My version of an Explorer grille.

[nomadic111]

I just finished the installation today. It's actually more transparent from a distance than I expected it to be. But I think it came out alright.

 

[AlexSport'00]

Looks nice. A little too transparent...but still a nice home made job. Good job!

 

[ShortyzKustomz]

If you did it in silver/grey mesh it would have looked great. The silver makes it look clean but you wont notice the color. The bugflector and bull-bar kills it though imo.....

 

[briwayjones]

I think it's a bit to transparent also. I think if you put a Ford emblem in the center it would set it off nicely.

 

[Jason c]

I did something similar with the gap between my hitch and the rear bumper. Filled it in great until I painted it black. Now you can hardly tell it's there.

 

[deweyville65]

If you want to do something to stand out, why not attach a couple polished aluminum bars? Or paint it something besides black. But, IMHO, I think it looks pretty darn good.

 

[AlexSport'00]

I think it's a bit to transparent also. I think if you put a Ford emblem in the center it would set it off nicely.

That would probably help some and it'd look cool. Completely agree.

 

[nomadic111]

If you did it in silver/grey mesh it would have looked great. The silver makes it look clean but you wont notice the color. The bugflector and bull-bar kills it though imo.....

The bug deflector is my main defense against rocks and other freeway frag from blasting the front edge of the hood. Within a week of putting the thing on, it took a hit that was hard enough to put the crack in it that you can see in the close-up photo. (I'd prefer that rather than the hood)
The bar is simply to provide a place to mount a pair of lights. A full-on brush bar is just too huge. I think at some point I'll have a winch bumper built and it will all change up front anyway.

Thanks guys!

 

[snoranger]

I think it's a bit to transparent also. I think if you put a Ford emblem in the center it would set it off nicely.

I like the look of the Ford emblem offset from center, like I did on my Ex, but anywhere you put it will breakup the plain look.