Hey everyone. I had a fog light burn out. SO I bought a new bulb and went to put it in.

ARE THEY KIDDING? Really, the grill hardly moves after removing the two bumper cover bolts. It seems like if you pull forward as much as they say to in the owners manual that something will crack or break. Has anyone done it this way?

Won't the paint on the bumper cover crack or become fatigued when pulling the top of the bumper cover so far forward?

 

last night I adjusted my fogs and looked into how hard it would be to remove grill while i had the rad cover off, looks like a pain, (do a search on this or other forums, i think i saw a write up on it for a grill swap

imo, at the clips if you push away the urethane bumber slot and push the grill clip through is should work, i was able to get one free by using on of my custom tools (an old reeach tooth brush handle filled down like a screwdriver, very strong plastic non scratching) but I was not about to go farther just to experament

I bet a dealer would break the clips or do some damage if they never did it before,

I would hold out on replacing it until you get specific instructions or dealer garrentees no breaky or scratchy

 

also while under the rad cover,

I took two small zip ties and ziped the two top outer clips for the grill (my grill/lights would shift 1/8" or so b4 this also keeps fog in more precise allignment

 

Well here is what I did. First I started from top, and removed both bolts on top. removed radiator cover with plastic push pins. tilted forward enough to get wire disconnected. Then I actually found out that your hand will fit in between lower grill there is an opening. Stick your hand up and there it is. Just remove from bottom. Little easier than trying to get hands behind the grill from up top. good luck

 

Just go back to the Dealer.

The Bulb is covered under the 36 month Bumper to Bumper Warranty.

Let it be their problem. And be sure to ask how they did it for your future replace needs.