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

Topic: 2002 F-150 XLT



Original words by Up N Flames-- Pictures and extra text byKingEvil

Getting rid of the grille surround item.




1. Remove the jack bar above the radiator



Ford F150 Hood Open

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



A few of my screws would not loosen, so I applied upward stress with a flathead screwdriver and it worked on the majority of them. I broke one off just because I couldn't get it out. When I put the screws back in, I simply utilized hand stress as well as I didn't need to utilize a screwdriver. I may have to replace these with steel screws!



Ford F150 clips being gotten rid of

3. Eliminate the corner vehicle parking lights. They are hung on by one star screw from inside the hood. A tiny flat head could be made use of if you don't have the right tools.



4. Get rid of all the screws that hang on the Grille surround body part. Many get on top under the plastic radiator cover you eliminated and also two lag the edge lights you eliminated.



Ford F150 grille surround

5. Now below is the largest pain. Under the Grille border you have a plastic shroud that's held on by plastic pins that enter easy, but not out easy. I used a flat head screwdriver and got rid of the two from the sides that attach to the fender. The pins may get a little messed up yet I had the ability to recycle mine.



You just have to get rid of 2 from each side. Do not get rid of the pins that remain in the facility of the border. These were a HUGE pain in the ass for me. I ended up mutilating my pins and scraped up my bumper a little. I did not like this action one little bit! I had the ability to put them back in ok.



6. Under of the grille surround someplace in the middle you will see 2 lengthy pieces linking all-time low of the grille surround to a part of the frame. It's held on by a clip you should be able to squeeze to launch.



Close-up of grille clip for elimination

You need to get to down, behind the grills and also draw upwards on the small plastic clips. After that pull the grille border outwards from the vehicle.



7. Currently you ought to be able to get rid of the entire grille surround with grille included.



Eliminating the Grille from the Grille border body.

1. I first included some lube to the plastic clips that hold the grille on. I then utilized a flat head screwdriver to pry the clips open. Take care given that the clips can break if you tear as well difficult



Grille surround gotten rid of

2002 ford ranger grille
2. Once it's eliminate you require to get rid of the FORD oval and also put in on the new grille (Note: Mine included an oval, so I missed this step).



3. I after that added more lube to the brand-new grille item so it's easy to set up back on the grille surround.



4. Check to see to it all clips are snug before putting the grille border back on the truck. Do not what to take it off again.



Return all components backwards order.



This was a little bit a lot more engaged than I thought it would certainly be, however the outcomes are worth it. I'm not looking foward to doing it once again when I place my haze lights behind that grille! Thanks to Brett (Up N Fires) for the guidelines and the awesome looking grille! Do not hesitate to PM me if you have any inquiries.


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