Modern Billet Retro Grille - Combo (13-14 GT)
Time Required: 2-3 Hours
Tools Required:
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Rachet
7mm/8mm Socket
Flat head screwdriver
Phillips head screwdriver
Drill with 3/16” bit
Installation:
Remove the front bumper cover.
1. Remove the 8 retaining clips holding the radiator cover in place and set it aside.
2. Remove the 5 bolts under the
bumper (7mm). The middle one
can be difficult to reach. Jacking
the car up or placing it on
ramps can make it easier but is
not required.
*In the picture to the right, there
is another bolt in the same
position on the other side of
the car.
*In the picture below, the bolt in
the middle is the center one.
There is another bolt on the
other side of the car in the
same position as the bolt at the
top of the picture.
3. Remove the 3 bolts on each side in the wheel well
(7mm). You may need to turn the wheel to gain
clearance on each side.
Once the bolts are removed, pull with
even pressure on the bumper cover to
un-attach the retainer clips underneath.
4. Remove the 4 bolts (8mm) and 4 phillips retaining screws on the top of the bumper cover.
*Caution* The bumper cover is now unattached. Be sure it doesn’t fall off.
5. Remove the ambient temperature sensor. If your arm can fit through the hood latch
door, you can reach through and detach it. If not, you will have to remove the bumper
cover to get your arm through. A second person to assist here is very helpful! This view
is through the hood latch hole looking towards the driver’s side. The sensor is attached
to the lower grille.
You have two options to remove it:
1) Detach the clips noted by the yellow arrow (one on each side) and slide the plug away from
the sensor. Be careful as the clips can easily break.
2) Depress both retainers noted by red arrows and remove the whole assembly.
6. Unplug the corner marker light on each side by twisting the plug a quarter turn so that
the flat edge faces downward and remove the plug.
7. Unplug the fog lights. The plug is under the heat sink. If you are unable to reach or see
it, follow the cable back to the car. The first point on contact is a metal clip that can be
removed to give more slack in the cable.
8. Remove the bumper cover from the car. Be careful if you place it on the ground as it is
top heavy and will tend to fall forwards, potentially scratching the paint.
To install the bumper cover after the grille
is complete, perform this process in reverse
order. Be sure to reattach the fog lights,
corner marker lights, and ambient temp
sensor.
Installation instructions written by
AmericanMuscle customer Jesse Hope
05/01/2014
Install the upper grille.
1. (Optional) Remove the fog lights. You do not have to remove the fog lights but it makes
it easier to work with the grille. Three bolts hold each light in place.
2. The grille is in three pieces attached by tabs. The process to separate them is the same,
just a different set of tabs. Start at one edge and gently pry the tab away, you will hear it
click. Work your way around, keeping pressure near the first tab so it does not snap
back into place.
The thick, color matched, painted tabs attach the outer grille surround to the bumper
cover.
The tall, three-pronged tabs attach the inner grille surround to the outer grille surround.
The small tabs attach the honeycomb to the inner grille. These can be very difficult to remove.
If you are going to discard the honeycomb, you can use wire cutters to cut the tabs. Be sure you
cut the honeycomb portion if you do this.
3. Attach the u-nuts to the grille brackets. Be sure to have the flat edge facing up on the
top (shown) and down on the bottom.
4. Reinstall the fog lights (if you removed them) and place the grille for a test fit. Mark
through the u-nuts for a reference to drill.
* The u-nuts change the location of the screw in the bracket. If you test fit without
them, be sure to measure and adjust the drill marks as needed.
* It is possible to install the new grille far enough back that the fog lights don’t fit.
5. Drill through the marks with a 3/16” bit. Use the provided screws to attach the grille
to the inner grille surround. You are inserting the screws from outside the grille,
through the plastic first then the u-nut. The u-nut is what keeps the screw in place.
*Be sure not to tighten the screw so much that it begins to alter the shape of the
grille surround. If this occurs, the tabs will not latch in place when you reassemble
the surrounds.
6. Reassemble the inner surround to the outer surround and the outer surround to
the bumper cover. Be sure each tab clicks into place and the whole assembly is solid.
Install the lower grille.
1. Feed the bolts through the front of the lower grille bracket and place into the bumper
cover. It is helpful to have a second person hold the lower grille into place.
2. Place the toggle nuts on the backside of the bumper cover and feed the bolts through.
Tighten the bolts so they are secure but be sure not to over tighten them as the toggle
nut can be bent.
Installation Instructions written by AmericanMuscle customer Jesse Hope 6.25.2014