Grill Blankets? Where can I get one?

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

I need a grill blanket for my brown truck. Does anyone know where to get one?
When it gets below -10 here our trucks will hardly see the normal line unless we put blankets on them. Last year I used a piece of card board, but that can be dangerous.
It would also be nice to pick up one or two for our 94's.

 

[funnyman06]

How much more power do u get when its that cold? Coldest Ive driven my truck in was like +20F.

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

Well, I can say I dont like rodding them to much when its cold just cuse of the road conditions. But I've had a couple of our rigs get away from me when you first accelerate with them after only letting them warm up for a minute or two. They seem to want to take off like a bat out of hell when they are that cold.

 

[funnyman06]

haha, does the advanced timing ever turn off?

 

[Agnem]

It should, before 130 degrees is reached. A "Winter front" I believe it is called, must have existed because one of my parts trucks had one. Unfortunately, I felt the snaps on the grill were an eyesore, and I pitched it. Doh!

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

Yeah I hear ya Sean. I plowed with Mater Sunday for and hour and the snow never melted from the fins of the bottom 2/3rds of the radiator.

 

[Ironman03R]

I made one out of a piece of plexiglass and zip tied it to the grill. Dont forget to cut a hole for the hood relese!
I see 180-190 on the gauge once it warns up. I'm thinking about taking the fan off completely the see if I can get a consistant 200-210

 

[NCheek]

Steve, that is a pretty slick setup. Nobody is going to want a regular grill-blanket after seeing that...

 

[f-two-fiddy]

Huh, I never seem to have a problem. My 85 gets hot enough to roast You outta the cab. Even @ -30-40 F.

The '93 never sees snow. I just got her all tucked in for the winter, last weekend

 

[LCAM-01XA]

I made my own grille blanket - I used one of these rubber-padded nylon mats that mechanics throw over car fenders to protect the paint when they gotta lean against it to work on the engine, I wrapped it around the grille and secured it with four bungee cords. It actually looks pretty decent, especially since tis bright-friggin red on a near-black truck

 

[dave186]

I have this thing called a cold front, I cant remember who makes it, they make bug guards and stuff mostly, but its just a bunch of black plastic pieces that pop into the holes in the grill. this is on a 93 truck though.

 

[83smoker]

my 83 has snaps for one but no cover i'd love to have one.

 

[Ford02]

Cabelas - "Winter/Summer Truck Grille Covers Item:IJ-512605


$49.99
This is where I got mine and it comes with a screen for those darn spring time bugs lol

 

[EMD_DRIVER]

I googled it and found THIS

 

[IDIJunkie]

Sean here is a picture of mine. I've had it for about 4 years and it's a Lund cold front grille blanket but I think that they stoped making them. Here is the only place I know of some that looks like it, but they only go back to a 92 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...&parentType=index&indexId=cat20133&hasJS=true .