Appearance & Detailing Interior & Exterior Appearance Modifications

How do i remove a SLP SS grille???

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:36 PM
  #1  
Blacked_Out_SS's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 372
Likes: 2
Default How do i remove a SLP SS grille???

i need to take my SS grille off and have no idea where to start so please help me guys???
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:14 AM
  #2  
jimmyblue's Avatar
Moderator
iTrader: (11)
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 12,604
Likes: 7
From: East Central Florida
Default

There are plastic barbed-button fasteners that you have to find
and pop out. Figure on buying blister-pak replacements, they are
reusable if you're lucky. I used large needlenose pliers, there may
be a proper trim fastener removal tool (ya think?) but I have no
idea what it looks like.

Should pull right out once you get 'em all.
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:22 AM
  #3  
Blacked_Out_SS's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 372
Likes: 2
Default

are you talking about the little plastic tab things on the lower half of the grille???

Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 08:04 AM
  #4  
pjb's Avatar
pjb
TECH Resident
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 994
Likes: 0
From: MD
Default

are you talking about the SLP SS grille, or the stock GM grille?

sounds like you are describing the stock GM grille.
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 08:25 AM
  #5  
Xsta Z 28's Avatar
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,091
Likes: 8
From: Schaumburg, IL
Default

Those round discs are VERY long "Pinecone" fasteners. IIRC there are a total of six holding the grille one. Two in the middle pointing up and tow in each "snorkle" going to each side.

They are and absolute BITCH to get out.

When I removed my SS grille, I did it the long tedious way . . . took the entire bumper cover off, and pushed each "Pinecone" out from the back side.

No damage to the grille, the bumper cover nor the fasteners.
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:27 PM
  #6  
Blacked_Out_SS's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 372
Likes: 2
Default

nice..... looking forward to doing this now..... hahaha thanks guys
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:35 PM
  #7  
pjb's Avatar
pjb
TECH Resident
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 994
Likes: 0
From: MD
Default

most guys want to get an SS grille. Why do you want to take yours off? what are you going to do instead?
Reply
Old Aug 11, 2009 | 12:40 PM
  #8  
Blacked_Out_SS's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 372
Likes: 2
Default

i want a new look to the car and i like the vintage look of a billet grille so i'm getting one with a red bowtie from a chevelle(i think hahaha)
Reply
LS1 Tech Stories

The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time

story-0

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

 Verdad Gallardo
story-1

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-2

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

 Verdad Gallardo
story-3

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-4

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

 
story-5

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

 Verdad Gallardo
story-7

Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

 Verdad Gallardo
story-8

10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

 
story-9

10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

 Verdad Gallardo
Old Aug 13, 2009 | 10:57 PM
  #9  
LS1babe's Avatar
12 Second Club
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
From: Wellington, FL
Default

what you dont like it?
Reply
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 12:19 AM
  #10  
Blacked_Out_SS's Avatar
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 372
Likes: 2
Default

it's not that i don't like it it just that i'm tired of the same thing everybody else has(well most people at least hahaha) so i wanted something different
Reply




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:42 AM.

story-0
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Slideshow: This heavily modified 1971 Camaro mixes classic muscle car styling with a fifth-generation Camaro interior and modern LS3 power.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-12 18:06:42


VIEW MORE
story-1
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Slideshow: From wobbling harmonic balancers to failed EBCMs, these are the issues that define long-term C5 ownership and what repairs typically involve.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-07 18:44:57


VIEW MORE
story-2
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Slideshow: A modern Camaro transformed into a retro icon, this limited-run "Bandit" build blends nostalgia with brute force in a way few revivals manage.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-04-21 13:57:02


VIEW MORE
story-3
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Slideshow: Cadillac didn't just crash the high-performance luxury vehicle party, it showed up loud, supercharged, and occasionally a little unhinged...

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-04-16 10:05:15


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Slideshow: Top ten most powerful Chevy trucks ever made

By | 2026-03-25 09:22:26


VIEW MORE
story-5
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Slideshow: Hennessey has turned the Silverado ZR2 into a 700-hp off-road monster with supercharged V8 power and a limited production run.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-24 18:57:52


VIEW MORE
story-6
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Slideshow: A one-off sports car that looks like a vintage Italian exotic-but hides a C6 Corvette underneath-just sold for the price of a new mid-engine Corvette.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-23 18:53:41


VIEW MORE
story-7
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

Slideshow: A heavily reworked 1972 K5 Blazer swaps its off-road roots for a low-slung street-focused build with modern V8 power.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-09 18:08:45


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

Slideshow: There are thousands of used Camaros on the market but we think you should avoid these 10

By | 2026-02-17 17:09:30


VIEW MORE
story-9
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

Slideshows: Which one of these myths do you believe?

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-01-28 18:10:11


VIEW MORE