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

Topic: 2002 F-150 XLT



Original words by Up N Fires-- Images as well as extra text byKingEvil

Removing the grille border piece.



2003 f250 grill
1. Remove the jack bar above the radiator



Ford F150 Hood Open

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



A few of my screws wouldn't unscrew, so I used higher stress with a flathead screwdriver and also it worked with a lot of them. I damaged one off even if I could not get it out. When I placed the screws back in, I simply made use of hand pressure and I didn't need to use a screwdriver. I might need to change these with metal screws!



Ford F150 clips being eliminated

3. Remove the corner car park lights. They are hung on by one star screw from inside the hood. A small flat head could be made use of if you do not have the right tools.



4. Eliminate all the screws that hold on the Grille border body component. The majority of are on top under the plastic radiator cover you gotten rid of and 2 lag the edge lights you eliminated.



Ford F150 grille border

5. Currently here is the biggest pain. Under the Grille border you have a plastic shadow that's held on by plastic pins that go in easy, yet not out simple. I made use of a flat head screwdriver and also removed both from the sides that connect to the fender. The pins might obtain a little ruined yet I had the ability to reuse mine.



You just need to remove 2 from each side. Do not remove the pins that remain in the facility of the surround. These were a HUGE annoyance for me. I wound up mutilating my pins and also scraped up my bumper a little. I did not like this action one little bit! I was able to put them back in ok.



6. On the bottom of the grille border someplace between you will see 2 lengthy pieces attaching the bottom of the grille border to a part of the frame. It's hung on by a clip you should be able to press to launch.



Close-up of grille clip for removal

You have to get to down, behind the grills as well as pull upwards on the little plastic clips. Then draw the grille border outwards from the vehicle.



7. Now you must have the ability to remove the entire grille surround with grille included.



Eliminating the Grille from the Grille border body.

1. I initially included some lube to the plastic clips that hold the grille on. I after that made use of a level head screwdriver to tear the clips open. Take care because the clips can break if you pry also tough



Grille border gotten rid of

2. Once it's remove you need to remove the FORD oval as well as place in on the new grille (Note: Mine featured an oval, so I skipped this step).



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



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



Return all parts in reverse order.



This was a bit extra involved than I thought it would be, yet the results deserve it. I'm not looking foward to doing it again when I install my haze lights behind that grille! Thanks to Brett (Up N Fires) for the directions and the cool looking grille! Feel free to PM me if you have any type of inquiries.

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