Stainless steel grille has the same style and look as the aluminum billet grille. However, stainless steel will not rust and never goes dull while aluminum normally becomes oxidized in 2-3 years. You need to take care of the aluminum with mild soap water once a month. As stainless steel has higher price than aluminum grille, so aluminum grille is much popular in the market. Both of them have great result after install. If you can afford the price for stainless steel grille and plan to keep your vehicle for a long time, we recommend you go for the stainless steel version. If you are a fashion chaser and plan to change your vehicle look once a while, the aluminum grille will be a wise choice for you.
To Identify the stainless steel grille and the aluminum grille, you check check the side shape of the billet bars. The aluminum grille has an E-channel shape for the side shape, howerver the stainless steel has a Rectangular side shape. Check the pictures below for their difference. The left one is the aluminum grille and the right one is the stainless steel grille.

