does anyone know how to take out the lower grill? i wanted to paint the whole thing but dont wanna tape off my whole front end. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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There are 4 tabs, 2 on each side on top of grill. I had a tough time myself, I didnt pull the tabs off i just pulled them. After you pull those, take a blade (box cutter) and a flat head screwdriver and pry and cut the tape very slowly. Just remember to pry on the side of the grill not the bumper, or that will leave a mark on you bumper's paint job.
You wont have to worry about applying more tape when you reinstall. It should still have enough to stick, plus you still have those tabs.
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yeh there are a few tabs...4 i guess i dont remember....pull those like any normal tabs and then it is just the tape all the way across top and bottom...it is hard stuff to cut thru, take your time and work with it
and i would put tape back on it....get the tape originally came on it off the car and the grill and then reapply some double sided car tape to reinstall it
it will look great and factory if you do it right
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Ok, so I got my lower chrome grills today and want to put them in, but I am having some problems. I tried removing the black ones and cut around getting the 2 sided tape cut, but it still seems to be stuck around the fog light. The instructions say to remove that first, how do I do this?
Another question I have is when you put the chrome ones in, how do you put the clips on in the back?
Any how to's would be great, I searched but this is all I found.Vector Tune - CRAB Cold Air Box - Cquence Ultima Cross Brake Rotors
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Re: lower grill removal
Ok, so I got them in, don't worry I will post pics later.
For those of you who want to know how I did it I started by cutting out the two way tape on the old ones. There were 2 plastic plugs on the top that had to be removed, also for those of you with front license plates that has to come off.
Once all the tape is cut out you can pull them out, start at the end opposite of the fog light, be careful because the tape may re-stick, slowly pull it out, some force may be needed but not too much.
Once they are out it is time to put the new ones back in. What I did was put one side in at a time, with one side out I reached through the opening to put the clips on in the back, this worked pretty well. For putting the other one in I had to remove the 5 bolts holding the plastic panel under the front, by the air dam. Those 5 bolts did not completely remove it but gives enough room to reach in and get the clips on.Vector Tune - CRAB Cold Air Box - Cquence Ultima Cross Brake Rotors
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