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Well I no sooner put new snow tires on the car then a half hour later My son bumped into a truck and busted the grille. Does anyone know a good place for a grille reasonable? I have been looking on ebay but the pictures don't look right. My car is an 09
Here is a pic of the damage.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...a5bf8a10-1.jpg
This one will fit, you just will have to carefully remove the "bowtie" and get some 3M double-sided molding tape from Autozone to attach it to the new grille.
Hope this helps.
96648529 Grill Assembly New Chevy Chrome shell black insert Sedan Aveo 2007 Auto | eBay
Edit: the picture looks identical to yours, and the chart in the eBay listing matches your model...
being an 09, it may be more difficult, but I always suggest junkyard parts. instead of paying for ebay and waiting for shipping, you pull it and pay at most 20% of the cost of what you would have paid for. try junkyards! I see your in pittsburg, I live in york on the weekends ill look around and let you know if I find anything
Thanks, Anyone know how difficult they are to get off? Is it just a matter of taking out the screws on top?
if its like the hatch (no sure since completely different), you have to pull the bumper and undo clips and screws.
I think you could get the top grill out without pulling the bumper, but it wouldnt be easy (again on the hatch).
Just go with the Holden Barina sedan grille. Looks like it would fit and give you the unique look.Attachment 5171
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Once again my situation was a bit different since I have an 04, but the grill was very easy to get off. I forget the vocab term, but there are plastic screws/retainers with legs that spread out when they are through the screw hole and they need to be squished together in order to be removed. couldn't find the exact picture but Something like this...
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...sW95r_PpbHujKk
You are right, your situation was different. 04 - 06 was a lot easier as far as the grille removal. 07 and up the design of the front end changed completely... Looks like it might actually require the bumper removal.Quote:
Originally Posted by jriggs87
Crap...and just how hard is the bumper removal? Does it need to come all the way off? Is it hard to realign?
Not hard, just time consuming, especially if you've never done it before. And it should realign just fine, assuming the cat was not in a front end collision with a crappy repair job.
like serega said, its not hard, just take time and patience because there are alot of bolts and retainers
imho, i would pull the two headlights and try reaching through to get the grill off. it might work.
if you need help with this, i can help you. i have a tight schedule though.
I appreciate the offer and I may take you up on it. I'm going to wait a bit though. The car is in johnstown at Pitt with my son and he won't be coming home for a few more weeks. I'm really in no hurry since its still driveable. He did send me another pic though that shows the bumper cover with a little tear. Can this be fixed or will it be under the grille and not noticeable? What do you think?
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...6/76960af9.jpg
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Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
it could be fixed, i would just check for spider webbing of the paint, and bumper plastic to se how far the damage goes.
sometimes the materials to fix a crack like that correctly out weigh the price of a new cover. although if it is entirely behind the grill, reinforcing it so it doesnt get worse (and not having to paint it) would be beneficial as well.
Ok My son is finally home from school so I got to see the car. It needs both the grille AND a new bumper cover.
Should I do this myself? Is it difficult to get aligned and all the spaces correct? Where is the best place to buy the parts? ebay?
OR should I just say screw it and take it to a body shop?
Is this decent? It says capa certified?
New Bumper Cover Facial Front Primered Chevy Sedan Chevrolet Aveo 2007 96648503 | eBay
capa is typically better, but not always 100% be sure to check the corners etc for miss molding.
keystone is a local source, might have similar pricing?
also there is a guy in Kittanning that runs to certifit for parts. he is Brooks Crytzer <onenasty84z28@yahoo.com>
Do you have a location or phone number for keystone? When I get the bumper skin is it wise to have it painted Before I install it??Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
Thanks
always paint the bumper before install.
Just be sure of paint match (or blend fenders with it).
I would try ordering through all foreign: (412) 782-5580
All foreign has nothing and said they can't get it right now
Bumper and grille just came in. Any idea where to get it painted reasonable around Pittsburgh? What should I expect to pay to get a primed bumper cover painted and cleared? Thanks
first post for me.... just bought a 2005 Aveo, i also own a 2009 Pontiac G8 that is a Holden Commodore. So was wondering does the Holden Barina grill fit on an 05 hatch? looking at pictures it appears the entire front end is just slightly different then the Barina just thought it would be cool to put the holden grill on the aveo.