Line-X for hood plate

[NEOCON1]

thinking about doing this next , the big plastic fake hood vent piece . it should look pretty good with the grille , what do you guys think ?

[NEOCON1]

:D

[DDWH]

DO IT.....TODAY!!!!!:D

[Wisha Haddan H3]

thinking about doing this next , the big plastic fake hood vent piece . it should look pretty good with the grille , what do you guys think ?

Cool. Line-x the roof rails too.

[Idaho-Hummer]

I don't know, she looks nice right now. Doing the hood vent might be over the top or she will look good. hard to say.

[StarsnBars]

Big thumbs up NEO. I think it will complete the front end look...

[rkcrawl]

The more I see your grill, the more I like it. I think the hood piece is more or less a wash.... its already black, so your just adding some texture. Its more of a "black bling" factor and your supposed to be anti-bling ;)

[HummBebe]

thinking about doing this next , the big plastic fake hood vent piece . it should look pretty good with the grille , what do you guys think ?

Mine's done?? Did you forget???:D

[NEOCON1]

its at the shop now , will pick it up at 6:00 tonight :D tired of having to put dressing on that thing to keep it shiney :D and now will match grille :D

bebe , not sure how it would look with mine you still have blingy grille ;)

[hmrlvr]

its at the shop now , will pick it up at 6:00 tonight :D tired of having to put dressing on that thing to keep it shiney :D and now will match grille :D

bebe , not sure how it would look with mine you still have blingy grille ;)
UM HELLO. It doesn't take this long to snap it on and get a picture does it?:rolleyes:

[Anti-BlInG]

what about the spray can bed-liner? any good?

[NEOCON1]

hey just got home it looks great will get a pic up tomorrow :D

[NEOCON1]

what about the spray can bed-liner? any good?

the can stuff is fine for emblems and smaller stuff . i prefer the line-x on this because it matches my grille :D

[The Green Lantern]

Yeah!! .. can't wait to see pix.

[NEOCON1]

here you go TGL :D

[NEOCON1]

:D

[NEOCON1]

;)

[NEOCON1]

last one the pix dont do it justice :D

[mln2963]

Nice:D

[DRTYFN]

Very cool. Me rikey. Me rikey rong time. Is all of that offensive chrome off your rig? If not, DO DO DO NOW!!!!

[DDWH]

Very cool. Me rikey. Me rikey rong time. Is all of that offensive chrome off your rig? If not, DO DO DO NOW!!!!

say it "BLING FREEEEEE!"

[hmrlvr]

Looks real good Neo. I didn't think it would be noticable, but even in the pictures it looks great. Probably even better in person.

[HummerNewbie]

Looks great Neo :D

[StarsnBars]

Oh yeah !!! NEO,, your rig ROX...

[NEOCON1]

Very cool. Me rikey. Me rikey rong time. Is all of that offensive chrome off your rig? If not, DO DO DO NOW!!!!

Tank tu Papason , aw bing be gong now , no blingy blingy :D

blingy blingy bye bye :D

[NEOCON1]

thanx everyone :D and you too Drty ;)

[blindzebra]

i really like to no bling thing. I wonder how that would look in birch white.

[NEOCON1]

hey BZ , check out Ipedogs ride he has white and has done some blacking out . i think it looks good on white :D

[westhillsat]

Looks great Neo!!! :cool:

Now tell Enterprise you want an advertising commission :D

[NEOCON1]

thanx west , i need to look into that ;)

[Sewie]

Looks good Neo. Matches the grill nicely. :)

So when are you and TGL starting that support group? ;) :D

[NEOCON1]

pismo will be the first support group meeting ;) you attending ?

[Ipedog]

Hey Neo! It looks great. Nice job! :D

So far I've only done the grill, but the emblems are next and then the wheels. I don't think there's any blingyness remaining after that. :cool:

As far as the Duplicolor vs. Line-X thing goes... Well, I have a few comments:

I personally prefer the finish/look of the Duplicolor over the Line-X
The Duplicolor finish matches the OE bumper finish more closely
The Line-X is tougher without a doubt. There is NO question of this. After the Paragon trip I found some places that had chipped and will need touch-ups. I have a feeling that this will always be the case and I can live with that. At least for now.

[Mark805]

NEO... You sir have inspired me... I am going to blatantly copy your ideas and do the same to my yellow rig...

question tho... How do I get the grill and hood plate off? :p

[The Green Lantern]

pismo will be the first support group meeting ;) you attending ?


sweet!! looks great.

[NEOCON1]

NEO... You sir have inspired me... I am going to blatantly copy your ideas and do the same to my yellow rig...

question tho... How do I get the grill and hood plate off? :p

thanx for askin mark , the hood plate is easiest so i will explain it first .

open the hood and look near the center underneath you will see three tabs sticking thru the inside . use a pair of pliers to push those three up thru the hood . you only have access to three but there are five . start at the corner left or right but closest to the windshield get your hand under the platic and lift firmly . the 3 you pushed up and the 2 others will pop out . there are 5 more along the front leading edge , once the back is free get your hand under the plastic and push up and those will pop free . remove any rings on your fingers before starting so you wont damage the hood paint . to put back just line up the 10 tabs with the slots and tap down and it clicks back into place .

the grille is a bit more work but not too bad . there are four bolts that you need to loosen if you are facing the front of the truck you can see two with the hood closed , to see the other two the hood has to be open . once those four are loose you need to look over the front of engine compartment back towards the front you are looking at back of grille , you will see 2 nuts one on each end they are silver loosen those and remove nuts . once those six bolts and nuts are removed you are ready to start at one end just like hood plate pull firmly . there are 2 clips on each end so you have to pop out the ones on one side then the other it is easy with 2 people one can hold the other end after you pop out the clips . dont worrie about breaking them just pull straight and firm and the retainer clips pop right out . to replace just pop in the clips , that holds it in place and then replace the 6 bolts and nuts . the clips are molded into the plastic on the grille and hood plate so mask them off before spraying or tell the line-x guy to tape them for you . i had to clean up one of my clips because the missed it when masking a razor knife is great for cleaning up any gobs on the clips .

i hope this helps :D check out the adios bling thread it has some of the same info but i was posting as i was doing it here you go
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7666

[HummerHippy]

I've always loved the look of the Line-X grill! Being in NY where they use salt in the winter like it's free:mad: , I wonder if Line-X would help prevent salt damage. Although grill isn't metal is it? :rolleyes:

[NEOCON1]

hey Hippy , the grille is just plastic with fake chrome stuff on it , so no real corrosion benefit . But it still looks cool :D

[H3 Alaska]

Looks cool Neo!! :cool:

[lance-n]

VERY NICE LOOK!!!!

[usetosellhummer]

is the roll on liner good. it looks like the txture of spray and comes with a little roller to apply. anyof you try it? Thinking of a de-chrome.

[Bully13]

Kinda funny that I was thinking about how Line-x would look like on the hood and today I saw this thread. Looks great. :cool: I look forward to seeing it in person!:D

[Mark805]

Well I took the Line-X plunge and did the hood and grill. I paid $80 for each piece to be done. (No sure if it was a deal but seemed pretty low to me)

Removal and install are as easy as following the instructions Neocon1 posted further up in the thread.

Here's some pics of mine... http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17647

:D

[NEOCON1]

sweet looks great and good price . i think the blingy hood thing with handles is about $600 :confused: :p your our newest HOAB :D