Cummins

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Im looking to take that black plastic peice out of the grille, i notcied that the fron clip is closed off under the car. are there bolts on the back of it that hold it on, do you have to go through the top to get these?

soldier6552

they are all plastic little bolts but they can be stuborn. I just 'yanked' mine out carefully (if thats possible). I would avise caution in doing it though.
-JOSH

jrp

iTrader: (16)

there rivets. like soldier i ripped mine out. the center ones are the tough ones but with some cussing and pulling they'll come out. as you can see by my non grill pic below

Cummins

iTrader: (2)

Ok thanx. Sounds simple enough! put rope through grille attach other end to tree, put it in reverse and floor it. Hey this is a good write up we should save this!

demonspeed

iTrader: (7)

Yank and pull. That's all you'll need to do

sawedoff

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Believe it or not, there's a special little tool for these plastic fasteners. If you don't have it, you can very gently, use a standard head screw driver and a pair of needle nose pliers. After their out, clean them up in the sink with a detergent and a parts cleaning brush. After they're dry, use some Prestone dry film silicon lube spray. They'll never be tough to remove ever again.

onebadz

I used a pair of needle nosed pliers, and just pulled making sure not to stress the front plastic piece. Good Luck

Wes

ssfiress

i used a dremmel tool to cut the clips. i then just pushed them into the nose and they fell out through the bottom. i hate the stock plastic POS grill.

soldier6552

This is quite a technical write up, maybe we should send word to installuniversity.com to do one on this

step one: grasp firmly
step two: hope you dont screw anything up
step three:YANK

-JOSH

02PHOENIX

Josh, you're not helping me take ANYTHING off my car!

soldier6552

Bah, these are sure-fire, test-proven, safe (at least so far anyway) methods! Anything can be fixed with the proper amount of force applied....

EXAMPLE:

<---- I bet you he will eventually make it through that wall.

-JOSH

Ferocity02

iTrader: (60)

Removal of the grill is a great mod to do. But with the holes, I think is looks as good as it does with the grill, so no harm done....

onebadz

You could fix this with an aftermarket grille insert frow Wings West, I love my WW grille, the stock one would be nice with the holes filled but the holes are defiantly an eyesore. Good Luck

Wes

02PHOENIX

In the military, if it can't be fixed with a sledge hammer, a tire iron, duct tape, electrical tape, or a tankers bar.......I can't be fixed or you just don't need it.

But you're still not helping me remove anything from my car!

slik98z

i was thinking about pulling this thing off my car...how big are the holes? anyone sell a billet grille that looks a little more decent than the chicken wire bs most places sell?

onebadz

The holes are about 1"x1", not that bad IMO looks better than the stock black piece. You might wanna check out Afterthoughts or MBA I feel sure they sale the billet grille. IMO the billet grille looks good but looks kinda truck like. But if you like it it's all good. Good Luck

Wes