What is replacement billet grille grill?

Unlike a Bolt Over Billet Grille that sits right on top of your stock grill, a Replacement Billet Grill is a complete transformation. Everything that your auto manufacturer installed in the grill section will be taken off in exchange for your personally chosen new billet grill. This means that you will have to perform a bit of bodywork, but it is not as bad as it sounds. Most stock grills are mounted by plastic brackets, so all you have to do is slice through them with a saw, which should take no more than 30 minutes. Some stock grilles are even easier to remove. All you need to do is to untie the mounting hardware on the factory grille and remove the factory plastic grille. Once the original is out, your new Replacement Billet Grill takes its place. On certain vehicles, some easy drilling might be needed. Although the Replacement Billet Grills take longer to install, the final result makes the time worth while.

What is grille billet insert?

Some customers are always confused by the complete grilles and grille inserts. In the after market billet grille world, we call the billet grilles as grille inserts. The billet grilles assembly are attached with the grille shell are called complete grilles. Most of the billet grille sellers just sell grille inserts. If you want the complete grille, normally you need to turn to the ABS plastic chrome grilles. You may check my our chrome complete grilles.

what is bolt over or bolton grille grill?

Boltover grilles are also called bolton, slap on and EZ billet grills in after market grille industry. They are the easiest, least time-consuming to install. Rather than completely replacing your existing grill work, a Bolt Over Billet Grill sits right on top of your existing one. These have pre-attached hidden bolts and use brackets and locknuts for a solid, secure and simple installation. They require no drilling or cutting of any kind. Bolt over grilles suit the buyer who can't modify their vehicles(such as they lease the vehicle and have to return in a certain time) or who don't feel comfortable to do any modifications to their vehicles. The shortcoming for boltover grilles is you may see the factory grille underneath the billet grille from a close distance. But it will be not noticeable when you drive on the road.

There are two types of boltover grilles in the market. They are identified by their installation methods. One is mounted by bolts and nuts which come with the grille as a hardware kit. We are selling this type of boltover grilles. Some sellers use zipties to tie the billet grilles on the factory grilles. The tie will turn loose after driving for a while.

Difference of aluminum grille & stainless steel grille

Stainless steel grille has the same style and look as the aluminum billet grille. However, stainless steel will not rust and never goes dull while aluminum normally becomes oxidized in 2-3 years. You need to take care of the aluminum with mild soap water once a month. As stainless steel has higher price than aluminum grille, so aluminum grille is much popular in the market. Both of them have great result after install. If you can afford the price for stainless steel grille and plan to keep your vehicle for a long time, we recommend you go for the stainless steel version. If you are a fashion chaser and plan to change your vehicle look once a while, the aluminum grille will be a wise choice for you.