Grille Removal
Use this guide at your own risk and double-check everything - procedure and specifications. The factory service manual can be a great help.
Tools & Supplies – you may not need everything listed:
- Flathead screwdriver
Releasing the clips. You can push the clip down from above but it is much more effective to come in from the side. There is a little black tab that sticks out and all you have to do is push it down with a screwdriver while pulling the grille away from the vehicle.
I am right-handed and so I start with the upper left clip. Come in from the side with your flathead screwdriver and push down the tab while pulling the grille outwards with your left hand.
It may seem like you didn’t fully release this clip and that’s O.K. Move over to the next upper clip just to the right and do the same thing. If you really released both clips the grille should pull out just slightly. Mess with those two clips until it seems like they released.
Once those are free release the last two on along the top. Now it should be pretty easy to reach the lower three clips.
