Front mesh/plastic grill removable? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

THEmailman · 04-18-2013, 01:14 PM

Hey everyone,

I just installed the Perrin Oil Cooler yesterday and became very proficient at removing the front bumper. It's really easy and takes maybe ten minutes, but if I'm at a track, I don't really want to spend that time with the little stupid plastic clips and was thinking if I could just remove the front plastic piece covering it up, it would be easy!

Does anyone know or can point me in the direction of a manual or DIY that shows if that plastic for the front grille is removable? There appear to be some tabs or something on it that shows it connecting, but it could also just be bent plastic that is then somehow held on with more clips....?

Thanks for the help.

Supermassive · 04-18-2013, 02:52 PM

It's only held on by those little clips.

In this pic you can see the clips...

THEmailman · 04-18-2013, 03:21 PM

duplicate

THEmailman · 04-18-2013, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supermassive

It's only held on by those little clips.

In this pic you can see the clips...

So does it just pop straight out of do you have to wiggle it around a bit, or do they interlock somehow so you have to slide it to the right first, for example, and then it comes out? Thanks for the pic too!

Supermassive · 04-18-2013, 03:23 PM

Nah they just pop out, it takes a little wiggling because theres so many of them but it's not hard, better to have the bumper off the car though when you pull it out.

THEmailman · 04-18-2013, 03:30 PM

Gotcha...I was looking at it for more of being able to pop this off without removing the bumper....so I'll try that once but if it feels like I'm going to bust it, I'll just have to suck it up. Thanks again!

YEAHdams · 07-31-2014, 02:03 AM

Love to know what happened here.

04-18-2013, 01:14 PM	#1
THEmailman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Raven 6MT Location: Eastern NC Posts: 113 Thanks: 30 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Front mesh/plastic grill removable? Hey everyone, I just installed the Perrin Oil Cooler yesterday and became very proficient at removing the front bumper. It's really easy and takes maybe ten minutes, but if I'm at a track, I don't really want to spend that time with the little stupid plastic clips and was thinking if I could just remove the front plastic piece covering it up, it would be easy! Does anyone know or can point me in the direction of a manual or DIY that shows if that plastic for the front grille is removable? There appear to be some tabs or something on it that shows it connecting, but it could also just be bent plastic that is then somehow held on with more clips....? Thanks for the help. __________________ Goodridge SS brake lines//ProjectMu 999's//Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid//GrimmSpeed master cylinder brace//Jackson Racing Oil Cooler//Whiteline camber bolts//Raceseng CamCas plates//Kosei K4R 17x8//BFGoodrich Rivals 225/45 Last edited by THEmailman; 04-18-2013 at 03:20 PM.

04-18-2013, 03:21 PM	#3
THEmailman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Raven 6MT Location: Eastern NC Posts: 113 Thanks: 30 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	duplicate __________________ Goodridge SS brake lines//ProjectMu 999's//Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid//GrimmSpeed master cylinder brace//Jackson Racing Oil Cooler//Whiteline camber bolts//Raceseng CamCas plates//Kosei K4R 17x8//BFGoodrich Rivals 225/45

04-18-2013, 03:30 PM	#6
THEmailman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Raven 6MT Location: Eastern NC Posts: 113 Thanks: 30 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Gotcha...I was looking at it for more of being able to pop this off without removing the bumper....so I'll try that once but if it feels like I'm going to bust it, I'll just have to suck it up. Thanks again! __________________ Goodridge SS brake lines//ProjectMu 999's//Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid//GrimmSpeed master cylinder brace//Jackson Racing Oil Cooler//Whiteline camber bolts//Raceseng CamCas plates//Kosei K4R 17x8//BFGoodrich Rivals 225/45

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