Alright, so I am in the process of the SS grille install, but MAN am I having a hard time getting the front bumper off. So far I hav done the following:

(1) 4 Retainer clips on the top
(2) 10 Retainer clips on the front splashguard
(3) 4 screws on the splashguard

What am I missing?

 

Try hitting up a body shop guy to show you the diagram of all the attach points. The guy I went to about my repaint took me through the whole thing, although I don't remember it enough now to tell you where all the connect points are.

 

Thanks. I found where it was attached and it is going to require that I take the wheels off the get to the wheel well. F--- this, I am going to take a dremel to this bish and cut it out.

 

No, you don't have to take the wheels off. You just need to turn your wheels out for whichever side you are working on. That allows you to reach the bolts that hold the bumper on in the wheelwell.

 

Dammit, why didn't I think of that?!

Oh, well. After 2 hours with the Dremel it's all out now anyway

 

i know exactly how u feel man, i was gonna do this myself too, but i said *** it once i found out i gotta remove the whole bumper cover.

i just paid the body shop 50 bucks to install both upper and lower ss grilles.

instead of using the clip ons that come with the grilles, the body shop just bolt them on on the bumper itself after removing the bumper cover.

they did this thru the back once the bumper was out.

i gotta tell you i was watching them do this, and it was a biatch.

 

its not really that hard. i had to remove it to install my tranny cooler and it took 10 minutes to get off

 

Yeah, it is really fairly easy to remove. Save the $50 and spend it on some Jack.