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Old 06-10-2012, 11:57 PM
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Proper way to remove grill inserts?

I'm putting in fog lights in my LT and when I went to remove the grill inserts I just used a flathead and pried em out, but it ended up tearing up my paint. Is there a "right" way to take these things out? maybe push em out from the inside of the bumper?

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Old 06-11-2012, 07:14 AM
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pull out the headlights and headlight bracket then you will be able to access the backside of the foglight. you could probably push them out from the back? I don't have an LT so I dont know for sure.
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idk if ur talking about the inserts only the lt's have but the main grille (where the bowtie is) is only held in by the tabs so i just get it from behind the grille. kind of a pain in the ass and u do need to remove the bowtie with 2 10mm bolts. but i just undo the tabs by hand.
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Yea it's a LT but I'm talking about the inserts where the fog lights go..hopefully they can just be pushed out from the inside
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They are held in by small plastic tabs. You run the risk of snapping them in you are not careful. They are pretty weak
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