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Old 02-28-2016, 11:07 AM   #1
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Increase your Power-to-Weight ratio

... By removing ~2lbs. of bugs, rocks and leaves from your radiators!




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Old 02-28-2016, 11:18 AM   #2
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Then install these so you don't have to do that anymore.
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Old 02-28-2016, 11:41 AM   #3
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Just curious, Did you manufacture the screen guards or did you buy them? If so, where did you buy them? Thx
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Old 02-28-2016, 12:27 PM   #4
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You can buy them for around $70+, most people go to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy gutter guard for about $4. It only takes a few minutes with some wire snips and pliers to bend them into the right shape. With either option you have to remove the bumper.
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Yup.....they do need a regular clean out if you don't have the screens. Not sure I like the look of the screens, though.


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Old 02-28-2016, 03:40 PM   #6
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Just curious, Did you manufacture the screen guards or did you buy them? If so, where did you buy them? Thx
I bought mine at ******************************************** (or Automobile Atlanta) and they mount from the outside using butterfly screws so install is easy and they can be removed to repaint. They have a rubber liner around them and came unpainted. I sprayed them with truck bed liner. They look quite nice but more importantly they work so you don't have to keep removing your front bumper to clean the crude out.
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Old 02-28-2016, 09:40 PM   #7
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Yup.....they do need a regular clean out if you don't have the screens. Not sure I like the look of the screens, though.
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I'm with you. I'm not a huge fan of the screened look. I'll probably just stick to regular cleanings (this was my first since buying it).


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