03-29-2015, 11:37 AM
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2002 Base Model Grill Removal
How do you remove the two front grills on the bumper? My car is white and the grills appear were originally black, but have faded and now look grayish and tired. Time to give them an update and refresh them.
I looked if they would just pull out from the front and tugged on them with no luck, I see no screws holding them on? How do they come out pushing them in ? Please advise.
Thanks guys
Last edited by MytinyBoxster; 03-29-2015 at 11:43 AM.
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03-29-2015, 12:04 PM
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Interested in this too, I'm going to repaint mine. Not sure if I'm going gloss or flat black.
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03-29-2015, 01:34 PM
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Grill painting
I'm going with flat black seems more in line with the car
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03-29-2015, 01:34 PM
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You have to remove the bumper and take them out from behind.
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03-29-2015, 01:36 PM
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And if the front bumper is off its a good time to clean out the rads. I plan to do mine as soon as it warms up a bit more here.
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'86 944, manual steering, a/c delete, 944Max chip
'87 951, K27, LBE, Turbo S brakes, Koni Yellows, Weltmeister sway bars / strut brace, LSD, full cage, OMP race seats
'01 Boxster - Seal Grey / Black / Black, Litronics upgrade / de-ambered
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03-29-2015, 02:39 PM
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It is unbelievable how much crap gets in between radiator and condensor so blow out with Compressed air or hose out. Bumper comes off pretty easily and vents are snapped in from behind
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03-29-2015, 01:35 PM
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You have to take the bumper off the car. The grills mount from the inside. Good time to clean out the radiators too.
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03-30-2015, 02:00 PM
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Location: Westlake OH
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I used bumper black paint on mine while removed for rad cleaning. also did black
trim pieces on bottom of bumper, small flaps by wheels and the windshield
wiper cowling at the same time. all had faded and looked much better afterwards.
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03-30-2015, 03:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffL
I used bumper black paint on mine while removed for rad cleaning. also did black
trim pieces on bottom of bumper, small flaps by wheels and the windshield
wiper cowling at the same time. all had faded and looked much better afterwards.
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Do you have a pic of the painted wiper cowling, mine looks terrible because it is faded? sounds like a good idea to restore it rather than replacing it.
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03-30-2015, 03:23 PM
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I have good success using a Mothers product Back to Black for restoring my fading wiper cowling and other trim bits to a dark black.
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'86 944, manual steering, a/c delete, 944Max chip
'87 951, K27, LBE, Turbo S brakes, Koni Yellows, Weltmeister sway bars / strut brace, LSD, full cage, OMP race seats
'01 Boxster - Seal Grey / Black / Black, Litronics upgrade / de-ambered
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03-31-2015, 02:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M4SGK1986
Do you have a pic of the painted wiper cowling, mine looks terrible because it is faded? sounds like a good idea to restore it rather than replacing it.
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Steve, i don't have a pic at the moment and car is 20 miles away, still in
winter storage, but it worked very well.
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