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Didn't expect this to come today since it looked like it was held up in customs for 5 days without moving... they surprised me! Perrrrfect timing though since my bumper is off!
Now I have to figure out how to attach it. No where close to being a direct replacement for the factory grill. There's no mounting points, no screw holes, nothing. Won't even hold the foam bumper reinforcement / impact piece like the factory one.
Here's pics of why this one is not going to be a nice and easy drop in ...
The bumper has these tabs where the OEM grill snaps into... this mod grill does not, so it will sit "loose" on the bumper not attached to anything..
This is just the back side of the mod grill, completely bare with nothing at all...
This is the first time I actually took a real look at the grill and noticed that the thing is crooked... I don't know if it was bent during shipping or what but the eff'n thing is not straight
The side tabs where you would screw it to the bumper are not sized right.. it's going to take some modification to get even one side to sit flush and in position
driver side:
passenger side at same time:
if you push it in as much as you can like this, you got a huge gap between the bumper and the grill...
and then on the other side you'd have this to deal with anyways
Maybe this will work afterall............. I didn't consider other fitment options, I sort of just went by how the factory grill is attached..
Instead of trying to put the grill on top of the bumper tabs like the factory grill was.. what if I put it under the bumper tabs..... everything seems to line up muuuuch better...
The top hole in the bumper is where the push pin goes to hold it on the car... the mod grill has a dimple there to drill through for that push pin.. and both sides line up perfectly in this position
There's only a slight open space between the bumper and the grill on the left and right when positioning it like that, barely noticeable.. the lower part along the bumper also has a minor space but feels like some nice double sided tape would keep it nice and snug on the bumper.. holding it in place is a nice fit
Got it in...... still a couple minor issues with the fitment, shouldn't be a problem.
One side doesn't really line up with the frame hole, or at least the bumper cover on top of the grill doesn't line up... I managed to get the push pin in the grill to the frame but the bumper cover is loose, but not like it's going anywhere....
The two push pin locations here........ this piece of the grill is about
1/4" high from being flush with the frame... if I pull the whole grill
up it flattens out a bit but it doesn't sit flush on it's own... I
raised the grill and put the push pins in anyways.
As I figured, the grill sits a little high on the bumper, since it doesn't clip into the bumper like the factory grill.. I'll use some heavy duty double sided tape to fasten it into place..
The sides still don't like up perfectly, but it's not major and it
shouldn't be too bad.. I'm not winning any beauty contests here so it's
good enough for me...
All done!
08.29.2020
