Billet Grill

Written by Rob Thursday, 21 May 2009 17:00

We ordered a new grill for the mag. It was in a pretty small box, and we was expecting a larger package. The grill came in as four peices with mounting hardware.

I started by removing the black radiator cover. It just pops out as it's held in with three clips on each side.

The front fascia has 6 push pins on the top. Use a upholstery tool to pop them up. If you don't have one, use a screwdriver and some needle nose pliers to pull them out. Save the two middle push pins untill the very last, you'll need them up to prevent the fascia from potentially falling off after everything is out.

There are some fender clips on each side- three with a push pin at the bottom. Do whatever you need to get them out intact- all of mine got destroyed so I'll be getting some new ones. (After I get my fog lights) Note the awesome 20" Hankook tires and painted calipers!

Once they are out, there's a 10mm bolt that holds the fascia to the fender. Remove it.

Underneath the car there are 10 belly pan screws. Remove them with a 7mm socket.

Now the good part. Tug on each corner of the fascia and it will pop off. This is why we left two push pins in place up top. This picture was taken after I removed them. I also have a rag under the corner. You might want to use a couple of old towels or blanket to set the fascia on so it doesn't get scratched.

I took the fascia to the grass where it wouldn't get scratched. There's some screws on the bottom that need to come off.

I put in the new peices. Small problem however- these grill peices didn't exactly mesh perfect with my fascia. I had to rig them in.What do you expect for $23 including shipping?

Here is is with the peices in. Some say I'm too young to drive- screw them.

*UPDATE*

The top grill was installed in May 2009. In October 2009, we ordered the lower grill peices. They arrived and we installed them the same way the top peices were. The facia was removed and the two lower peices installed.

While we had it all apart, we painted the backing peice of the Ram logo on the front.

Here are some shots. Click any image for a larger view. Click the left or right side of the photo to scroll through. There's some photos here that are not shown above.

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