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Old 08-24-2006 | 12:43 AM
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HOW TO: Install lower GM SS Grill on SS/SC

A must for all those sick of rock dents and bugs on your radiator.

GM Part #: 15773841 Link
Time Required: None
Time Required: 2 minutes



There is really nothing difficult about installing the 2.4 SS grill on the 2.0 SS/SC.
Just take it out of the box, align it in the opening and snap it in. The grill has clips that clip around the edge, so make sure you push on the grill to make sure it is clipped properly.
Be especially sure to check your corners.

Attached are my step by step pictures.
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Old 08-24-2006 | 04:08 PM
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Sweet! looks really good, I think I'll have to do the same.
Old 08-24-2006 | 04:25 PM
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I would, but the install looks too time consuming.
Old 08-24-2006 | 04:38 PM
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might be too much work for me.....haha
Old 08-24-2006 | 05:10 PM
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Looks great, I don't know why they don't come that way from the factory.
Old 08-24-2006 | 05:16 PM
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noooooo!!
dont do that, yer car is gonna over heat!! LOL!!
Old 08-24-2006 | 05:30 PM
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Looks good, and I'm sure I'll be getting mine before long, but a how-to?!?

The difficulty is on par with buttoning up a pair of pants! And you *don't* want a pic-by-pic of that process. . .
Old 08-24-2006 | 05:33 PM
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YUP that's just how I put mine in. I really finishes up the front end. LOOKS GOOD!
Old 08-24-2006 | 06:57 PM
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hmm it does look nice ... guess ima have to get it too. Once installed it's time for some off road drivin
Old 08-24-2006 | 07:05 PM
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Definitaly gettin one of those, lots of dents on the radiator from rocks out here, thx for the link, just ordered lol
Old 08-24-2006 | 07:55 PM
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Thats looks really good! Thats gonna become a popular item for guys running lower boost. Higher boost guys won't want it, if I was getting a lower grill I'd do what Cobalt_Supercharged did with his.
Old 08-24-2006 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Blown 4-banger
Thats looks really good! Thats gonna become a popular item for guys running lower boost. Higher boost guys won't want it, if I was getting a lower grill I'd do what Cobalt_Supercharged did with his.
Why wouldnt' the higher boost guys want to keep dings and such form impeading airflow? Sure the grill cuts the total flow down but in the long term the Condenser of aftermarket HE won't be all bashed up.
Old 08-24-2006 | 09:20 PM
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Nice to see it's as easy as I thought... I'll be doing it next week.
Old 08-24-2006 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverStreak
Nice to see it's as easy as I thought... I'll be doing it next week.
Do you have a pic from maybe 30-40' away? It would be nice to see how it looks with the rest of the car rather then right up close.

Thanks!
Old 08-24-2006 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SpecialK
Why wouldnt' the higher boost guys want to keep dings and such form impeading airflow? Sure the grill cuts the total flow down but in the long term the Condenser of aftermarket HE won't be all bashed up.
blown thinks only of pure performance thus quality, longevity and reliability take a back seat ... though I think blown took his out so quality and reliability had to stay at home
Old 08-25-2006 | 01:51 AM
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I was going to do the home grown lower grill from the "How To Section". Btw, this site really has a lot of good info, enough to make want to become a premium member. Anyways, I searched for "metal lathe" from the local hardware joints but apparently this is pretty rare stuff 'round here, no ones heard of it. All I got were a bunch of puckered, quizical looks along with the usual head scratching followed up with the sage advice to check in the Garden Section. I mentioned stucco, too. All the places around here sell a similar item known as hardware cloth. Over glorified chicken wire, cheap though. What sold me were the now deleted "how to" pics. You should have left them...... Anyway I ordered one, despite the fact they didn't offer any complimentary vasilene along with their shipping charges.
Old 08-25-2006 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by BradyB
Do you have a pic from maybe 30-40' away? It would be nice to see how it looks with the rest of the car rather then right up close.

Thanks!
Check out any pic of the SS/NA... they have them standard. You'll get the idea.
Old 08-25-2006 | 11:23 AM
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Nice and simple how to. Good work, great idea.
Old 08-25-2006 | 02:40 PM
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noooooo!!
dont do that, yer car is gonna over heat!! LOL!!
it can't make that much of a difference...
Old 08-25-2006 | 03:27 PM
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i wonder if it makes that much of a difference witht he grill on and off for air flow...
Old 08-25-2006 | 10:21 PM
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ok, just to clarify ( im still new to my cobalt )
Can I get this from the dealer by giving them that number ? GM Part #: 15773841
or is that a crate engine depot number ?
Old 08-25-2006 | 10:36 PM
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I was quite happy with my lower grill until a large piece of tire from the trailer in front of me "uninstalled" it @ 80 mph last week. Now I need to order another grill + a new lip...

The reason I brought this up is because that grill probably saved me God only knows how much money had it not been there. Well worth the $'s.
Old 08-26-2006 | 06:07 PM
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I wonder if some ******* will come along and just yank one out from a 2.4. I'm gonna go guard my car now....
Old 08-26-2006 | 10:36 PM
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Were Do You Live Tiller? I Need That Grille
Old 09-01-2006 | 05:53 PM
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I just ordered mine. They just finished seal coating the highway up here.
Little pebbles everywhere. All destined for my intercooler.



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