Stylish grills that aren't ANGRY. Do they exist?

[Headbarcode]

Could always move the color matched logo back plate to the outside, which would cover the logo cutout.

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[jmccorm]

Could always move the color matched logo back plate to the outside, which would cover the logo cutout.

SMART MAN!

Removes the branding.
Gives me a clean flat surface that I could probably take better advantage of as things evolve.

Thank you.

 

[JustDave]

Ok, I've seen enough. There's nothing to do other than leave it stock. I won't be able to tell as I now have to gouge my eyes out now.

 

[jmccorm]

I was hoping this wouldn't happen. (See red circles.)

. . .

Vibrations from the left and right corners of the hood pitting itself into the paint of the grille. I probably need to address this before it gets much worse, but the question is how.

Heat and slightly upbend the corners of the hood (trying to avoid creating additional damage to the hood's paint)? Or planting a small rubber cushion between the two metal pieces to spread/minimize the vibration?

 

[Heimkehr]

Heat and slightly upbend the corners of the hood (trying to avoid creating additional damage to the hood's paint)? Or planting a small rubber cushion between the two metal pieces to spread/minimize the vibration?

Similar concerns in the ADV motorcycle community as it concerns tank bags resting on and eventually damaging the paint on a $20K+ BMW GSAW. Products like this one come well-recommended. Perhaps it could be adapted for your requirements.

 

[thx138]

Just got home with it and the weather's turning bad. A few quick shots for now.

I see some things I'd improve upon. Other than that, I'll hold off commenting for now. Some better shots tomorrow!

how much of a pain was it to aim the light bar?

 

[jmccorm]

how much of a pain was it to aim the light bar?

Great question.

The bar can be tilted up or down by loosening a set of bolts on the back side.

The bar itself was shipped already mounted and aimed dead level. No adjustment was made. I was expecting some spread, but it has a very tight forward-facing beam effect. If you didn't see or know, you'd think it was a headlight. In a neighborhood environment, the light might reach four blocks away and still be contained inside the road. Like a spotlight almost.

 

[thx138]

Great question.

The individual elements don't move, but the whole bar can be tilted up or down. It came pre-mounted and aimed pretty much dead level with the road four blocks down or so. No adjustment needed. It was a bit of a surprise that the light had a very tight forward spread. In a neighborhood street, the light seems to remain dead-center on the road.

I hope mine is aimed correctly like yours. I don't want to have to pull my bumper and winch to aim the light.

 

[jmccorm]

I hope mine is aimed correctly like yours. I don't want to have to pull my bumper and winch to aim the light.

Did I overlook that you're getting one? Congratulations! I think you're going to be quite happy with it.

What I'd say to anyone buying it is that it comes with a great paint job, it's made to take impact, but check to make sure they included the two small bolts that hold it in place just below the headlights.

Initially, the instructions turned me off from trying to install myself. (Torque wrench, anti-seize compound. Mounting hardware.) Now that everything is in place and I see how it's all connects, I don't think it's going to be too much of a challenge to pull as needed. But just to cover the bases, here in the next few days, I've asked them to go back and show me everything I need to know.

I'll be sure to share.

 

[jmccorm]

I was hoping this wouldn't happen. (See red circles.)

. . .

Vibrations from the left and right corners of the hood pitting itself into the paint of the grille. I probably need to address this before it gets much worse, but the question is how.

Heat and slightly upbend the corners of the hood (trying to avoid creating additional damage to the hood's paint)? Or planting a small rubber cushion between the two metal pieces to spread/minimize the vibration?

It seems like I'm building a good relationship with a great dealer for custom and install work.

As it turns out, they had a great solution that's worth passing along. They loosened the hood and moved it forward to prevent those edges from doing any more digging. (And then went that little bit further to apply paint touch-up to the affected area.)

Here's hoping that's problem solved!

 

[jmccorm]

Great off-road shop at my dealer, Chris Nikel in Broken Arrow. They knew how much I disliked that WESTiN logo (and how bad the attempt to conceal it looked).

BEFORE:

You know what? They decided to surprised me. They took a shot at making things better.

AFTER:

NICE!
A Jeep logo in the front top center of a Wrangler grille looks so much better than the BEFORE picture.

 

[LJ_3M121318]

Got the Oracle vector grille installed. Love the DRL light bar start up sequence. Also was able to get the factory front camera installed by 4WP.

Got this one because I didn’t like the angry eye grille but this is slightly angry, or more intrigued eyes if you will. Plus also wanted a grille that still retained the 7 columns like a regular grill. Love this one so far.

 

[Mikester86]

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