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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:17 PM
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Go to a salvage yard. That's where I found mine for $15 and just painted it black.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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^^^ That looks good Blake!
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BlakeA
Go to a salvage yard. That's where I found mine for $15 and just painted it black.
Thats what im thinking will have to happen. Looks good.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:33 PM
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FWIW, mine was getting pretty dingy gray looking (the Lightning headlights are Photoshopped):



So, I just Scotch Brite'd it, and Krylon'd it. I want to get me a chrome grille this summer though, and paint the insert black again. This is the best pic I have of it, LOL - although it's dirty.

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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:36 PM
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Thanks! For reference here's how crapy it looked when I pulled it. Just takes some elbow grease.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jprevat
Thats what im thinking will have to happen. Looks good.
If you go, pop out a couple door light lenses for me if you think of it
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 05:38 PM
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If you go, pop out a couple door light lenses for me if you think of it
Looks like ill definitely be going. Which lenses do you need?
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 06:06 PM
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Looks like ill definitely be going. Which lenses do you need?
Driver door and passenger side interior door lenses. There just one per side and they should pop right out. Just the lens part, non of the innards. Should pop off easy...since both mine eventually fell off lol.

Know what I mean, I can get a picture.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Driver door and passenger side interior door lenses. There just one per side and they should pop right out. Just the lens part, non of the innards. Should pop off easy...since both mine eventually fell off lol.

Know what I mean, I can get a picture.
They need to come from a 97-98 or will other models fit too? A picture probably wouldnt hurt. I would hate to go pull the wrong ones.
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 06:25 PM
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97-98 have 2 piece lense. the 99-03 are one piece...
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