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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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Help! I bought a chrome grill from West Coast Corvette,but don't know how to put it on. No instructions came with it.
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Don't most of these grilles just zip-tie to the existing grille?
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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The grill I got is a G.M. grill that has been chrome plated.
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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The grill I got is a G.M. grill that has been chrome plated.
I cant wait to see pics.. good luck on the install.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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Do you think I will have better luck getting the grill out when I remove the stock air box and schroud? Will be insalling a Vararam.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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Some of the work to remove parts for the CAI and the grill are the same so yea I would do it at the same time. I didn't and I remember doing the same stuff twice
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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Well West Coast Corvettes E-mailed me the instructions. Put them both on today. Is a pita but it looks good and the cia should help performance. On to the headers and BB exhaust,in a day or so. Thanks for your input.
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you wil have to remve the whole front clip to install this right. you'll need to remove the front wheels and start unbolting the front end. it is easy a cake just pay attention and watch what your doing. t he only tricky part is the clip up by the hed light. yu will need a skinny flat screw driver to slip in there to pull the bumper cover out of the clip.
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You don't have to remove the front clip. The instructions are good,but it you have small hands you don't even have to remove the front part of the wheel well. The sides of the grill are held with 2 plastic retainer on each end,just pull them off.they are easy to put back on blind with just one hand.
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