First gotta give credit were credit is due. I first saw this mod on Crawlin91's Rig and after talkin to him about how he did I decided to do it and make a How-To on it.
Crawlin91's Rig
Alright so the main reason I did this mod was to add some protection to my Radiator from rocks cause a few months ago I had to spend about and hour straightening all the bent fins in it and while I had the grill off I discovered several rocks in front of the Rad.
NOTE: I did this on a limited grill so your application may be a bit different depending on the grill.
Alright so here is the list of Needed supplies.
1.Gutter guard x3 (can be found at Home Depot)~$1.96
2.Some kind of wire that will not rust. I got some 16ga. galvanized wire ( I would probably get smaller if I did it again cause it was kinda hard to work with)~1.96
3. Tools. Wire cutters. Drill and needle-nose pliers.
All the required tools.
Alright first you need to get your grill off your truck and then I would I would put painters tape over the emblem or find something soft to work on so you don't scratch the grill like I did.
Ok so if you have the same kind of gutter guards as I did then they will have 2 clips on one side I attached these to the top of the grill.
I made a relief cut on each side about 2 spaces away so that it would only bend a small section.
2.Then you will need to fold the excess around the hole to hold it in place.
3.Then drill a hole at the bottom corners. (make it about half In. from the top so it doesn't crack.)
4.Now just use the wire to secure it to the grill and twist it around itself where it can't be seen.
5. Then repeat in the center at the top and bottom.
6. Now move to the lower half and use another Gutter guard for it. I had to trim it because of the mounting tabs and I wanted to leave the middle section open.
7.Then just repeat the previous steps by bending it and using wire to secure it.
Here is the back side all finished.
And the front.
Now just put it back on the truck and your almost done. Now you will need to cut a little part out near the hood release latch so you can use a screwdriver to open it. I keep one in the glove box so it's handy. (But chances are most of you already have some form of tool box in the back already.)
Now it finished.
Crawlin91's Rig
Alright so the main reason I did this mod was to add some protection to my Radiator from rocks cause a few months ago I had to spend about and hour straightening all the bent fins in it and while I had the grill off I discovered several rocks in front of the Rad.
NOTE: I did this on a limited grill so your application may be a bit different depending on the grill.
Alright so here is the list of Needed supplies.
1.Gutter guard x3 (can be found at Home Depot)~$1.96
2.Some kind of wire that will not rust. I got some 16ga. galvanized wire ( I would probably get smaller if I did it again cause it was kinda hard to work with)~1.96
3. Tools. Wire cutters. Drill and needle-nose pliers.
All the required tools.
Alright first you need to get your grill off your truck and then I would I would put painters tape over the emblem or find something soft to work on so you don't scratch the grill like I did.
Ok so if you have the same kind of gutter guards as I did then they will have 2 clips on one side I attached these to the top of the grill.
I made a relief cut on each side about 2 spaces away so that it would only bend a small section.
2.Then you will need to fold the excess around the hole to hold it in place.
3.Then drill a hole at the bottom corners. (make it about half In. from the top so it doesn't crack.)
4.Now just use the wire to secure it to the grill and twist it around itself where it can't be seen.
5. Then repeat in the center at the top and bottom.
6. Now move to the lower half and use another Gutter guard for it. I had to trim it because of the mounting tabs and I wanted to leave the middle section open.
7.Then just repeat the previous steps by bending it and using wire to secure it.
Here is the back side all finished.
And the front.
Now just put it back on the truck and your almost done. Now you will need to cut a little part out near the hood release latch so you can use a screwdriver to open it. I keep one in the glove box so it's handy. (But chances are most of you already have some form of tool box in the back already.)
Now it finished.
