I have a '97 GXE and was wondering how to remove the front grille. The car, which has gold trims, was a hand-me-down from my older brother. I want to paint the grille with something like gun-metal black or just black. Also, what's the best way to shave the trunk? Those emblems are also gold-trimmed. My coworker made fun of my car today while we were out for lunch. She said it just didn't look right because the door handles are chrome. I'm planning on doing all this stuff this weekend.

 

Raise the hood. Locate two plastic fasteners in the upper corners of the grille. They look like black square slotted screw heads. Insert a small flat-blade screwdriver into the slot and turn CCW 1/8 turn to release the clip. Gently tug the grille upward and outward. Elapsed time, 30 seconds.

Installation is almost as easy. The two plastic fasteners stayed in the car. Use a small pair of pliers to squeeze the legs together, and remove them. Insert the square heads into the hole in the grille, working from the back of the grille. Turn 1/8 turn to click into place. Place the grille into the vehicle body, taking care to line up the locating pins near the lower edge of the grille. Gently push those two plastic fasteners into their respective mounting holes. Snap! The job is done. Elapsed time, 60 seconds.

 

Once again, thank you Daniel B. Martin!