[jnagy75]

Does anyone know if it would be possible to actually chop off the top of the v6's bumper then put on the Roush or Saleen grill? This would save hundreds of dollars for those who want a new grill but do want the GT bumper fascia. Is everything you need to install the Roush or Saleen under the v6 bumper cover? What does everyone think?

 

[2011fastford505]

Just order the GT bumper... lol the custom fabrication would probably be a nightmare to make the grille fit and you would have to risk possibly ruining the stock bumper.. I just ordered a new takeoff gt bumper for 260shipped I think that's actually cheaper then the roush/saleen grille itself not sure tho..

 

[jnagy75]

I hear ya. I think the saleen grill would actually cover up the area where you would have to cut. Just wondering if after you cut the upper part away if it would install just like on a 5.0.

 

[2011fastford505]

Not to sure I think the tabs may be different and probably wont line up correctly

 

[jnagy75]

I'm most definately not gonna cut my car up to find out it wouldn't work, just wondering.

 

[Colonel Kurtz]

Im pretty confident i could make a saleen fit without any cutting of the bumper, and slight modification to the grill itself. The problem lies within the v6 bumper and what the grill would look like with it. It has never been done and therefore could look like crap.

So.... for me it was: Is $200+ worth the risk? For me it wasnt.

 

[jnagy75]

Colonel, what do you think would need to be done to get it to work?

 

[Siber Express]

You would need to build some kind of mounting system to get the grille to go in and extra supports to re-strengthen the top of the bumper, since you would be cutting off the top 2 bumper mounts.

 

[2VipeRS]

The GT grille surround not only has different tabs than the V6 surrround, but it also has a different size grille and is a completely different size.


Here are picture differences between the two:

GT bumper (without surround)

V6 bumper (without surround & with delete grille)

GT bumper (with V6 grille + surround)

Simplest answer to make it fit without ruining your bumper is to get a surround adapter.

However, If you are crafty like me, I simply took off the surround and drilled into the back of my bumper to fit the delete grille:

I am not sure exactly how the GT grille will fit, but I am thinking it might fit in the bumper grille area without the surround. (I will experiment when I get home!)

 

[Colonel Kurtz]

Colonel, what do you think would need to be done to get it to work?

Dont quote me on this, but it is my understanding you do not need the GT surround for the saleen grill; the others like roush for instance, you do. I would have to see the back of the grill but I bet for about $15-20 i could find the right stuff at Home Depot/Lowes to form a mounting bracket, and use 3M for a little extra security.

Theoretically by looking at the Saleen grill, you would have to grind down some of the back, and secure the back of the sides to the stock upper bumper (in between the headlights and grill area) with 3M after making a mounting bracket. The grill may stick out a little further but not by much. If worse came to worse, you could cut the sides of the grill off to match the stock grill's dimensions and take it that direction.

It sounds complicated but its not. I just don't know if I would want to spend that much $$ on the grill, only for it to look like dog $h!t on top of the stock v6 bumper after a little DIY. If someone wants to buy me one,... by all means lol :bigthumbsup