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I'm looking into getting one of these from rangergrille.com

Do the LED grill lights only turn on at night or do they activate during the day as well?

@JaysOnTheEDGE what exactly made the lights on this specific grill cheesy?
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Does anyone know where you can buy these in Canada?
 

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Has anyone painted this grill Shadow black to match a black truck? I’ve looked through all these pages and haven’t been able to find one. Just curious how it would look. Thanks in advance.
 


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Connecticut Joe is is selling the Raptor grill for the Ranger on eBay for $274 which is almost half the price of the one from Thailand. I received mine in 4 days and it looks even better that his photos. Here is what came. I’ll post when I get it on the truck and let you know if it needs any mods. I will be selling my Sport Edition Magnetic grill when I complete this.

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Why bother?! Mount it above your bar! The marketplace is inundated by all of us who have upgraded to this grill.
 

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I've had my grille installed for over a year now. I've noticed it has been gradually warping over time along the top edge at the center. Anyone else experience this. Any way to prevent this? Does ABS plastic typically warp over time?
 

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Came across one of these aftermarket grills for the F150. What do you want to bet they will do one like this for the Maverick

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I hope not. That grille is a ugly as hell and an abomination that shouldn't see the light of day.
 

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Why bother?! Mount it above your bar! The marketplace is inundated by all of us who have upgraded to this grill.
Or in your garage. If you ever sell the ranger you could put it back on and keep the aftermarket one as a memento.
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I'm guessing this has been done before but.........here is my Raptor knockoff grill installed after paint. I had the grill painted Magnetic but left the letters black.

$165 for the grill on Amazon and $75 for the paint.

I'm happy with it......always thought the stock grill didn't look real "tough".

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I tried looking through the posts to see if this was already addressed, but do most paint the grill before installing or will it hold up ok without painting?

The flat black color of the unfinished plastic looks pretty good but I don't want to find out the hard way that I should have painted it first. Thanks!
 
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I tried looking through the posts to see if this was already addressed, but do most paint the grill before installing or will it hold up ok without painting?

The flat black color of the unfinished plastic looks pretty good but I don't want to find out the hard way that I should have painted it first. Thanks!

It's really no different than any of the other flat black plastic so you could just hit it with some 303 Aerospace protectant, Graphene or a spray wax. That way it'll have uv protection and won't fade out.
 
 








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