F-150 grill deinstallation
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F-150 grill deinstallation
I just got one of those custom billet grills for my 1999 Ford F-150 and I can't fingure out how to get the original grill out.
I've taken every bolt and screw out that I can find but no luck.
Can someone tell me the secret to getting the honeycomb type grill out so I can attach the billet grill to it?
I'm not any kind of expert on truck or car repairs I will admit, but this should be fairly easy and I'm stumped.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
- John
I've taken every bolt and screw out that I can find but no luck.
Can someone tell me the secret to getting the honeycomb type grill out so I can attach the billet grill to it?
I'm not any kind of expert on truck or car repairs I will admit, but this should be fairly easy and I'm stumped.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
- John
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John,
I haven't added a billet grill to my truck yet, but I've read where many of them are simply attached over the existing grill. Could that be the case with yours? I haven't attempted to remove my grill, so I can't be of much help there. Good luck...
I haven't added a billet grill to my truck yet, but I've read where many of them are simply attached over the existing grill. Could that be the case with yours? I haven't attempted to remove my grill, so I can't be of much help there. Good luck...
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Yo Supercrewser,
Well yes, the billet grill attaches directly to the old grill, but the instructions (written by a 2 year old) say to first removed the old grill, then attach the new grill to it... then reinstall the grill again. Of course it doesn't say how to take off the original grill, and from what I can see, in order to install the billet grill I need some room to work with.
I'll figure it out one way or the other.
Thanks for the reply.
- Johnny Shadow
Well yes, the billet grill attaches directly to the old grill, but the instructions (written by a 2 year old) say to first removed the old grill, then attach the new grill to it... then reinstall the grill again. Of course it doesn't say how to take off the original grill, and from what I can see, in order to install the billet grill I need some room to work with.
I'll figure it out one way or the other.
Thanks for the reply.
- Johnny Shadow
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Thanks Gregg for the great web site, and Supercrewser... I ended up going to the body shop today and it turns out you need to take off both headlights and the surrounding molding.... it's not too hard if you know what you're doing, they helped me out and I gave them a $20.
Some of the plastic nuts are better off just being broken off and replaced with new ones in order to avoid damage when prying them off, so I didn't have all these extra parts myself.
Just a warning if you plan to get one! But it looks nice.
That web site from Gregg could be very helpful in the future.
Thanks all.
- Johnny
Some of the plastic nuts are better off just being broken off and replaced with new ones in order to avoid damage when prying them off, so I didn't have all these extra parts myself.
Just a warning if you plan to get one! But it looks nice.
That web site from Gregg could be very helpful in the future.
Thanks all.
- Johnny
