Wanted a new look for my truck and couldnt possibly stomache the price of an RBP or fuel grill. I checked the sticky for the upgrade and found that the directions from the 03 to the 06 front end differ and they only covered the 03 in detail. So I documented the process for mine.
Things you will need
deep 8MM socket with ratchet
5 pieces of gutter guards (your choice of color)
rubber mallet or dead blow
small standard screwdriver
utility knife
tin snips
I started by removing the grill by removing the 6 8mm nuts from the upper side of the grill and the 6 8mm bolts from the lower side of the grill. Once removed you can remove the grill louvers with the tiny clips and then clean and paint if you so please. (I plasti-dipped mine white)
Then you wanna use the utility knife to cut the louvers from the frame
You want to end up with something like this
then you can cut the gutter guards to size and roll the edges over slightly with the rubber mallet.
then you can put cutouts in for the lock tabs
you may have to trim the locking tabs down a bit to get them to lock over the gutter guard mesh
This is what you end up with if you use black gutter gurads after you install the grill with the 12 8mm bolts and nuts
Things you will need
deep 8MM socket with ratchet
5 pieces of gutter guards (your choice of color)
rubber mallet or dead blow
small standard screwdriver
utility knife
tin snips
I started by removing the grill by removing the 6 8mm nuts from the upper side of the grill and the 6 8mm bolts from the lower side of the grill. Once removed you can remove the grill louvers with the tiny clips and then clean and paint if you so please. (I plasti-dipped mine white)
Then you wanna use the utility knife to cut the louvers from the frame
You want to end up with something like this
then you can cut the gutter guards to size and roll the edges over slightly with the rubber mallet.
then you can put cutouts in for the lock tabs
you may have to trim the locking tabs down a bit to get them to lock over the gutter guard mesh
This is what you end up with if you use black gutter gurads after you install the grill with the 12 8mm bolts and nuts