Please help
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From: South Carolina
RE: Please help
I have removed the entire front bumper and grill from my car, but I did it as one section together. One bit of advice I can give you: Ford uses 2-piece press-in plastic fasteners for things like the radiator cover. To remove them, you first need to pry up the round center section of the fastener before pulling out the entire thing. If you try to pull it out as one piece from the outside edge without pulling up the center part, it'll break.
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From: Westminster, MD
RE: Please help
dude i spent some time yesterday trying to remove the factory grill, it pissed me off to no end and i eventually gave up(may try again tomorrow)once you take the black cover off, take the two small silver bolts out thatare between the grill and the headlights, it will allow more flex..the 2 tabs on each side are easy to get out, the 5 across the bottom will be a bitch, what makes it worse is if you have fogs, because they are directly over the tabs on each end, making them almost impossible to get to.
i assume you want to remove it because you bought a new one, i'll probably say screw it, and break the stock tabs so i can get it out easier...
i assume you want to remove it because you bought a new one, i'll probably say screw it, and break the stock tabs so i can get it out easier...
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RE: Please help
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dude i spent some time yesterday trying to remove the factory grill, it pissed me off to no end and i eventually gave up(may try again tomorrow)once you take the black cover off, take the two small silver bolts out thatare between the grill and the headlights, it will allow more flex..the 2 tabs on each side are easy to get out, the 5 across the bottom will be a bitch, what makes it worse is if you have fogs, because they are directly over the tabs on each end, making them almost impossible to get to.
i assume you want to remove it because you bought a new one, i'll probably say screw it, and break the stock tabs so i can get it out easier...
dude i spent some time yesterday trying to remove the factory grill, it pissed me off to no end and i eventually gave up(may try again tomorrow)once you take the black cover off, take the two small silver bolts out thatare between the grill and the headlights, it will allow more flex..the 2 tabs on each side are easy to get out, the 5 across the bottom will be a bitch, what makes it worse is if you have fogs, because they are directly over the tabs on each end, making them almost impossible to get to.
i assume you want to remove it because you bought a new one, i'll probably say screw it, and break the stock tabs so i can get it out easier...
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,226
From: Ca
RE: Please help
here is an artical they did on the SS grill install with my car back when she was jus a yearling!
http://www.thechromepony.com/Mods1-05.html
i can take my grill off and on in less than 20 min!
http://www.thechromepony.com/Mods1-05.html
i can take my grill off and on in less than 20 min!
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
RE: Please help
My stock grill came off real easy as none of the bottom tabs were properly engaged
from the factory. The only tabs holding my stock grill on were the ones on the sides.
Took about 5 mins and it was off.
from the factory. The only tabs holding my stock grill on were the ones on the sides.
Took about 5 mins and it was off.