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Old 06-11-2010
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ugg this damn grille

i painted my bumper trim . with trim paint and it turn out good so i wanted to do the rest of the truck . but is there a way to get the grille off with out braking any tabs
 
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im guessing your trying to get the insert out. it can be done without breaking any tabs but its tough. when I swapped mine in I think I broke 2 tabs. didn't effect it at all though. I just used a flat tip screw driver and took my time with it.
 
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Originally Posted by vista4.0
im guessing your trying to get the insert out. it can be done without breaking any tabs but its tough. when I swapped mine in I think I broke 2 tabs. didn't effect it at all though. I just used a flat tip screw driver and took my time with it.
yeah that one haha
 
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be careful and dont get frustrated and you should be fine
 
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be careful and dont get frustrated and you should be fine
yeah i think if i take my time , it should work out
 
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While you have your grille off you might as well ship it to me
 
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I don't think it can be done. Not without breaking some tabs or at the very least marring the plastic with a screwdriver or something. I'd just mask off the outer grille surround.
 
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I don't think it can be done. Not without breaking some tabs or at the very least marring the plastic with a screwdriver or something. I'd just mask off the outer grille surround.
x 2 - thats how i painted mine and it was easy... still looks a ton better two years later
 
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