How do I install new grill?
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How do I install new grill?
Got my new F-250 Chrome Grill for my X. I removed the 4 screws on the top of factory grill, and there are obviously some clips holding the bottom on...but I can't get them to budge...
How to I get the bottom loose without screwing up something?
Thanks
How to I get the bottom loose without screwing up something?
Thanks
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They simply snap in. Grab the bottom of the grille and pull outwards.
It should not take much pressure to pop them loose.
Start on the left side and pop the first one loose. You'll see how easy it is.
It really helps to have a second person hold the top of the grille in place while you start snapping the hooks loose too.
It should not take much pressure to pop them loose.
Start on the left side and pop the first one loose. You'll see how easy it is.
It really helps to have a second person hold the top of the grille in place while you start snapping the hooks loose too.
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Thanks for the quick response... Guess I better tape off my bumper...I'm good at scratching things up. Probably try it later, when I have more time.
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If the second person holds the top in place the grille should never touch the bumper anyway hopefully.
Did you buy the 2005 grille that has been modified to fit the 2000-2004 models?
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Taping couldn't hurt anything. But all you really need to do is take a few sections of newspaper and insert them between the grille and the bumper.
If the second person holds the top in place the grille should never touch the bumper anyway hopefully.
Did you buy the 2005 grille that has been modified to fit the 2000-2004 models?
If the second person holds the top in place the grille should never touch the bumper anyway hopefully.
Did you buy the 2005 grille that has been modified to fit the 2000-2004 models?
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Ohh, I don't sell them. They're on eBaY and cost 3 times as much as you paid for yours.
I simply like the 2005 style better myself. It's kinda like an ice cream discussion. You might like Chocolate, I might prefer Neapolitan.
I simply like the 2005 style better myself. It's kinda like an ice cream discussion. You might like Chocolate, I might prefer Neapolitan.
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Hey... I have been trying to install this one on and off today. Can't get it to fit at the screw locations on top... I can alter two pins on it to push it tighter on, but may have to force the top center down to meet the existing holes in the truck and I am concerned it will crack. Its plastic like the factory... though the factory one slides on like butter. I have been going back and forth with the seller to remedy this... send me another one, or refund my money. Its built in China, so what's that tell you?
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I got it out... used the screwdriver to open the clips.
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I figured you were going to have a problem with it. All those cheap aftermarket grilles are like that, poor fit. If you paid by PayPal you're protected pretty well. Just file a claim and PayPal will direct you to send it back, and to send it back in a manner in which they can't deny getting it.