Has anyone here removed the front "slits" in the grill. If they have can they provide some insight for me.
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Removing front Grill
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Has anyone here removed the front "slits" in the grill. If they have can they provide some insight for me.
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Im replacing mine with a black mesh grill tonight (same as the Startech Patriot), I wasn't expecting it to be easy. Will let you all know how it goes and post up some pics.
WhatARiot: So its not screwed on, they are glued? I've noticed some parts are just clipped in which seem to pop out easy.
WhatARiot: So its not screwed on, they are glued? I've noticed some parts are just clipped in which seem to pop out easy.
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Thats alright Im gonna be using some Marine Goo or strong epoxy to put the new girll in so being a one way clip doesnt really bother me
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It will bother what I want to do though.
I want to put a piece of screen in front of my radiator for bug season. Obviously I will want to remove it to clean it every so often. So ease of removal and replacement on a fairly regular basis will be important.
I want to put a piece of screen in front of my radiator for bug season. Obviously I will want to remove it to clean it every so often. So ease of removal and replacement on a fairly regular basis will be important.
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Just finished. My hands and wrists hurt from working in the comfined space. Probably one of the more frustrating jobs I've done on a car, not one for the faint hearted. Yes its is true once the clips that come off to hold the "slits" on come off they are semi-useless, you could shape them up again to re-use but definately not a clip on clip off thing. Jeep really didn't want people messing with their signature grill.
Have the grill clamped on and trying to get some epoxy to hold the grill to the front bar, will see if it works in the morning.
Anyone have any other ideas on how to get the grill and front bar to stick together? Im not too optimistic about the epoxy holding. There is pretty much no where to use a clip or anything behind there either. I really want to know how Startech did it.
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Have the grill clamped on and trying to get some epoxy to hold the grill to the front bar, will see if it works in the morning.
Anyone have any other ideas on how to get the grill and front bar to stick together? Im not too optimistic about the epoxy holding. There is pretty much no where to use a clip or anything behind there either. I really want to know how Startech did it.
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Are those clips something that can be easily ordered from Jeep? Maybe in bulk if they are in essence "disposable"? Just a thought.
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Yeh you probably could buy some but they are an absolute PIA to get off as they have little teeth that bind into the plastic, working in such a confined space doesn't give you the best angles to get at them = cut up and bruised hands and wrists.
Ill put up some pics later tonight.
Ill put up some pics later tonight.
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I believe someone removed the stock grill--the whole outer shell, not just the slits and replaced it with a chrome unit just recently. That might be the thread to pursue.
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I WANT THAT CHROME GRILL ON THE STICK ON JOB CHROME WHERE CAN I GET IT?
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http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?p=68366#post68366
Pics up in the above thread. Direct further discussion into that thread as well, much easier.
Pics up in the above thread. Direct further discussion into that thread as well, much easier.
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Im surprised that whole grill doesnt come off to make work easier...you know outside the car, you can work on the bench or something and then pop it back on.
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