Taking front grill off for painting/plastidipping.

Anything I should know beforehand so I don't break it?

 

There's two screws and 5 or 6 plastic rivets. One of the rivets is on the bottom in the center and might be hard to see from above. Also, it will help to pop out the trim pieces below the headlights.

 

Depends on what year model yours is. 2012 and up are completely different.

 

I'm 2011

 

There are 2 metal screws and 2 plastic rivits on the top of the grille that need to be removed. Use a flat head screw driver to pop the center of the plastic rivots up, then they will pull straight out. After they are removed, pull the grill straight up and out. There are retainer clips that attach the grill to the headlights that keep it in place and you'll hear the clips letting go as you give it a tug (actually sounds like you broke it but it's just the plastic clips releasing.

 

OK. Payday Ill head out to find some flat black!

 

When I put my grill back in after plasti dipping this past weekend I couldn't get the clips that still hold it after you take the screws out and the plastic rivots to snap back in after I finished painting. It was getting dark so I just let it for now and put the plastic rivots back in and the two screws on top back on. How do I get it to snap? I took a small screw driver to help un snap the clips BUT did NOT break them.