removal of grill (need help asap)

RLmoralesl · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:06 pm

sooo i just got a new grill today to replace my old cracked one. (my little cousin hit it the other one with a bat...how and why idk..). well i got my new grill in today from jeep and i wanted to install it, but im having trouble removing the grill. i took off all the screws holding it in place and now im only stuggling with the clips located on the sides of the headlights. how do i get those to pop off?? im getting very frustrated with this

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ty for the help

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:08 pm

you just have to work at it... If you apply pressure to the grill so as to force it to the side and then push back then pull, it should release

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:25 pm

PULL!

Seriously, once you have all the plastic clip things out, and you release the tabs by the head light housings... just grab the whole sucker and pull up and away! I've had mine off 3 times this way, nothing broke and it goes back on nice and tight. You have to give it a good whack with the palm of you hand to snap back into place too.

RLmoralesl · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:39 pm

thanks for all the help guys!

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:25 pm

Were you successful?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:25 am

Mr Nick wrote:

Were you successful?

X2..... you left us hanging :lol:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:22 am

just don't use the kid with the bat to wack the new one back in :lol:

RLmoralesl · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:39 am

haha yea it was a success! I took your advice digger to push to the side then pull, and it just popped off so easily..much better then my frustrated idea of.."hey it's broken already...why not just yank the darn thing out with some brute force" lol. Thanks for all the quick respones on helping me out guys. I Appreciated it a lot!
And as of today..my little cousin isn't allowed near my jeep without supervision lol

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:52 am

glad it worked out for ya... If you don't mind me asking, how much do you have in to the grille? I really want a second on for mine so I can play with it for a future project :twisted:

zoso7374 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:08 am

What kind of wheels do you have there RL? Can you post a bigger pic?

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:49 am

zoso7374 wrote:

What kind of wheels do you have there RL? Can you post a bigger pic?

I think he painted the stock 16's :?:

Rick K · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:15 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

glad it worked out for ya... If you don't mind me asking, how much do you have in to the grille? I really want a second on for mine so I can play with it for a future project :twisted:

Digger, the Mopar accessory chrome grille is less expensive than a painted one, MSRP $133.00 vs. about $275.00. If you don't mind the chrome.

RLmoralesl · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:16 pm

well my little cousin wacked the SH*^ out of it, and pretty much hacked away one of the slots in one hit..it doesnt look to pretty. (to mr. nick) I painted the stock 16s myself

. the pic in my profile is a little outdated. the rims now have a red trim and the liberty on the side molding is red to match the accent.

KKboy · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:36 pm **Posts:** 26

Hi all,

I just removed my grille (Canadian spelling don't you know) and found I had to push in the direction of the centerline from the wheel side as I pulled to get it to pop on one side.

I had spent a lot of time pushing in the opposite direction i.e from the centerline towards the wheel without success.

Hope this helps someone else who might have difficulty.

Once I removed the grille I noticed that the securing tabs (one on each side) which are located
low near the lights are simple slotted rectangles rather than the notched elongated tabs located on either side at the top.

My project was to install an aluminum bug screen in front of the radiator. This May the highway driving here produced masses of bug scum every trip and I was getting fed up trying to spray out the radiator. A fine window screen is much easier to spray off in my experience...

Now I have to find replacement fasteners for the top section-I broke most of them during removal. Guess I need one of those moulding removal tools to prevent this.

2008 Liberty Sport North Edition :juggle:

Knightrider03m · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 7:49 pm

Mr Nick wrote:

PULL!

Seriously, once you have all the plastic clip things out, and you release the tabs by the head light housings... just grab the whole sucker and pull up and away! I've had mine off 3 times this way, nothing broke and it goes back on nice and tight. You have to give it a good whack with the palm of you hand to snap back into place too.

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