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Old 12-23-2012, 08:32 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by non-prophet View Post
I just got to adding a grille block (upper - lower already had the factory piece in it) on my 3rd gen ram. I'm not posting pictures because it doesn't look like anything special, and there's tonnes of grille block pics on here.

Did you feel you need to do anything about the veritable chasm between the bumper and the bottom of the hood? it's pretty big gap and goes all the way around under the head lights too for some reason.

I used coroplast and zip ties for mine... although, I use the zip ties I had, and they are pretty thin, so I think I'll go out and get some thicker ones to shore it up.

But that other chasm? also, anyone have any good ideas about the gap between the cabin and the bed cap?
I used a piece of pipe insulation to block the gap between the grille and the bumper. By pipe insulation, I mean this stuff:
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