Why so much hate for angry eyes grilles?

[Mikester86]

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[ScenicRoute]

yeah....its out east too, but there are some great rock climbs. I am originally from west ky (LBL area). Its fun, its home, but damn...the mud.

 

[kingpinJL]

Let me tell you something, I absolutely LOVE doing the jeep wave. I look forward to it so much, and it's one of my favorite things about the jeep community. however, absolutely nothing hurts me more than seeing the top of a jeep, getting excited and getting ready to wave, and i get closer and i see the god awful abomination of an angry birds grill. Every time this happens, I die a little inside.

 

[DadJokes]

yeah....its out east too, but there are some great rock climbs. I am originally from west ky (LBL area). Its fun, its home, but damn...the mud.

I’m down for some mix of those terrains though.

 

[Steve JLUR]

I love my angry grille. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. People say my Jeep matches my personality, and I think that’s awesome to have a vehicle like me. Why the hate for these grilles?

No disrespect to you, or anyone here, but why the hell do you care what us bunch of yahoos think of your Jeep?

If anyone is making sweeping generalizations about me because of one thing I did to my Jeep to anyone but themselves, then screw them.

I don’t like them. Does that make you change your mind about installing one?

Don’t take yourself too seriously, I don’t.

 

[JLUandCJ-7]

I love my angry grille. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. People say my Jeep matches my personality, and I think that’s awesome to have a vehicle like me. Why the hate for these grilles?

https://jalopnik.com/these-grilles-make-your-jeep-look-stupid-not-tough-1823937335

 

[melendez69]

 

[garyji]

Hmmmm . . . I homed in on "it matches my personality". Maybe some happy time would help???

But . . . . . . . if you love it, it's your Jeep.

G.

 

[brewski]

Surprised it hasn't been said so I'll add what my take is from discussing such things with my local jeep group.
The "iconic" grill that has been mentioned is the root of it... but it is more about the mall crawler thing. There is a hate or distaste for mall crawlers in the jeep community among the serious offroaders. And the angry grill signifies the mall crawler and Fab Fours jeeps where people do modifications to their jeep just in order to do mods; the mods don't improve the function and often actually hurt performance. This is where the hate come from, it is a distaste for different goals.

In short it is an attitude that plagues the jeep community where the guys who do harder offroading look down upon those who don't. The wrangler wouldn't be around if it was only the hardcore guys who bought jeeps, let alone the excellent aftermarket. The mall crawlers and casual offroaders buy the wrangler because it is a cool vehicle and they may want to feel good about what their purchase says about them or want to do harder stuff (even if they don't do it). But the percentage of jeep owners who actually need the wranglers capabilities for what they put their jeep through is a lot smaller than the people who buy them because they're cool and could do what they do with a vehicle that is a lot nicer to drive on pavement and better built (like a 4runner). But I'm glad so many people like wranglers because it makes it what it is.

I personally don't have a problem with mall crawlers, but it is not a look I like. And as hard as I try, I cannot help but look down on those jeeps and owners. I try to not to, but I can't help it. My interest in getting to know or wheel with that owner is not that of one that looks purposefully built. It doesn't mean I wouldn't be friendly or friends with them. But if there was a group of people where I didn't know many of them, my priorities in making sure I connected with people would be on the jeep owners who look like they go offroading.

 

[melendez69]

I agree with the above. The grill is iconic and the angry face on it looks childish to me.

But if you look at automotive design headlights in general have been getting more aggressive in the last decade or so, so it isn't that surprising. The new Defender basically comes with angry eyes stock.

 

[MARSHMELLA]

I don’t hate. I just feel really sorry for the people who have them.
Like damn, they don’t even realize their condition. But at least they always seem happy.
Almost makes me want to start a charity organization for them or maybe start a big brother program on their behalf? Not sure, still thinking of my plans……..

 

[BuyHold]

Angry Jeep grills... Choo Choo.

 

[multicam]

Angry grills sometimes morph into Cronenberg grills which are even more disturbing

Note: this is not my jeep

 

[grimmjeeper]

While I wouldn't put them on my Jeep, I don't hate the aftermarket grills that people put on their Jeeps. Or the huge light bars. Or 20"+ rims, decals, wraps, accent pieces, etc.

A lot of people focus on the cosmetic side of building their Jeep. More power to 'em. Have fun with it. It's your Jeep. Build it the way you want. Ignore the haters.

I'll go build my Jeep mostly with function over form in mind. If I happen to notice your Jeep in time, I may even remember to wave.

 

[limeade]

I agree with the above. The grill is iconic and the angry face on it looks childish to me.

But if you look at automotive design headlights in general have been getting more aggressive in the last decade or so, so it isn't that surprising. The new Defender basically comes with angry eyes stock.

If you were from England, you wouldn't have a happy look on your face either.

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