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Installing Renova
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:21 pmby ReaDY-SeT-Go
hey guys i just got my black renova from Latin... and i just took out the top 3 nuts on the top of the grill but its not budging... is there something i missed? how do you guys remove the original grill?
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:23 pmby Patrik
push the lower back part of the grill it will slide out
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:31 pmby Ruski
^what he said..put some force in it. mine was a little hard to remove as well
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:38 pmby ReaDY-SeT-Go
damn this crap sucks hahaha it feels like its stuck to the bumper paint or something... is there any flaps i gotta bend back or anything?? or do i just push in the bumper and push from the back of the grill?
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:39 pmby akora12
There are a couple of tabs that hold the lower end of the grill to the bumper
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:44 pmby Ruski
^ yes there are tabs at the bottom where the grill meets the bumper. place your knees on the bumper and pull. while you hold the bumper from moving while you pull
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:50 pmby ReaDY-SeT-Go
2 chrome looking tabs right?? im pushing down on them and i got my leg on the bumper and im pushing the grill but still no budge hahaha which way do i put pressure on the tabs?
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:46 pmby akora12
Try using a taped flathead screwdriver to get under the tab and gently twist as you are pulling out the grill (and supporting the bumper)
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:50 pmby Ruski
Your supposed to pull on the grill Towards you, away from the car, the tabs are supposed to be lifted up
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:53 pmby LatinUSMC
im glad you got it...I used a screw driver and tapped it with a hammer..... "LIGHTLY ""TAP THE tab"
be careful
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Sat May 31, 2008 10:47 amby ReaDY-SeT-Go
just wanted to bring this thread back... i decided to give it another go at removing the OEM grill but still NO LUCK!! can somebody help me out with pictures to help me do this step by step or any other ways to remove this grill... as always im stuck with removing the top 3 screws... then i trying jimmying those 2 plastic hinges but still NOTHING
this grill is crazy
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Sat May 31, 2008 10:52 amby SdeA
Just use some force and pull it out...
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Sat May 31, 2008 11:20 amby woa_its_j3ff
ReaDY-SeT-Go wrote:just wanted to bring this thread back... i decided to give it another go at removing the OEM grill but still NO LUCK!! can somebody help me out with pictures to help me do this step by step or any other ways to remove this grill... as always im stuck with removing the top 3 screws... then i trying jimmying those 2 plastic hinges but still NOTHING
this grill is crazy
i did this, i used 2-3 flatheads. (1 in each tab) .jammed it in the tabs and had them rest downward (buttwise) so the weight caused them to point up. then i pulled up slightly and out, worked like a charm.
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Sat May 31, 2008 1:23 pmby LatinUSMC
ReaDY-SeT-Go wrote:just wanted to bring this thread back... i decided to give it another go at removing the OEM grill but still NO LUCK!! can somebody help me out with pictures to help me do this step by step or any other ways to remove this grill... as always im stuck with removing the top 3 screws... then i trying jimmying those 2 plastic hinges but still NOTHING
this grill is crazy
is there any other Sg members near SanDiego?? help this guy out???
but i agee w jeff use 3 screwdivers and 3 PPL and wiggle the OEM grill out, with out scratching your bumper...
Ill go post sum pics..stand by. here ya go:
http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=40289