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Ford F150 Grille Substitute Directions<br>
Procedure: Changing the supply 'honeycomb' grille with a Harley Davidson 'chrome' grille.

Subject: 2002 F-150 XLT



Initial words by Up N Fires-- Pictures and added text byKingEvil

Eliminating the grille border piece.



1. Eliminate the jack bar above the radiator



Ford F150 Hood Open

2. Remove the screws (They are plastic so I would certainly use a hand screwdriver and not power) from the plastic radiator cover




Some of my screws wouldn't unscrew, so I applied higher stress with a flathead screwdriver and it worked with most of them. I damaged one off even if I couldn't get it out. When I placed the screws back in, I simply used hand pressure and also I didn't have to make use of a screwdriver. I might have to replace these with metal screws!



Ford F150 clips being eliminated

3. Remove the corner vehicle parking lights. They are hung on by one celebrity screw from inside the hood. A little level head could be utilized if you don't have the right devices.



4. Eliminate all the screws that hold on the Grille surround body part. The majority of get on top under the plastic radiator cover you gotten rid of and also 2 are behind the edge lights you got rid of.



Ford F150 grille border

5. Currently below is the biggest discomfort. Under the Grille border you have a plastic shroud that's hung on by plastic pins that enter very easy, but not out simple. I made use of a level head screwdriver and eliminated the two from the sides that connect to the fender. The pins might obtain a little ruined but I had the ability to recycle mine.



You only need to remove 2 from each side. Don't remove the pins that remain in the facility of the border. These were a HUGE pain in the ass for me. 2019 polaris sportsman 450 brush guard I wound up mutilating my pins as well as scraped up my bumper a little. I did not like this action one bit! I had the ability to place them back in ok.



6. Under of the grille border somewhere in the middle you will see two lengthy pieces attaching the bottom of the grille border to a part of the frame. It's hung on by a clip you need to have the ability to squeeze to release.



Close-up of grille clip for elimination

You need to get to down, behind the grills and also pull upwards on the small plastic clips. After that pull the grille border in an outward direction from the truck.



7. Currently you need to have the ability to get rid of the entire grille surround with grille consisted of.



Removing the Grille from the Grille border body.

1. I initially added some lube to the plastic clips that hold the grille on. I then made use of a flat head screwdriver to tear the clips open. Take care since the clips can damage if you pry also tough



Grille border removed

2. Once it's remove you require to get rid of the FORD oval and also put in on the brand-new grille (Note: Mine included an oval, so I avoided this action).



3. I after that included even more lube to the brand-new grille piece so it's very easy to mount back on the grille border.



4. Double check to make certain all clips are tight before placing the grille surround back on the vehicle. Do not what to take it off again.



Put back all components backwards order.



This was a bit a lot more involved than I thought it would certainly be, however the results are worth it. I'm not looking foward to doing it again when I install my fog lights behind that grille! Thanks to Brett (Up N Fires) for the guidelines and also the trendy looking grille! Do not hesitate to PM me if you have any kind of questions.

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