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All-terrain Grill The Only Chrome Grill?

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AustinZ71 Enthusiast

AustinZ71

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Is the All-Terrain grill the only factory chrome grill on these trucks?

 

The all-terrain is 4 bars and just wanted to make sure there wasn't an HD grill that was chrome and 4 bars.

SouthCo Senior Enthusiast

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The all terrain is not the only factory chrome grill. I don't know if there is a HD chrome with 4 bars. My grill is chrome and was on the truck when I bought it and IMHO is better looking the the 4 bar grill.

nickvrebel Senior Enthusiast

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there is the 4 bar all terrain, 4 bar HD and a 3 bar all in chrome. I have the 3 bar chrome.

DaveH71 Enthusiast

DaveH71

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Or you can make your own like i did and a few others on here for about 16$. BAM!

 

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maxco Enthusiast

maxco

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Or you can make your own like i did and a few others on here for about 16$. BAM!

 

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That looks really good. Better in fact that the factory 3 bar imo.

 

It doesn't have those small vertical bars the factory ones have.

SEVENONESIXZ71 Enthusiast

SEVENONESIXZ71

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Or you can make your own like i did and a few others on here for about 16$. BAM!

 

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That looks really good. Better in fact that the factory 3 bar imo.

 

It doesn't have those small vertical bars the factory ones have.

 

do you have a how to

DaveH71 Enthusiast

DaveH71

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haha not to hard to do. All you need is a very sharp cutting tool of some kind and any automotive store should have the 3/4" chrome trim. I got the trim at autozone, its around 15 o 16$ for a 12 foot roll i think. Just measure the length of the grill bars your putting it on and cut it the trim to length. I just used a utility knife i found laying around. The trim has 3m double sided tape on one side and its very strong once it sets. I also filled in the space between the G on the GMC emblem.

 

Here is a newer pick. Bad angle but you get the idea.

 

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armyman22 Enthusiast

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haha not to hard to do. All you need is a very sharp cutting tool of some kind and any automotive store should have the 3/4" chrome trim. I got the trim at autozone, its around 15 o 16$ for a 12 foot roll i think. Just measure the length of the grill bars your putting it on and cut it the trim to length. I just used a utility knife i found laying around. The trim has 3m double sided tape on one side and its very strong once it sets. I also filled in the space between the G on the GMC emblem.

 

Here is a newer pick. Bad angle but you get the idea.

 

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Did mine the exact same way. Love the look of it so much better than the one with the vertical pieces. And just an FYI, the ones that have the vertical chrome bars are NOT factory or OEM. It's a snap on overlay you can find online ranging from $100-$150.

Ryan00TJ Enthusiast

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Or you can make your own like i did and a few others on here for about 16$. BAM!

 

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I have the same on mine. There's a seller on Ebay that sells the kit allready made for the GMT900 Sierra stock grille just like in the pic above. Chrome strips are allready precut and it comes with alcohol cleaning pads. Shipped it was $18. Been on for 2yrs and still looks new. It's the way to go for sure.

whoudi Enthusiast

whoudi

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The denali grill is chrome and should fit a regular 1500 if I'm not mistaken, that's the best looking one IMO. Those home-brew 3 bars look good as well for a fraction of the $

armyman22 Enthusiast

armyman22

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Or you can make your own like i did and a few others on here for about 16$. BAM!

 

SDC10640.jpg

 

I have the same on mine. There's a seller on Ebay that sells the kit allready made for the GMT900 Sierra stock grille just like in the pic above. Chrome strips are allready precut and it comes with alcohol cleaning pads. Shipped it was $18. Been on for 2yrs and still looks new. It's the way to go for sure.

 

 

The one on ebay is not cut to length, you have to trim it to make it a nice fit. Also the one from ebay measures 5/8" wide vs. the 3/4" from an auto parts store. After talking with a few people on here who have the one from ebay, they said 5/8" was a bit narrow which is why I went with the 3/4". IMO, the 3/4" fits perfectly on the bars, anything smaller would be to small for my preference.

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