Operation: Replacing the supply 'honeycomb' grille with a Harley Davidson 'chrome' grille.

Topic: 2002 F-150 XLT

Initial words by Up N Fires-- Images and also extra text byKingEvil

Eliminating the grille surround item.



1. Get rid of the jack bar above the radiator

Ford F150 Hood Open

2. Eliminate the screws (They are plastic so I would use a hand screwdriver and not power) from the plastic radiator cover



Several of my screws would not unscrew, so I applied higher stress with a flathead screwdriver and it worked on most of them. I damaged one off even if I could not get it out. When I put the screws back in, I simply used hand pressure and I really did not have to utilize a screwdriver. I may have to change these with metal screws!

Ford F150 clips being gotten rid of

3. Remove the edge auto parking lights. They are hung on by one celebrity screw from inside the hood. A tiny flat head could be used if you don't have the right tools.



4. Remove all the screws that hang on the Grille surround body component. Many are on top under the plastic radiator cover you eliminated as well as two lag the edge lights you eliminated.

Ford F150 grille border

5. Now below is the most significant pain. Under the Grille surround you have a plastic shadow that's hung on by plastic pins that go in simple, yet not out easy. I utilized a level head screwdriver and also removed the two from the sides that attach to the fender. The pins may obtain a little ruined however I had the ability to reuse mine.



You just have to eliminate 2 from each side. Do not remove the pins that remain in the center of the surround. These were a HUGE pain in the ass for me. I wound up mutilating my pins as well as scraped up my bumper a little. I did not like this step one bit! I had the ability to place them back in ok.



6. Under of the grille border somewhere between you will see two lengthy pieces linking the bottom of the grille surround to a part of the frame. It's held on by a clip you should be able to squeeze to launch.

Close-up of grille clip for removal

You have to reach down, behind the grills and also draw upwards on the tiny plastic clips. Then pull the grille surround outwards from the vehicle.



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7. Now you need to have the ability to remove the entire grille border with grille consisted of.



Eliminating the Grille from the Grille border body.

1. I first included some lube to the plastic clips that hold the grille on. I then made use of a flat head screwdriver to pry the clips open. Take care since the clips can break if you pry too difficult

Grille surround gotten rid of

2. Once it's remove you need to remove the FORD oval and place in on the brand-new grille (Note: Mine included an oval, so I missed this action).



3. I after that added even more lube to the new grille item so it's very easy to install back on the grille surround.



4. Check to make certain all clips are tight prior to placing the grille surround back on the vehicle. Don't what to take it off once more.



Put back all components backwards order.



This was a little bit much more involved than I believed it would be, but the results deserve it. I'm not looking foward to doing it once more when I mount my fog lights behind that grille! Thanks to Brett (Up N Flames) for the directions and the great looking grille! Feel free to PM me if you have any type of questions.