Front grille removal

[VinceL]

Oh, that 'splains it. Nice job, it looks good

 

[chimoman]

not quite. I have the base, and the grill is sort of a flat gray color. does not match the silver in color or texture. the xlt might match better as it,s grill is silver

No, I believe the grill on the XLT is the same as the base. I thought only the limiteds had matching grilles.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317152&highlight=grille+color


No, you are right my apologies. The base does have a dif sheen to it; darker somewhat. Nice Job for A DIY'ER

 

[metallicpea]

yep, looks pretty good, and my 20 take offs are coming next week. should look pretty nice. I like the black trim better than the chrome. I'll post a pic when mounted.

 

[oscillot]

How did you paint it? Can of Krylon?

 

[metallicpea]

Once I had just the piece to be painted separated from the black backing and chrome trim parts, I took the piece to my local body shop and had them spray it for me. He did not even have to prep it I don't think, and the paint is holding just as well as the front bumper so far. I wanted to make sure I had a durable automotive grade paint with the proper flexible properties for plastic, as the large front of this car takes a beating frome rocks and bugs. As I did most of the hard part, having it sprayed loose was not too expensive.

 

[chungjuhwa]

thanks...

 

[3rdy]

full instruction on how to remove the grill

Here is the car with the grill removed showing the location of the 4 nuts and 6 clips:

Here is a close-up:

Here is the back of the grill assembly:

And a close-up:

unable to see the pictures
i'm planning to change the color of my front grill from stock silver to matte black. would someone share a detailed instructions on how to remove the grill (with picture or video please)

thanks much

 

[twodogs603]

unable to see the pictures
i'm planning to change the color of my front grill from stock silver to matte black. would someone share a detailed instructions on how to remove the grill (with picture or video please)

thanks much

In all honesty its easier to remove the entire front fascia from the vehicle and then remove the grill. Thats what I did when I painted my grill. Its only a matter of a few bolts and pins on top, some screws underneath the facia, and a couple hidden screws along the wheel well. But it comes off real easy. And makes taking the grill apart much easier..

 

[peterk9]

unable to see the pictures
i'm planning to change the color of my front grill from stock silver to matte black. would someone share a detailed instructions on how to remove the grill (with picture or video please)

thanks much

There is a complete instruction thread in the 'Sticky' section of the Modified sub forum;

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=415328

Peter

 

[3rdy]

There is a complete instruction thread in the 'Sticky' section of the Modified sub forum;

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=415328

Peter

nice, thanks Peter.

 

[twobanger]

My buddy does all the local police car setups. On the 2018 Explorer the grill is a horror to remove. Besides the obvious top screws you need to remove the headlight housings, wheel well moldings and remove the bumper, about an hours worth of work.