Front Grill Removal

[hawk77]

I bought a sport front grill but I need to remove the old one. I've searched the forum but no luck. Can anyone help me with that?

[JohnnyTsang]

im pretty sure its just two little gromits at end side on the top of the grill it jus slides out

[hawk77]

im pretty sure its just two little gromits at end side on the top of the grill it jus slides out

Hi mate,

Well it doesn't look like it..i unscrewed those and the one in the middle but still nothing. I don't want to use too much force as it might brake...and I don't want that at all.

[Asi]

theres another few screws some where else aswell but i have no idea where. im sure someone will be around to help you

[hawk77]

theres another few screws some where else aswell but i have no idea where. im sure someone will be around to help you

It seems that there are some clips at the bottom of it, but they are quite tricky to push ...

[wildybeast]

there are 3 clips at the bottom .put your hand doewn the back of the grill and push the clips down at the same time push the grill inwards which should release them.then theres the 3 mountings at the top.

[Parthiban]

Yep after you've removed the ones at the top, it's just the clips at the bottom - if you push them they will come off though :)

[FiZiX]

To make things a tad easier you can undo all four plastic screws that hold the grille and top of the front bumper to the body, 2 screws near each headlight. As you can then pull the top middle section of the bumper (the area around the grill itself) away and give your hands more room to get those 3 clips off... they can be quite stiff...

Here is a link to a diagram of the front bumper... pictures are always better than words...

Bumper Linky

[arty-is200sport]

there is only one screw in the middle top of the grill, then moving out from the centre of the grill left and right there is two clips, pull up the centre of each clip closest to the centre of the grill and remove the hole clip from the grill top, now on the end of the grill underneath where the clip was is a lug of plastic attached to the grill,you will need to use a little bit of force on the corner of the grill gently pushing it back towards the radiator, one corner at a time, it will stand a good bit of twisting and bending, at the same time pushing the bottom of the grill inwards. it is quite easy really couple of minutes job

[hawk77]

Done!. The little clips at the bottom were a bit stiff but with some patience and a flat screwdriver I managed to get it off. I will post a pic of my Lexy with the new grill on it.