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