slp ss grille??
slp ss grille?? I know there's other posts about this, but do i really have to take the front bumper off the car to put this on? is there any way to do it without taking the bumper off? 
i want it to fit right just don't want the hassle of taking the bumper off.
i want it to fit right just don't want the hassle of taking the bumper off. 
On The Tree
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Much easier to just rip the old grille off and do it that way. Go to the hardware store and buy a right-angled drill if you are worried about not being able to drill the holes easily with the bumper still on the car. It will probably be just as hard with the bumper off.
I ripped mine off the other night, was sick of looking at that plastic. I was a little scared at first, but everyone here was right. Just start at the outside and keep pulling and eventually it pops right off.
Still trying to decide between the SLP grill and the Stull black billet grill with 69 SS emblem, but I am leaning towards the SLP.
IMO, the only reason to take the whole bumper off is if you intend on putting the stock grill back on at some time. Not sure why anyone would want to do that.
I ripped mine off the other night, was sick of looking at that plastic. I was a little scared at first, but everyone here was right. Just start at the outside and keep pulling and eventually it pops right off.
Still trying to decide between the SLP grill and the Stull black billet grill with 69 SS emblem, but I am leaning towards the SLP.
IMO, the only reason to take the whole bumper off is if you intend on putting the stock grill back on at some time. Not sure why anyone would want to do that.
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I haven't done it myself yet, so make sure you check the instructions first, but what I have read is that you should use a 1/4 inch drill bit to drill the holes. Then you just pop in the fasteners and you are good to go.
slp ss grill I just did mine last week, & NO I do not recommend you remove the bumper cover. Thats a lot more work than is needed. Just pull on the old cover & the metal nuts that fasten it on top will slip right off. Doing this didnt even ruin the stock grill so in case I wanted to sell it on craigslist or something. The instructions that come with the new grill says you can remove it either way. I used a 1/4 inch drill for the holes, but I redrilled the next size up because the clips were a biotch to install with car wash soap applied to them. I think it was a 17/64 bit.
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