[harison]

hi i decided to get rid of my old perspex grill and replace it with the type r grill for a nicer look. i was following a guide on here but had 3 up just to check everything. but im stuck.
the 2 clips holdings the perspex grill in at the bottom of the grill where you have to slide your hand in with a pair of pliars to release the clip i cant seem to do. on the top 2 it was easy but the bottom 2 are slightly different and i dont know where ive gotta push down on to release it. any help?
thanks.
had to put it all back together with the perspex grill not to happy ha

 

[coste1l]

just snap them i did when i took mine off

 

[spatto66]

I changed mine a few weeks back, I take it you didn't take your front bumper off. I squirted some WD40 on the 4 clips and on the bracket that attachs it to front dumped to make everything a bit more slippery, then if I remember rightly I ended up using my fingers instead of pliers to squeeze the clip (you can feel how the clip works a bit better) I think they are up side down compared to the top two. When fitting the new grille I tucked the lip at the bottom of the grille under the bumper first then attached bottom two clips then top two. hope this helps mateopcorn2: keep us posted!

 

[harison]

okay thanks ill give it a go gotta wait until next saturday now as its dark when i finish work! ill have a proper go again and if not how do i break them to get it off? the new grills got new clips on doesnt it so it doesnt matter if i broke them,
thatm ight just be easier lol

 

[dobe]

The amount of time you have wasted squeezing your hands in, cutting your fingers, swearing, throwing the tools about and walking away to calm down you could just drop the front bumper at one side to get in to the grille no probs.

 

[harison]

i tryed this first but couldnt manage to get the wheel arch trim to unclip out so i could get at the screw to get the bumper hanging down :facepalm: didnt have much look at all ha.

 

[harison]

any help with how i break it off?

 

[harison]

Gonna give it a go tomorrow so anymore tips would be great hopefully have it all done

 

[Laney]

any help with how i break it off?

Just pull on it if you really want to break it, shouldn't take too much force. I changed mine a while ago, tried to do it carefully but they still broke.

 

[harison]

Won't the bits that the new grill needs to clip in break at the same time? Looks like they're both just made of plastic?

 

[captpicard]

Won't the bits that the new grill needs to clip in break at the same time? Looks like they're both just made of plastic?

depends how cold the plastic is at the time, the colder it is the more brittle it can be....

 

[harison]

hmm mmight not risk it and see if i can do it the proepr way. thanks

 

[Jpetrie]

The amount of time you have wasted squeezing your hands in, cutting your fingers, swearing, throwing the tools about and walking away to calm down you could just drop the front bumper at one side to get in to the grille no probs.

I did this but didn't manage to get the bumper back on properly.. still haven't! It's not a huge issue, I suppose as I do plan to colour code early next year.

 

[Jpetrie]

Just pull on it if you really want to break it, shouldn't take too much force. I changed mine a while ago, tried to do it carefully but they still broke.

Same. Although they aren't exactly worth much.