Active Grill Shutter Removal

[yrralguthrie]

Saying that your pickup is a grocery getter it's not an insult. Saying that a pickup that is a heavy hauler, pulls a trailer or goes off road is a real pickup and everything else is just a grocery getter is insulting. Both were your exact words but it's close. And I never used 240° as an example. In one of your latest posts you use grocery getter to describe several different ways to use a pickup how can the term be exact? And just in case you think I'm arguing because my pickup is a grocery getter, it is not.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Saying that your pickup is a grocery getter it's not an insult. Saying that a pickup that is a heavy hauler, pulls a trailer or goes off road is a real pickup and everything else is just a grocery getter is insulting. Both were your exact words but it's close. And I never used 240° as an example. In one of your latest posts you use grocery getter to describe several different ways to use a pickup how can the term be exact? And just in case you think I'm arguing because my pickup is a grocery getter, it is not.

Ignore him. This is the same guy who put me on ignore because he says I am the problem and constantly arguing with people . Yet he does the exact same thing.

 

[silver billet]

Saying that your pickup is a grocery getter it's not an insult. Saying that a pickup that is a heavy hauler, pulls a trailer or goes off road is a real pickup and everything else is just a grocery getter is insulting.

That's not what I said. Reread the posts. And you make the choice to be insulted, you don't have to be. Someone disses your truck, carry on and get over it.

Both were your exact words but it's close. And I never used 240° as an example.

Neither did I. Where are you getting 240 from?

In one of your latest posts you use grocery getter to describe several different ways to use a pickup how can the term be exact? And just in case you think I'm arguing because my pickup is a grocery getter, it is not.

Nobody has any idea why you're arguing.

 

[yrralguthrie]

Silver Bullet, I thought you were going away.

 

[yrralguthrie]

HSKR r\t you are correct, I'm foolish for arguing with him.

 

[silver billet]

Silver Bullet, I thought you were going away.

You're mixing the threads up, I said that in the other one.

But yes I am moving on.

 

[yrralguthrie]

Good deal.

 

[BigBroJoe]

What a great argument I'm laughing my head off thinking that to assumingly mature adults are arguing whether or not "grocery getter" is an insult or not. I'll tell you one thing there are lots of people out there that have a wife that they call by the same name. Grocery getter, dishwasher, laundry wash and fold, these aren't insults they're just stating the facts

 

[Peterkor1]

Getting back to the actual thread here…. I’ve cleared out in alpha the air damn and ags, have the motor connected, but still get cel. I build a custom 1970 w200 with full 5th gen ram. Don’t have room for the ags assembly to leave any fins attached. Is there an actual option to get the cel to permanently go out? Thanks in advance

 

[Peterkor1]

Okay I'd like to update everyone the vice design bracket that they make for the EcoDiesel lower grill shutter but we don't have on the 1500 DT works perfectly for the radiator grill shutters on our trucks you take the AGS actuator you bolt their little bracket onto it, cut off a part off one louver stick it into the actuator drill through it put a bolt in there to keep it into the actuator motor. Bolt the whole kit together (I would advise to use a little bit of thread lock) and then you can mount your AGS motor and new bracket wherever you'd like. I had to clear codes in the beginning and then it came on once more so I cleared them again and after that I believe the computer learned itself and I had no issues. It's only been a day and a half but the permanent stored code went away as well. I mounted mine to the plastic radiator trim or whatever you call it probably more well-known as the beauty cover

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So, vice told me that this wouldn’t work for anything besides the eco diesel. Are you still cel free? Did you delete air dam, ags with alpha OBD as well?

 

[BigBroJoe]

So, vice told me that this wouldn’t work for anything besides the eco diesel. Are you still cel free? Did you delete air dam, ags with alpha OBD as well?

I'm not sure if I had to clear the codes or not but I definitely didn't delete anything after putting in vice designs bracket and cutting the louver to work with their bracket the code went away I still haven't gotten one. I did reach out to them and let them know that it does work and they were appreciative for the info they said they were going to update their website but I guess they still haven't and not everyone knows.

 

[frisby5]

I'm not sure if I had to clear the codes or not but I definitely didn't delete anything after putting in vice designs bracket and cutting the louver to work with their bracket the code went away I still haven't gotten one. I did reach out to them and let them know that it does work and they were appreciative for the info they said they were going to update their website but I guess they still haven't and not everyone knows.

Im going to order this bracket ,you say it works for non diesel rams ?

 

[BigBroJoe]

Im going to order this bracket ,you say it works for non diesel rams ?

Yes it worked by me, the active grill shutters have the exact same mechanism as the EcoDiesel lower bumper grill shutter. There's no reason it wouldn't work, it has the exact same range of motion... so if you trick that motor into thinking it's completing the full range of motion then the CEL will go away. It's very straightforward follow the instructions from vice designs... you got to cut a small part of the old louver and drill it out to use with this bracket I used an oscillating multi-tool to cut it and they provide a drill bit to drill a hole through so that it can be permanently bolted into the motor

Not sure why @VICE design said it won't work for you when I emailed them a month ago and told them that it does work and they said they were going to update their website.
(Yes I decided to be the guinea pig myself)


I had to remove mine in order to have room behind the grill for my air horns (which I still never completed the install).

 

[frisby5]

Yes it worked by me, the active grill shutters have the exact same mechanism as the EcoDiesel lower bumper grill shutter. There's no reason it wouldn't work, it has the exact same range of motion... so if you trick that motor into thinking it's completing the full range of motion then the CEL will go away. It's very straightforward follow the instructions from vice designs... you got to cut a small part of the old louver and drill it out to use with this bracket I used an oscillating multi-tool to cut it and they provide a drill bit to drill a hole through so that it can be permanently bolted into the motor

Not sure why @VICE design said it won't work for you when I emailed them a month ago and told them that it does work and they said they were going to update their website.
(Yes I decided to be the guinea pig myself)


I had to remove mine in order to have room behind the grill for my air horns (which I still never completed the install).

Nice ! Do you have a pic of the bracket mounted ?

 

[BigBroJoe]

Nice ! Do you have a pic of the bracket mounted ?

I did and I did post it here however I can't seem to find it on my device maybe tomorrow when I go out to my truck and grab a couple of pictures I'll post it again

 

[BigBroJoe]

VICE design updated their website indicating that it will work on our trucks