How to remove the grille.
(It's that thing in front of the radiator, not what you cook steaks on!)
1)
Open the hood.
2)
Remove the six plastic pins that hold the top edge of the grille.
They look like this:
You can pop up the center part using a flat blade screwdriver, then you should be able to remove the whole pin by hand. The center part stays with the base part.
3)
Pull the top part of the grille forward, near each end. It may take some pressure, and may be easier to do one end at a time. There is one clip on each side of the grille, next to the headlight. These clips will come out when pulled - no need to reach in and do anything to them. Here's a photo of the grille, looking up from below:
The photo shows (black arrows) the six holes for the six pins removed in the prior step. The two clips on the sides are shown by green arrows.
4)
All that is left holding the grille are four flat plastic clips along the lower edge of the grille. These are shown in the above photo with blue arrows. It's easiest to start at one end, tilt the top edge of the grille away from the radiator if needed to create a bit of room, and reach down and find each clip, then while pulling forward on the grille, press up from below on the middle part of the clip. These photos show what the clip looks like (from underneath), the slot it fits into, and where these slots are located:
5)
When replacing the grille, make sure that the four flat clips engage the four slots in the top edge of the bumper. It is possible to re-install the grille and have the end clip miss the slot and be on top of the top edge of the bumper.
(It's that thing in front of the radiator, not what you cook steaks on!)
1)
Open the hood.
2)
Remove the six plastic pins that hold the top edge of the grille.
They look like this:
You can pop up the center part using a flat blade screwdriver, then you should be able to remove the whole pin by hand. The center part stays with the base part.
3)
Pull the top part of the grille forward, near each end. It may take some pressure, and may be easier to do one end at a time. There is one clip on each side of the grille, next to the headlight. These clips will come out when pulled - no need to reach in and do anything to them. Here's a photo of the grille, looking up from below:
The photo shows (black arrows) the six holes for the six pins removed in the prior step. The two clips on the sides are shown by green arrows.
4)
All that is left holding the grille are four flat plastic clips along the lower edge of the grille. These are shown in the above photo with blue arrows. It's easiest to start at one end, tilt the top edge of the grille away from the radiator if needed to create a bit of room, and reach down and find each clip, then while pulling forward on the grille, press up from below on the middle part of the clip. These photos show what the clip looks like (from underneath), the slot it fits into, and where these slots are located:
5)
When replacing the grille, make sure that the four flat clips engage the four slots in the top edge of the bumper. It is possible to re-install the grille and have the end clip miss the slot and be on top of the top edge of the bumper.