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Radiator Grille



Radiator Grille (76.55.03)

Removal

1. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal.
2. Raise front of vehicle and support on stands.
3. Remove road wheels.
4. Remove wheel arch liners for access.
5. Using a thin plastic lever, carefully release front number plate from plinth.
6. Remove screws securing number plate plinth to overriders.
7. Remove and discard rivets securing undertray to the bumper cover.







8. Remove three screws securing undertray to lower cross-member and remove undertray.







9. At each side of vehicle:
- Disconnect fog lamp harness multiplug and where fitted, disconnect sidemarker lamp.
- Remove three bolts securing bumper cover to to fender lower flange.







10. Raise vehicle, remove stands and lower 4-post ramp.
11. Remove bumper cover from vehicle.
- Remove and discard the three fir tree fasteners securing bumper cover to body front upper cross-member.
- Remove six bolts securing bumper cover to front upper cross-member and remove cover from vehicle.







12. Remove and discard fastener securing bottom of radiator grill to bumper beam.







13. Remove and discard fasteners securing top of radiator grill to bumper beam.







14. Remove grill surround strips.
- Withdraw radiator grill.
- Sever and discard tie straps.
- Remove surround strips.







Installation

1. Install surround strips on grill and secure with new tie straps.







2. Position grill on bumper beam and secure top with new fasteners.







3. Secure bottom of grill with new fastener.







4. Position and secure bumper cover to front upper cross-member.
- Position bumper cover over bumper beam and secure on upper cross-member using three new fir tree fasteners.
- Install six cover to upper cross-member securing bolts.







5. Raise vehicle and support on stands.
6. At each side of vehicle:
- Install three bolts securing bumper cover to fender lower flange.
- Connect harness multiplugs to fog lamps and where fitted, side marker lamps.







7. Install undertray.
- Position undertray on vehicle and secure to lower cross-member with three screws.
- Secure undertray to bumper cover using new rivets.







8. Using new fasteners, install wheel arch liner.
- Repeat procedure on opposite side of vehicle.

9. Install road wheels.
10. Raise vehicle, remove stands and lower vehicle onto wheels.
11. Position front number plate plinth on overriders, fit and tighten securing screws and fit number plate to plinth.
12. Connect ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.