jbonnot03
Active Member
Upon researching this, I didn't find any info other than AEV's bracket that will only work with their bumper and their instruction sheet. Off into the weeds I went. Using AEV's info sheet as a guide.
First remove the push clips and remove the radiator cover.
Note: There are 2 clips on the backside of the radiator cover
Next using a 10mm socket remove the bolts holding the upper trim piece on. There are also 2 push clips(one on each end)
I didn't get any pictures of these next steps as most of it was done in the driveway at night.
Remove the 10mm bolts holding in the grill shutters.
And remove the 8mm bolts holding the grill to the grill shutters. There are 3 of these that I removed. One on each side and one in the middle. These were accessed from the back and difficult. I used a sidewinder ratchet from Amazon to get these 3 out.
There are also some clips that hold the grill to the shutters. You can sort of see them above and to the left of my hand in that picture. Pry down on those and they will pop out. This gave me just enough room to get my arm down to the camera. There are 2 3mm allen head screws holding the camera to the grill. I removed those along with the Christmas tree fasteners that hold the wire to the grill. I disconnected the camera at the connection shown below (Center of picture...gray with orange). There is a red clip that slides towards the driver's side and push down on black clip.
First remove the push clips and remove the radiator cover.
Note: There are 2 clips on the backside of the radiator cover
Next using a 10mm socket remove the bolts holding the upper trim piece on. There are also 2 push clips(one on each end)
I didn't get any pictures of these next steps as most of it was done in the driveway at night.
Remove the 10mm bolts holding in the grill shutters.
And remove the 8mm bolts holding the grill to the grill shutters. There are 3 of these that I removed. One on each side and one in the middle. These were accessed from the back and difficult. I used a sidewinder ratchet from Amazon to get these 3 out.
There are also some clips that hold the grill to the shutters. You can sort of see them above and to the left of my hand in that picture. Pry down on those and they will pop out. This gave me just enough room to get my arm down to the camera. There are 2 3mm allen head screws holding the camera to the grill. I removed those along with the Christmas tree fasteners that hold the wire to the grill. I disconnected the camera at the connection shown below (Center of picture...gray with orange). There is a red clip that slides towards the driver's side and push down on black clip.