What little I know of body work, I agree with Jim.
I guess the dented area has access behind it but is tough to get at?

personally, assuming body damage hasn't affected how headlight bucket mounts
and how well they can be aimed....

maybe the existing bucket is ok? Head light adjusters can be had new
for not much
and there are threads discussing alternatives to those adjusters.

Make a grill out of galvanized steel mesh? Paint it black with all
that left over
black paint you must have on hand?

It'll make your bus look tuff.    ;)

On 5/16/16, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net> wrote:

> Basically I'm hoping for something to get me through for a month or two..
> So the temp grille could even be missing a tooth.. The key word though is
> CHEAP. :-)
>
> All of the major sites have the stock grilles, but they're ~$80..
>
> I might just leave it as is until I go with the SA upgrade later.. Dunno..

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