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Apr 19, 2008 | 07:10 PM

#11

achTTung

5th Gear

Joined: Sep 2005

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From: Colchester, VT

RE: grille Question

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ORIGINAL: Mobius97

You can remove it without taking off the bumper. The bumper removal can be a pain especially on the 225. The twin intercoolers get in the way when removing the screws hiddenbehind the wheel well guard. I was able to get mine off with out removing the bumper butI broke over half the clips that hold it on. I just tugged really hard applying equal force on both sides.

I didn't really have any trouble removing my bumper, SMIC's weren't really in the way. Hell, I didn't even remove my wheel on the pass side, just pried the inner fender liner out of the way, and cranked the wheel to the side.

Apr 20, 2008 | 02:51 AM

#12

Mobius97

2nd Gear

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 600

RE: grille Question

My trouble was I didn't have a proper size driver. The smallest one I had was too large to fit between the head of the screw and the intercooler. I had to use just the torx screwdriver bit and a pair of needle nose pliers...what a pain as you can imagine. I have only removed the bumper once and that was to install my FMIC. It was easy as pie untilI got to those screws.

Apr 20, 2008 | 10:04 PM

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myslow1

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From: Over There

RE: grille Question

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Apr 20, 2008 | 10:47 PM

#14

TurboToughTT

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RE: grille Question

I did it without the bumper off. took the top screws off then with a flathead screw driver i popped the clips and pulled

Apr 21, 2008 | 07:04 AM

#15

kgoch

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Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 11

RE: grille Question

I did it without removing the bumper. I did not want the stock grille, so I cut it in peices and removed it. The new grille just pops in. Did it in 20 min.