Removing grille help for lighting

[cdiddy4224]

Guess i’ll Post in here too. I bought the Baja designs behind the grille lights but I cannot get the grille off to save my life. My hands are sore AF. Baja designs lists one way to remove the grille, M&R lists a totally different way. Neither of which are helping. Anyone have any ideas? Pretty frustrated. I’ve never had issues doing this kind of work on previous trucks and this is kicking my ass.
If I don’t get this working I’ll have a behind the grille kit for sale.

 

[Bluu]

Is the top coming loose but not the bottom? There are two bolts just below the inner edge of the headlights that you have to bend the flexible flashing back to get to which you may not have taken out?

See the picture with red arrows below.

 

[cdiddy4224]

So Baja designs listed those as 10mm bolts. I guess they are 8mm.
I am trying to loosen them now.
I have to do it from under the truck because I cannot get the trim piece just below the grille to pop off. My fingers are raw!

 

[Bluu]

So Baja designs listed those as 10mm bolts. I guess they are 8mm.
I am trying to loosen them now.
I have to do it from under the truck because I cannot get the trim piece just below the grille to pop off. My fingers are raw!

The trim piece below the grill is tricky on the ends by the fender flares. I was able to get an extension with a swivel through the flexible piece just below that and above the bumper to get those out. Its an awkward angle, but at least I could see it, versus doing it from the bottom, which was blind. Hopefully those bolts will get it broken free.

Keep in mind that you do have to put a fair amount of pressure on each side to pop the grill loose once all of the bolts are out. I recommend using both hands and popping it loose by one headlight, then repeating the same for the other headlight and not trying to do both side in one pull.

 

[cdiddy4224]

Do both 8mm bolts (4 in total) have to come out or just the 2?

 

[Bluu]

Just the two inner ones, the other two are for the headlights.

 

[cdiddy4224]

Well damn I got them out and not much budge. I did just now slice my finger wide open on that trim panel

 

[Bluu]

You do have to put a fair amount of pressure on each side to pop the grill loose once all of the bolts are out. I recommend using both hands and popping it loose by one headlight, then repeating the same for the other headlight and not trying to do both side in one pull.

 

[cdiddy4224]

It’s out…I appreciate your help @Bluu

 

[Bluu]

It’s out…I appreciate your help @Bluu

Awesome, glad to hear!