caseypryan

iTrader: (10)

Now I need to take out my stock grill but I don't want to break is or pry on it and cause any stress fractures. I took off each horizontal end but there are more clips in the center. Can anyone walk me through?

z28bryan02

im pretty sure you just yank it off. I know my old 2000 camaro i had i just yanked it off its a pain but it comes off.

heymoej

iTrader: (67)

you can crawl underneath & cut the heads off with large wire cutters or do the yank & pull method....i have done both.....

if you yank.....i would make sure the car paint is warm(just incase its cold where you are?) and yank good & hard......

caseypryan

iTrader: (10)

haha I thought there might be a different way..I dont want to mess up the grill with stress fractures. Were your grilles messed up?

caseypryan

iTrader: (10)

I'm in vegas so the paint is nice and hot..it's about 70 right now but the sun is beating down. 70 in January.. not right.

Dride76

iTrader: (5)

just pull hard there are 4 points that are connected

heymoej

iTrader: (67)

are you talking a stock z28 grill or an slp grill???

if its a stock z28 just rip it out they are a dime a dozen....

65stinger

Whatever you do....DO NOT YANK ON IT. Do it the right way and take your front facia off, lay it on a smooth serface and remove it properly. It only takes about an hour to remove and put back on. The are only 2 hard bolts to reach, but with an extention and a swivel, it;s no problem.

02CamaroSSLE

iTrader: (5)

just yank on it... thats how i did mine and i can still use it... and i did that to my sisters also you'll be fine and it wont hurt your paint...

keiichiZ28

i pulled mine, the grille got a few stress marks if i remember correctly but the bumper was fine. i didn't particularly care that about the original grille because i was never going to use it again

pir7tr

iTrader: (23)

Three flanged screw nuts hold the grill on to the front bumper cover. The best way especially if you are changing the grill is to remover the front bumper cover completely.

It took me about 45 minutes to remove the front bumper cover on my car, take the old grill off, put a new one on and reattach the front bumper cover.

caseypryan

iTrader: (10)

I did the yank and pull..no stress marks and my bumper is fine. I would've done it by taking off the front bumper cover but I didn't read any of those responses until after..oh well. This is the new grill:

JohnS

I pulled mine off as well. No cracking or any other damage.

Revelation Z28

iTrader: (10)

cant you take the plastic off of the bottom and crawl under and reach into the back of the catfish throat to cut them?

thecobrahunter

iTrader: (1)

Here are your choices:

(1) just pull of the grill from the front, slowly, one by one. If you aren't going to re-use the grill, don't trip about any stress fractures (I chose this option)

(2) COMPLETELY take off the front fascia and then remove the clips/tabs holding the grill in place