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

Subject: 2002 F-150 XLT



Original words by Up N Fires-- Pictures and also added message byKingEvil

Eliminating the grille border piece.



1. Eliminate the jack bar over the radiator



Ford F150 Hood Open

2. Get rid of the screws (They are plastic so I would make use of a hand screwdriver as well as not power) from the plastic radiator cover



Several of my screws would not loosen, so I used higher stress with a flathead screwdriver and it worked on the majority of them. I damaged one off even if I could not get it out. 2015 ford f150 grille When I placed the screws back in, I just made use of hand pressure and also I really did not need to use a screwdriver. I could have to replace these with steel screws!



Ford F150 clips being removed

3. Remove the edge vehicle parking lights. They are held on by one star screw from inside the hood. A tiny flat head could be used if you do not have the right tools.



4. Remove all the screws that hang on the Grille surround body component. A lot of are on top under the plastic radiator cover you eliminated as well as 2 lag the corner lights you removed.



Ford F150 grille surround

5. Now here is the most significant pain. Under the Grille surround you have a plastic shroud that's held on by plastic pins that go in easy, but not out easy. I made use of a flat head screwdriver and got rid of the two from the sides that connect to the fender. The pins may obtain a little screwed up however I had the ability to reuse mine.



You just have to eliminate two from each side. Don't get rid of the pins that remain in the center of the surround. These were a HUGE annoyance for me. 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 put them back in ok.



6. Under of the grille surround somewhere in the middle you will see two long pieces linking all-time low of the grille surround to a part of the framework. It's held on by a clip you ought to be able to press to launch.



Close-up of grille clip for removal

You need to get to down, behind the grills and also draw upwards on the tiny plastic clips. After that pull the grille surround in an outward direction from the vehicle.



7. Currently you must have the ability to eliminate the whole grille surround with grille included.



Eliminating 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 tear too difficult



Grille surround eliminated

2. Once it's remove you need to remove the FORD oval and place in on the new grille (Note: Mine included an oblong, so I missed this action).



3. I then included even more lube to the brand-new grille item so it's easy to mount back on the grille surround.



4. Double check to make sure all clips are snug prior to placing the grille surround back on the vehicle. Do not what to take it off again.



Return all components backwards order.



This was a little a lot more engaged than I believed it would be, yet the outcomes deserve it. I'm not looking foward to doing it once more when I install my haze lights behind that grille! Thanks to Brett (Up N Flames) for the directions and also the amazing looking grille! Do not hesitate to PM me if you have any type of questions.
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