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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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How hard is it to change the standard Camaro grill, for a SLP SS grill, iv been thinking of changing it for a few months but didn’t want to brake any thing, can any one help?
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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you can take the bumper off or the lower shield and pop the clips from the back side or just grab and pull like most people do
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Is there a possibility I could brake something if I did the “grab and pull” technique?
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Always a chance.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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gotta pull hard too

One of my 4 pop-in things had a nut on the back, i pulled the plastic grille back and cut the screw, then the nut fell down behind.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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Pull very hard and it will come out, or if you are paranoid then you have to remove the entire front bumper, but that is a waste of time IMO, be a man and use your hands! lol
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Not hard to swap out the stock grille for the SS grille. You can either yank off the stock piece, or remove the front clip to get it off. I've done both, and I recommend just yanking the stocker off. A whole lot easier and less time consuming.
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Its not that hard to remove the bumper and install the SLP grill.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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Thanks guys for the help so far.
Do I have to drill any holes, or do any modifications to make it fit?
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by CCCustoms
Do I have to drill any holes, or do any modifications to make it fit?
No mods to make it fit. You could use 3M double sided tape or use the mounting hardware that comes with the grille & drill the holes. It is up to you.
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