Suomycasino
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I know alot of people have asked about the grill removal when doing a chrome delete ect ect.
Grille Removal Step by step
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Suomycasino
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Important reminder:
Always undo negative battery cable when working around air bag sensors.
Always undo negative battery cable when working around air bag sensors.
Suomycasino
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Welp, about to attempt this myself. Got EVERYTHING else blacked out except the grill, so now time to tackle this. Pics to come, with lessons learned.
Suomycasino
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Im taking this slower than i wanted with the rain, but once i got the fender liners removed, It looks like the bumper cover shall be fairly easy. I found this pic, which almost shows all the tab/bolt locations.
GB19XLT
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A lot of work to get a grill off! Jeez. I was thinking of wrapping or changing my grill, probably won’t be doing myself lol
Suomycasino
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Can easily be done by yourself. Just get a tab puller and a plastic trim removal kit.
Took me 2 hours by myself to get the bumper cover and grill off.
Those last two hidden tabs in the corner of the grill were tough, only because I couldn’t locate them.
Nice. So i should plan another 2 hrs on top of that.....1 b/c ill probably do something wrong or twice, and another because ill involve alcohol.
Suomycasino
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Exactly, currently have the grill completely apart in 14 pieces right now, about to start the wrapping.
Cant wait for before/after pics.
sjwhiteley
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One think I did when removing the bumper cover is make sure there's cardboard around to lay it on - it's pretty wibbly wobbly and you don't want it to flex and accidentally scratch the paint on concrete. It's not absolutely necessary, but doing it the first time, you don't want it to unexpectedly come unclipped and fly down the driveway.
Suomycasino
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Can i request this thread be STICKY, i know i searched for a week for a how to, and couldnt find anything.
Might as well paint it after all that trouble!
Suomycasino
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That was an option but went with a Metallic black for the rest of the wrap so wanted it to be the same. Should start going back together tonight.
Suomycasino
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Grill wrapped and reinstalled.
That looks great!
that being said to me there is something about the ford emblem that looks off to me.
Like maybe the oval needs to be a satin finish instead of high gloss? (just my opinion)
With the oval not shinny it would look like the white Ford lettering comes out of nowhere.
You made a excellent thread and great posts. Well done!
Expedition Dave
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Soumy, THANK YOU for doing all the hard work, and documenting it. With these things the more pics the better lol. Can you do me a favor, and glance over at this pic and inform us (since you have a fresh memory) of what needs to get cut, removed, and modded? Here is the link:
https://www.expeditionforum.com/thr...2-s-winch-on-expedition-20.45241/#post-413109
https://www.expeditionforum.com/thr...2-s-winch-on-expedition-20.45241/#post-413109
Suomycasino
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Just a few quick pics after putting back together in the rain.
Suomycasino
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