new billet grille. Often, this means that you will have to perform a bit of bodywork surgery, but it is not as daunting as it sounds. Most stock grilles are mounted by plastic brackets, so all you have to do is slice through them with a hacksaw, which should take no more than 20 minuets. Before you start cutting, though, make sure that you have read through all of the instructions, and check to make sure that all you have all the required hardware. When you want a complete replacement grille, go with Lund and DJ Motorsports.
Once the original is out, your new Replacement Billet Grille takes its place. On certain vehicles, some light drilling may be needed. Although the Replacement Billet Grilles take longer to install, their seamless integration makes the time worth while.
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