how do you remove the front grill?

[87grandnat]

got some black satin paint from Kirbans and i wanna paint my front grill but cant figure how to get the dang thing off, thanks for any help.

 

[49-blues]

PULL OFF THE TWO SPRINGS AND FROM UNDERNEATH, UNDO THE 5 SCREWS I THINK 13MM OR 10 MM AND THE GRILL SHOULD COME RIGHT OUT.

 

[TurboDave]

What 49 blues didn't quite clerify was that those bolts that hold in in place are behind the grill and all the way up top. Gotta have a long reach

 

[8bud]

about 2 feet of extension and a 10mm socket. Piece of cake!

 

[tom h]

After grille's bolts & springs are removed, it takes some tricky "rolling" movements to get the grille out thru the front of the bezel ( "nose" of the car). The grille is a tight fight thru the bezel opening.

After the grille has been loosened, but BEFORE it's physically psuhed out the bezel, you may want to place a couple layers 3M Blue masking tape on the inner edges of the bezel opening.

Else, the grill could scratch up the edges of bezel. Or, the bezel could scratch your freshly painted grille.