Check out the cowl panel where the wipers are. See the cowl grille
slots and the fact that its body color? '97's have no cowl
panel....the hood extends all the way to the windshield. In addition,
the wiper mounting area is (I believe as my truck is black) a matte
black plastic, hidden under the rear of the hood.
sean
sean_p_meldrum@auto.ittind.com
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Subject: Re: Billet Grill
Author: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu at INTERNET
Date: 2/19/97 11:40 AM
how can u tell it is a '96?
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> >
> I got my issue of Truckin' 2 days ago. My '97 is my first Dakota
and
> even I could immediately tell that it
was an older model.
>
>
> Kendall Ducote
> 97 318,Auto,3.92,SG,FL(fog lights),and a FBG(fake billet grill)
>
> P.s. On page 170 of the April Truckin' Magazine, Look at how they
> tried to pass off that underhood shot as being from a 97. Any moron can
> plainly see that is from a 96.
>
>
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