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Old May 15, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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How to remove stock grill?
2000 max stock grill, how do I get it off? I took off all the top screws but i cant really get the others off.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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00/01 grills are part of the bumper. They have to be cut out.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Derrick2k2SE
00/01 grills are part of the bumper. They have to be cut out.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Bawney you should know that by now.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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yea it sucks, had to get my ss grill put on at a bodyshop... weak s**t
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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So - uh, what abt the 02'-03's???

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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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They come off fairly easy, 4 pop tabs that hold it to the bumper then 3 bolt type screws that are on the grille then some elbow grease to kinda push down and out on it (probly the hardest part) then your golden
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by TheOnlyMax88
They come off fairly easy, 4 pop tabs that hold it to the bumper then 3 bolt type screws that are on the grille then some elbow grease to kinda push down and out on it (probly the hardest part) then your golden
howd you figure that out
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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They come off fairly easy, 4 pop tabs that hold it to the bumper then 3 bolt type screws that are on the grille then some elbow grease to kinda push down and out on it (probly the hardest part) then your golden
Kewl!
Thanks.
Thinking about blacking-out my OEM grill...well - maybe gunmetal!

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Old May 15, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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Kewl!
Thanks.
Thinking about blacking-out my OEM grill...well - maybe gunmetal!

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I gave TheOnlyMax88 a write up a while back with pictures so if you need, maybe he still has it lol
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Old May 15, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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I gave TheOnlyMax88 a write up a while back with pictures so if you need, maybe he still has it lol
what do you want? A freakin cookie? haha
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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I was also wondering how to take my grille off.. I'm going to try what TheOnlyMax88
said.. THANKS
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