Xman
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FaaWrenchBndr, I'm glad you got yours to work. I wonder if the backside of your radiator area was open like the 2023s or very restricted like on mine. I hope others can install like yours.
I finally did get it installed because I was determined to make it work. If your truck is like mine, I do not recommend modifying the COBB piece as I did. For those who were determined as I was, this is what I did to accomplish installation.
1. trimmed/ground as much off the bottom and right side of the forward extension as possible (picture 1 below). I even enlarged the hole with a 21/64 bit and still did not get it to fully seat over the back end of the pushpin used to hold and align the bracket. Greasing the parts did not help. There is not near the room in this area as on the 2023. The forward extension must be inserted before trying to get the left side in front of the radiator.
2. The COBB piece is designed to fit the indentations in the prior radiator shroud which do not exist in the new shroud. I ended up slotting the right-hand tab to hold the intake lip more securely (picture 2).
3. I ground the upper right-hand tab shorter that lips over the cross frame, so it did not interfere with the new, harder plastic radiator shroud (picture 3). I didn't feel like cutting the new shroud which would have been easier.
4. All attempts to install the bracket using the right-hand screw first failed. BTW, this truck has no place to really set fasteners on the radiator shroud like my other vehicles. I had 4 fasteners/screws fall through into the radiator/engine area. Only was able to recover 3.
5. I used tape to hold the COBB support bracket in place and get the left-hand screw started. Note, no pushpins were installed in the radiator shroud until after the COBB bracket screws were inserted.
6. The new shroud has a bigger cut-out area on the upper right corner around the radiator (also seen in picture 3). This allowed me to use a tool to push the right-side of the bracket in and hold it up to insert and start the right-hand screw. Initially, the screw would not start. I used a long-punch to help align the bracket screw hole and even did a little touch up with my dremel to ensure there was no metal interference with the cross member and COBB bracket. This allowed the right-hand screw to start and secure.
7. Picture 4 shows the final, somewhat successful mod and install. Note the new radiator shroud had a taller air-dam (especially on the left-hand side) to prevent hot air from the engine compartment from getting to the air intake area.
I finally did get it installed because I was determined to make it work. If your truck is like mine, I do not recommend modifying the COBB piece as I did. For those who were determined as I was, this is what I did to accomplish installation.
1. trimmed/ground as much off the bottom and right side of the forward extension as possible (picture 1 below). I even enlarged the hole with a 21/64 bit and still did not get it to fully seat over the back end of the pushpin used to hold and align the bracket. Greasing the parts did not help. There is not near the room in this area as on the 2023. The forward extension must be inserted before trying to get the left side in front of the radiator.
2. The COBB piece is designed to fit the indentations in the prior radiator shroud which do not exist in the new shroud. I ended up slotting the right-hand tab to hold the intake lip more securely (picture 2).
3. I ground the upper right-hand tab shorter that lips over the cross frame, so it did not interfere with the new, harder plastic radiator shroud (picture 3). I didn't feel like cutting the new shroud which would have been easier.
4. All attempts to install the bracket using the right-hand screw first failed. BTW, this truck has no place to really set fasteners on the radiator shroud like my other vehicles. I had 4 fasteners/screws fall through into the radiator/engine area. Only was able to recover 3.
5. I used tape to hold the COBB support bracket in place and get the left-hand screw started. Note, no pushpins were installed in the radiator shroud until after the COBB bracket screws were inserted.
6. The new shroud has a bigger cut-out area on the upper right corner around the radiator (also seen in picture 3). This allowed me to use a tool to push the right-side of the bracket in and hold it up to insert and start the right-hand screw. Initially, the screw would not start. I used a long-punch to help align the bracket screw hole and even did a little touch up with my dremel to ensure there was no metal interference with the cross member and COBB bracket. This allowed the right-hand screw to start and secure.
7. Picture 4 shows the final, somewhat successful mod and install. Note the new radiator shroud had a taller air-dam (especially on the left-hand side) to prevent hot air from the engine compartment from getting to the air intake area.
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