Different grills between years?

[TyphoonFiST]

Are there different grills made for different years? or do they all have the black backing running thru the bottom half of the grill? wish I had a picture...was gonna sticker bomb my crash bar as another member had done but came to the realization that you cant really see the beam due to this....My FiST is a 15'.

 

[VuDoo]

They all have the black backing to mask the crash bar. What people do is take an angle grinder or belt sander and shave off the area to open up the grill.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

HMMM...Another chance to utilize my Dremel! Yay! Thanks man!

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Next thought...why would they block off a part of the grill and not have it completely open? I wonder what the deal is there....

 

[CB022481]

I think it may have to do with structural rigidity... pssh

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I think it may have to do with structural rigidity... pssh

Good thought...but again why would you want to put more aerodynamic force on something? maybe heating and cooling? get the car to heat up faster if its cold out sordove like a grill cover for diesels?

 

[CB022481]

engineers are a fickle bunch.

 

[D1JL]

Next thought...why would they block off a part of the grill and not have it completely open? I wonder what the deal is there....

Fuel economy.



Dave

 

[Hijinx]

Next thought...why would they block off a part of the grill and not have it completely open? I wonder what the deal is there....

Because the crash bar is hideous.


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[ShadowInDaNight]

Because the crash bar is hideous.


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That was their way of putting "lipstick on a pig", so to speak

 

[Sil3nt611]

It's to mask the crash bar. They have the same on the Focus ST. On the early model Focus ST it had the crash bar down the middle of the grille so the blocked portion was down the middle to cover the crash bar from being seen.

 

[Hijinx]

That was their way of putting "lipstick on a pig", so to speak

It’s also the same way on my SE Fiesta.


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[TheSixtyFive]

HMMM...Another chance to utilize my Dremel! Yay! Thanks man!

The last time I saw a Dremel was in the Dentist chair...

 

[TyphoonFiST]

The last time I saw a Dremel was in the Dentist chair...

When I use my dremel it send shivers up and down my spine....I hate the dentist even if its just for a cleaning!

 

[Turtle]

When I use my dremel it send shivers up and down my spine....I hate the dentist even if its just for a cleaning!

BZZZZZZZZ

Back on topic...how many mpg can you really lose if you open up the grill? One, MAYBE two?

 

[TheSixtyFive]

When I use my dremel it send shivers up and down my spine....I hate the dentist even if its just for a cleaning!

Me too!....When I was a little boy, I met a dentist like this man…

He broke 3 healthy teeth.....leaving aside the decayed ones...