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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Tried to pull the front grille on my '08.After removing the hardware I still could'nt remove.Do I have to remove the front facia to get it out?
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Tried to pull the front grille on my '08.After removing the hardware I still could'nt remove.Do I have to remove the front facia to get it out?
Keep waving,Ray
Did you release the locking tabs between the grill & the facia? There's 3 or 4 along the top & bottom.....
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Yes.Even with everything released theres no wiggle room to get it out.
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Did you release the locking tabs between the grill & the facia? There's 3 or 4 along the top & bottom.....
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