02-02-2017, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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Installing Kidney Grills
Has anyone tried this method? Seems easy but too good to be true
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02-02-2017, 04:53 PM | #2 |
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Seems easy but its not. I tried applying some force and it wouldn't come out and after i was afraid of continuing. I did it the traditional way by touching each tab from the back.
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02-02-2017, 06:47 PM | #3 |
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I tried it. Didn't work.
The whole upper part of the bumper around the kidney kept on flexing to a point that I was uncomfortable with thinking that I was going to break it. I ended up doing it the long way and unclipped one tab at a time. |
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02-02-2017, 09:31 PM | #5 |
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Everytime I read or hear that method, I am picturing about a broken plastic from the slats slicing your palm.
It is plastic, it can break, and when it break, it is sharp. Or, you yank it so hard, you are falling backward when it comes off or break while slicing your arm. If it comes off that easy, I would even bother to change it since anyone can just yank it and walk away.
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Thanks for the responses everyone. I don't know if I was lucky with my grills my this was probably one of the easiest installs I've ever done. 15 mins tops. I detached the rubber seal from the bumper and removed the 5 torx screws on top. This allowed me to pull the top of the bumper out a couple inches to get to the tabs. Popped each one out bare handed and viola! New grills. I'd say this is probably the easiest method at removal.
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I have been doing it the same way as you do since day one.
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02-03-2017, 10:08 AM | #10 |
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I did the pull method like IND suggested. Broke tabs on both OEM kidneys. I didn't really care since I wasn't going to use them again.
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Just got mine done it was a pretty straight forward install. Broke a couple clips on the OEM ones but who cares they will never go back on. I suggest doing the diy removing the top portion of the bumper. Great eBay fitment for the price.
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Ya I saw this. No patience with these guys. Really stupid.
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Got them from eBay 90 U.S free shipping
Not sure the name. They came from Taiwan.
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That's the old version.
The new version is more similar to the X5M/X6M dual slat.
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Looks the same to me.
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Would love to see the difference. Didn't think there was a different design.
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I for the life of me couldn't get the bottom clips loose and couldn't get my hands in there to pop them out cleanly. I even used the little access cover on top by the passenger side to give my arm and hands more room. C'est la vie! |
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The first version is what you have, which they have discontinued it. The new version is very similar to the F85/F86 X5M/X6M minus the badge. I don't have a picture side by side, but here are the picture. New one. Slat is curved outward on the top 1/4, like the F85/F86 X5M/X6M. Old one. Slat is straight down from top to the bottom. As far as how come Ebay still have the old version, with my experience dealing with China manufacturer, they usually sell the old mold to recoup some of the cost. And usually there are someone that purchase it ended up using it to remake the product by using recycled plastic (recycled plastic is more brittle than new plastic).
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