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I have a Sahara but like the more simple sport grill. I know that some people are painting the grill inserts on Sahara’s but I was wondering if I could just install a sport grill on my Sahara. Does anyone know if this would work? Thanks.
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I have a Sahara but like the more simple sport grill. I know that some people are painting the grill inserts on Sahara’s but I was wondering if I could just install a sport grill on my Sahara. Does anyone know if this would work? Thanks.
Sports don't have grille inserts. You can remove the Sahara insert for the sport look, or do what I did and swap it with the black Rubicon insert
 
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Sports don't have grille inserts. You can remove the Sahara insert for the sport look, or do what I did and swap it with the black Rubicon insert
I thought you could not just remove the inserts because the Shara grill has clips/attachments That would be left exposed.
 
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Did you just buy the black unpainted inserts and install like others have done or do they sell inserts with the Rubicon finish which I thought was more like charcoal?
 

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I thought you could not just remove the inserts because the Shara grill has clips/attachments That would be left exposed.
Ah yes, my bad. It's been so long since I've done the swap I forgot the Sahara grille is in multiple pieces. As for your second question I'm not sure. I just bought one off eBay that claimed to be a Rubicon one and it fit fine
 

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Ah yes, my bad. It's been so long since I've done the swap I forgot the Sahara grille is in multiple pieces. As for your second question I'm not sure. I just bought one off eBay that claimed to be a Rubicon one and it fit fine
can you provide the eBay link please?
I have a sahara and id like to add black grille inserts
 

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How does the grill black inserts look with the rest of the front having the silverish brushed metal like trim?
 

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How does the grill black inserts look with the rest of the front having the silverish brushed metal like trim?
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All it took was a can of Rustoleum Peel Coat and a couple of hours.
 

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A quick search online appears to have it for under $100usd at some of the Mopar sites, factor in if there is shipping etc for your total cost.

I'm in Canada so shopping online shipping from the US can be costly. I'll try calling a dealership, sometimes they can be cheaper or same as online.

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I painted mine with a $6 can of dark gray spray paint.

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I want to wrap the wife's Sahara grill in chrome, and give the JL a YJ/TJ vibe. But she's not on board. Actually, no one but me is digging it. That's OK, I'll keep trying.

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