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12. Before installing the upper grille, bend the centers of allfour (4) lower mounting brackets down as shown. Thiswill allow the lower mounting brackets to snap into thefactory slots in the bumper cover.

10. For Mesh Gr il les: Align the emblem onto the emblemmounting plate, align the outer edges and press theemblem firmly to the plate to set the tape.For Q Grilles: Align the emblem onto the Q grille andpress the emblem firmly to the plate to set the tape.

11. Install the assembled emblem onto the mesh section byaligning the mounting tabs on the emblems through theslots in the mesh grille and install the supplied blackplastic washers, #10 flat washers, #10 lock washers and#8-32 hex nuts and tighten.

8. Remove the upper and lower mounting tabs from theback of the emblem.9. Install double faced tape to the back of the emblem (asshown).

13 .Carefully align the upper grille into place, making sure all four(4) lower mounting tabs fit into the lower slots in the bumpercover. Press firmly at all lower tab locations until the tabs snapinto the slots.14 .Reinstall the factory upper push pins to secure the E&G Qor Mesh grille and the factory plastic cover.15.IMPORTANT: If the grille is too high, it may hit the hood.Carefully close the hood and check the clearance. If you need

to move the grille down, remove the grille and bend thelower mounting brackets up until the grille is centered in theopening. If the grille is too low and will not fit inside theopening, bend the lower mounting brackets down to raisethe grille up enough to fit inside the factory opening.

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7. Remove the factory emblem from the O.E. grille by push-ing in on the four (4) mounting tabs and push theemblem out from the back.

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IMPORTANT! The exposed edges of the stainless steel grille and mesh can be ex- tremely sharp. Please handle with care.

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16. Install the 1/8 Urethane tape to the sides of the lowerframe to conceal the edges of the mesh (where shown).17. Align the mesh section onto the lower frame and installtwo silicone sleeves onto the lower center mountingstud. This will conceal the stud once the lower grille isinstalled.18. Align the lower grille into place, making sure that thecenter studs fit around the center factory grille stiffener(not shown).

20. With the lower grille template cut and and properlyaligned, use and awl or similar pointed tool to mark thecenter of the hole where indicated on the template.Remove the template, flip it over and mark the passen-ger side.

21. Use a 1/4 drill bit to drill through the marks make in theprevious step. Remove any plastic shavings that couldget caught behind the mesh grille.

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19. Remove the lower plastic panel from underneath thevehicle by removing the eleven (11) plastic push fasten-ers. Remove the fasteners by prying out the center of thepin until it releases, then pull the two piece pins fromthe mounting holes

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22. Align the lower grille (and mesh section if applicable)into the opening, making sure that the center studs passaround the center verticle divider and the end studs passthrough the holes drilled in Step 20. Install a black plasticwasher and an 8-32 ESNA nut onto each center studand begin tightening but do not completely tighten.

23. Install the supplied three hole mounting brackets overthe end studs, install an 8-32 ESNA half nut and begintightening but do not completely tighten.

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