Need help installing my black kidney grills.
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I removed the screws to the top of the bumper and you can pull the top bumper area out a little to gain better access to the back side of the grills. There are clips and you have to disengage them. Once you do one clip, pull out on the grill slightly and keep this pressure as you work around the inside. Look to see which ones are in a row that you can get to the most, because as you work around eventually it will come out even though a couple may still be engaged. Look at your new grill and the clips are the same type, or at least should be...
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I removed the screws to the top of the bumper and you can pull the top bumper area out a little to gain better access to the back side of the grills. There are clips and you have to disengage them. Once you do one clip, pull out on the grill slightly and keep this pressure as you work around the inside. Look to see which ones are in a row that you can get to the most, because as you work around eventually it will come out even though a couple may still be engaged. Look at your new grill and the clips are the same type, or at least should be...
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Thanks Pj, sometimes you just leave out the obvious...
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Trust me Bro, it is one of the easiest mods out there. Take your time, don't force anything and you'll get it done quicker than you think. You will need a torx bit for the screws, but you need them to work on our cars anyway (I'd recommend buying a set of Torx bits/drivers to anyone who has one of our cars).
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If you have pre-LCI with stock bumper, then try removing the middle lower grille on the front bumper between the 2 fogs. Once removed, you can reach in the bottom tabs from below.
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Trust me Bro, it is one of the easiest mods out there. Take your time, don't force anything and you'll get it done quicker than you think. You will need a torx bit for the screws, but you need them to work on our cars anyway (I'd recommend buying a set of Torx bits/drivers to anyone who has one of our cars).
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