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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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What do you have to do to get off the stock grill? I've been looking at getting an ebay stainless steel one, but I'm not sure how you get off the stock one.
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Old Aug 14, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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Pull!!!

It snaps out in 6 spots.
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yup, or find all the bolts & clips that hold the bumper on.....its easier to just pop it off unless you want to take your from bumper supports out at the same time
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Yep its held on with some clips.. You just have to start with one side and pull... But if you are scared of that I have known people that took the bumper off to get to be back of it... Probably ALOT faster to just pull!
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so i just yank on it?? and it's not going to damage my bumper?
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and would this grill just bolt in with some self taping screws?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BILLE...=p4506.c0.m245
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Yah pull that bitch off, the billet grill just screws into the front. I have the billet grill aswell, I yanked my stock grill off, just be smooth about it.
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Yep correct! Just pull! And if you have a light colored car I would paint the part that is under the grille black so that the grille shows up 100x better and looks 100x better!
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Pull smooth and steady and it will pop off with no problems.
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I pulled mine off yesterday when I replaced it. It came off with no problems.
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pulled it off and it went great, but can you pull out the screws and put them back in alright? I didn't paint behind it black and I really want to now.
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For the billet grill? They are just normal screws aren't they? Shouldn't be an issue removing them, painting, and putting them back on.
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yeah billet, and alright. otherwise i was thinking about getting the next size up screw
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yeah billet, and alright. otherwise i was thinking about getting the next size up screw
If they don't tighten back up, just move up a size. Shouldn't be a problem.
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