GM Grille Inserts?

[waveresponder]

GM offers them in silver or salsa....are they the same as the factory ones and just painted over?or do they actually look different?anyone have them?to me it looks like their more honeycomb....dunno...probably just the angle...

[ajflan]

I'm pretty sure that they are the exact same as the stock ones, just painted.

[WaveAction]

it is the same, just they painted the actual grill to red or silver, depending on which one you look. personally it's just easier for you to take out the grills and then paint them yourself, im gonna do it aswell, do black or even silver

[lovemyraffe]

Looks like the stock ones painted to me. I will probably do this when I figure out how to.

[waveresponder]

WaveAction- im thinking about painting mine black to match the tint and weather deflectors...lovemyraffe- i too have to figure out how to do it first..i only looked at how they cip in once...and gave up trying to remove them...lol

[WaveAction]

awesome, im most likely to do them black aswell to match my tint, i should have a look at it to figure out how to remove it, it may be like the first pic you had up, like one big piece that has the grill and trim on it, who knows

[keithvibe]

Open the hood, and look along the edge of the front facia - you'll see (starting from right to left)* A rubber bumper with a philips metal head screw in the middle. ( These do three things. They keep the hood from slaming into the front clip/frame, the hold the facia to the frame, and the also hold the grills in place. )*A plastic philips head screw, right of center.* Then another plastic screw directly in the center of the facia.* And then another plastic screw off the left of center.*And finally a rubber bumper screw again on the left.*** Use a screw driver and your finger to remove the plastic plug screws - or you'll strip them. If the could make them any cheaper - they probably would have just stapled them to the frame.After the front is loose, you can get behind the grills and start unclipping the grills. One side overlaps the other in the center behind the pontiac symbol - I can't remember which side, so look in - it's really obvious which one to work on first.The clips, facia, and grills are made of ABS plastic - which is rather mallable. Regardless - only bend them enough to unclip them. You won't need any tools - only your hands.Put slight pressure on the front of the grill with one hand, and unclip with the other from behind. You can have them out in about 10 minutes.Once you got them unclipped, you'll have a lot of "play" with the front clip loose. You can tilt the grills out and have a lot of room to work.One last thing - I'd recommend doing this when it's warm outside, or in a heated garage. Cold + Plastic = Snap!

[waveresponder]

thanks for the tips!...ill have to try this when it gets warmer....this how to should go on the how to list or something...lol