I think it's a definite improvement. I had the shaved front bumper on my s10, still had blinkers though. I think they look much better without the plate or blinkers. I like the idea of painting the trim of the grill to match the truck. What I think would look really cool is if you removed any protrusions from that area, and put some flat black mesh at the very back of it to give your radiator some protection, allow it to breathe, and give your grille a mouthy look. I'm not sure if that's making any sense, and I'm not totally familiar with that front end, but in my mind it looks cool :)

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