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Car Wash the other day= ruined chrome grille

4K views 25 replies 16 participants last post by  Jacĸ 
#1 · (Edited)
So I took the truck by the car-wash to rinse it off. While I was washing it, i ran over the front grill and BAM a huge chunk of chrome peeled off the grille. I was so pissed. I wasnt that close with the high pressure and there was nothing on the grill that I could even see that could have caused it. Just my bad luck again I guess!!!!

Anyway it was a good excuse to put my white grill back on and put the black mesh in. I like the look with the stock one back on but I think the chrome looks good on white as well.



White with Black Mesh



sorry for the shotty pics, they are from my cell phone.
 
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#4 ·
yea dont pressure wash it at all if there are any rock chips in it i guess. The grille itself cheap plastic with a chrome film over it so i guess if you have any small chips, dirt can get under it and then lift the film off.
 
#6 ·
Chrome Vinyl??? But I have chrome and white grill. I swap back & forth from time to time. LOL
 
#14 ·
yes.....good thing. But that grill mustve had a crack or something for the water to get under it to peel it away. Sucks bro....sorry again!
 
#15 ·
Ouch, wouldn't expect that to happen even with a pressure washer! Did you get the grille from eBay or is it the Mopar/Jeep one? Could see an aftermarket grille doing that but not an original - if it was a Mopar/Jeep part I'd take it back to get a replacement as that's poor...

Although I do like the color-coded grille a lot! :thumbsup:
 
#16 ·
It was from the factory. I tried taking it back but they said they only warranty parts for 1 year and the fact that i cut the inner part up for the mesh grill wouldn't really go over well. I really didnt expect it from a factory part as well. It was very frustrating.
 
#17 ·
Damn, that sucks man. I had a chrome grille for mine and although it pitted really easy I never had any issues like that even with the pressure washer...

At least you have a spare though!
 
#23 ·
Why don't you swap out the black mesh with chrome mesh? That way you have both chrome, with the white :thumbsup: I think the white grille's better but if you miss a little of the chrome you could always re-mesh ;)
 
#25 · (Edited)
Do it! I think you can get the side moldings in chrome if thats your taste...
 
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