I like Precision's "Classic" grille the best so far:

(Please excuse our graphic. )


IMO it would make a great match for the Carriage Works bumper gille too!
(I like it better than their upper - looks too close to stock.)

Any thoughts on that?

 

That's why I like theirs. I would take a billet stock one if someone made it. I like the other one you offer better than the Durango one. That piece of solid billet at the top of the Carriage Works one is HOT! It allows them to make the ribs straight and I love that. You should work out a deal with Carriage Works and offer all three.

 

The website was "Auto Anything". Do a Google. The Carriage Works company have their own site, that's where the pic is from.

Use good drill bits, a power driver fits into the radiator space comfortably. I went slow, the plastic is like cheese. No slips, no rips.

jerij

 

i went to the web site and if i was reading correctly for the top grill its not a piece if billet on the top its your stock grill you have to cut it to get that effect still looks cool though

 

I wouldn't mind cutting the grill to make it look like that. It is still the best grill I have seen so far, but then again I have only seen three. There is another company T-Rex that makes a billet grill for the HHR. I haven't been able to find pics of what it looks like though. Some of the other grills T-Rex makes for other vehicles are nice but I don't want to order one without seeing it first. I think I am going to order the CW one.

 

I think you are wrong. I just went to their web site. There is a C next to it which means no cutting required. It would have an A next to it if it requires cutting and a B next to it if requires extensive fabrication. It appears to be a direct bolt in replacement. I'll find out when I call them on Monday. I just called but nobody answered.

 

199.00 vs 165.00
did u check the prices also..??

 

Price isn't an object when making a choice about what you want to do to your vehicle. I don't mind paying more when I want something. Who actually modifies their vehicle based on price of parts? I consider $200 a good deal for a billet grill like that. Of course I have to have the most expensive polished one to match the rest of the bright chrome on my HHR. I have the money so it's not an issue. The one you posted was like $325 if I remeber correctly and it is mostly wire mesh.

 

I just wished they made a bottom grille to match the top. I like the stock look of the grille. But if I had to choose I would go with the bottom grille as posted in this thread.

 

I just checked with Carriage Works, the upper grill is a full billet piece and no cutting is required. I ordered both the upper and lower. They should be here in a couple of days.