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[evoviiiyou]

Amigo GT500, on 22 October 2012 - 06:09 AM, said:

Thanks mi amigo Les....your looks better....

No, no, no...lets not get hasty.  Your SS is the ONE!

kawwy600, on 25 October 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

hey evoviiiyou,
what type of bulb are you using for your turn signals?

These and love them:

[2nd2none]

evoviiiyou, on 21 October 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

  When I installed my 13 grills, I had to cut them out for the grill to snap in to place properly.

Same.  No idea how he was able to keep the brake ducts in there.  The lower portion of the 13 grill was hitting the brake duct part when trying to snap in the tab that is right there.  I had to basically cut the brake duct part only leaving about 1/4" of material above the opening that the grill tab goes in.  That allows the lower portion of the grill to slip in over the top of the remaining brake duct portion and use that tab

[NMAv]

Question for those who made the switch - how long did the process take?

[2nd2none]

NMAv, on 05 November 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

Question for those who made the switch - how long did the process take?

Maybe an hour total.  Thats pulling the front clip off, removing the stock grills, cutting the ducts out, putting new grills in, and putting the front clip back on.

[MichaelGoodwin]

Anyone in the Jacksonville FL area want to help me with mine next month when I come home?

[Amigo GT500]

MichaelGoodwin, on 06 November 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:

Anyone in the Jacksonville FL area want to help me with mine next month when I come home?

Michael...I will be in Orlando the 1st of December for the Performace Racing Trade Show so if you can go I will help you.....

[jskup1]

Ready to install brake ducts.

[Amigo GT500]

jskup1, on 07 November 2012 - 05:12 PM, said:

Ready to install brake ducts.

I like that...where did you get the grille? It was an excellent idea!!

[patrickshelby]

Yes, good looking!
How did you attach it?
You glued it to the back of the grille?
View from behind available?

[jskup1]

Sorry, I didn't take any pics from the back.  I pretty much just trimmed down the grille so it would fit with enough room for the mesh.  Then I cut the mush out, bent it around the openings from the back, and used black silicone to glue it on.  I got the mesh from customcargrilles.com.

[patrickshelby]

You did not want to have the mesh in front of the heat exchanger also?

[jskup1]

patrickshelby, on 09 November 2012 - 10:36 AM, said:

You did not want to have the mesh in front of the heat exchanger also?

No, I didn't want to change the "open" look entirely to where it did't look like it matched the upper grille.

[WJinLV]

I am planning on putting that black mesh inside my open grille and the HE. But, I havent figured out how I want it secured in. The website sells a black rubber strip to frame the mesh, kinda like door trim and uses tie-downs, but Im not sure I want that. There has to be a better way. Suggestions?

[Crushinator]

Has anyone else installed an Afco dual fan heat exchanger that did the '13 grilles?  I just did the h/e today, and the only bad part
is that you can see the top of the intercooler pump sticking out.  There's no way around it.  The pump mounts on the top.  When I
was wrapping up the install, I hadn't even thought about it until my wife walked in the garage and said, "won't you see that sticking
up with the open grille on there?".  I stepped back and thought I had a big problem.  Fortuntaly I got everything back together and
you can see it, but not as bad as I thought.  Standing right in front of the car looking down, yes, then you can clearly see the pump.
From straight on, you can just see the top of it. I guess when it's all said and done, it's definitely worth it for the added cooling of the
h/e.  I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone with a '13 talking about it that may have done the upgraded h/e.  Or maybe, no one has yet.

[jskup1]

WJinLV, on 11 November 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

I am planning on putting that black mesh inside my open grille and the HE. But, I havent figured out how I want it secured in. The website sells a black rubber strip to frame the mesh, kinda like door trim and uses tie-downs, but Im not sure I want that. There has to be a better way. Suggestions?

I bought a bunch of that black rubber trim that I won't use, let me know if you'd like some.  I don't think you could secure it to the grille or bumper with ties, but you probably could if you layed the mesh flush with the HE and tied it down to that.  Mine won't budge with the rtv holding it in.

[WJinLV]

jskup1, on 11 November 2012 - 05:33 PM, said:

I bought a bunch of that black rubber trim that I won't use, let me know if you'd like some.  I don't think you could secure it to the grille or bumper with ties, but you probably could if you layed the mesh flush with the HE and tied it down to that.  Mine won't budge with the rtv holding it in.

Thanks. I think flush with the HE defeats the purpose as a stone hitting the mesh will also hit the HE. Mounting on the backside of the grille seems best, but how to do it? Is the open grille easily removable? If so, the mesh could probably be hot glued to the back of it. Got any pics of yours?

[jskup1]

I didn't take any pics of the back, but I basically just trimmed the mesh allowing about 1/2" on all sides.  then I bent the mesh around the opening and used Black RTV to glue it down.  The mesh won't sit flush inside the openings unless you trim the grille down a litle as the bottom and sides protrude in more than the top.  This was necessary for me anyway for it to fit with the brake ducts.  The grille is pretty easy to remove with the bumper off as there are about 8-10 tabs that need released.  When I put the brake duct kit in, I post pics of the back of the grille.

Edited by jskup1, 12 November 2012 - 05:21 AM.

[betiwin]

Did most of you guys install the lower brace below the HE that the 2013 comes stock with?  Also when you guys talk about trimming is that only if you have a brake duct kit?  If not is it just a pop in pop out affair?

Thanks

[jskup1]

I have the brace, but haven't put it on yet.  For the lower grille to snap all the way in, the bezel's where the brake ducts attach to the bumper have to be trimmed off or you could do what did and trim some of the grille off.  Either way, you need to trim.  Many pics in this thread to show you exactly.

Edited by jskup1, 19 December 2012 - 04:10 AM.

[NMAv]

Installed the upper today. Didn't have to pull the front clip to do so - only discovered this after unbolting everything and starting to pull the clip.  Easy modification.  Not going to do the lower at this time.