Grill compatibility

[HawkX66]

I did some searches for this, but no definite answers... I need a grill for my 17 platinum. I'm not spending the insane $650+ that they want for one right now. There are a million out there for short money for an 07-14. Do they fit? If not, why? I know the bumper covers are different on the sides and under the headlights, but inside the headlights and under the grill they look the same. The tabs along the top are different, but can they be modified to work?
If no answers, I'll just see what I can do to pull the one off my 07 this weekend to match it up. I'd rather not go through all that though...

Thanks.

 

[gixer2000]

I did some searches for this, but no definite answers... I need a grill for my 17 platinum. I'm not spending the insane $650+ that they want for one right now. There are a million out there for short money for an 07-14. Do they fit? If not, why? I know the bumper covers are different on the sides and under the headlights, but inside the headlights and under the grill they look the same. The tabs along the top are different, but can they be modified to work?
If no answers, I'll just see what I can do to pull the one off my 07 this weekend to match it up. I'd rather not go through all that though...

Thanks.

The grill from and 07-14 is nothing like 15-17 so I really dont see that happening. Depending on what style your looking for the material can typically be bought on eBay/Amazon and cut to fit your application

 

[HawkX66]

The grill from and 07-14 is nothing like 15-17 so I really dont see that happening. Depending on what style your looking for the material can typically be bought on eBay/Amazon and cut to fit your application

How do you figure it's nothing like it? The basic shape is identical so I'm having a tough time seeing it. The hood line is identical. Are the sides on the 15-17 angled and the 07-14 not? I wasn't sure if it was an optical illusion or not...



Screenshot_20180821-191130_eBay by Dave H, on Flickr

Screenshot_20180821-191321_eBay by Dave H, on Flickr

Expy Under Hood by Dave H, on Flickr


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grill-front-view by Dave H, on Flickr

s-l400 (3) by Dave H, on Flickr

 

[gixer2000]

If you wanna take some measurements id be happy to measure my 07 grill to compare. I don't think they are as close as you think but are roughly the same shape

 

[HawkX66]

If you wanna take some measurements id be happy to measure my 07 grill to compare. I don't think they are as close as you think but are roughly the same shape

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I appreciate that, but I have an 07 and a 17. Unfortunately I live in a different city during the week for work... I'll check them out side by side this weekend.
As far as being close though, remember that the hood is the same 07-17 just like the fenders (except for a hole for the headlight). The grill has to match the hood back to 07 without a doubt.
Where in Mass are you? Born and bred there...

 

[JExpedition07]

I have a feeling the 07-14’ grille is slightly bigger. I say this because the headlight assemblies are supposedly bigger on the original 3rd gens and the grille sits flush with the bottom of the headlights on both. I could be totally wrong this is just going by your pictures.

 

[JExpedition07]

How about we have a user with a 15-17’ measure the height of their grille....that should give us an answer. Width is hard to see at this angle but its roughly 45” if you are in front of the tape.

 

[HawkX66]

I'd say the height and the width of the very bottom between the headlights would be telling. The top we know is the same because of the hood. The depth would have to be the same because of the hood also.

 

[HawkX66]

And height it is... Check out the difference between the top of the bumper and the bottom of the grill in these two pics. The bumpers both mount the same.

 

[JExpedition07]

Yes the grille on the black one is definelty bigger. It covers the outline in the bumper where the white trucks doesn’t.