Grill emblem / trim removal. 1st Gen how-to!

[daug1502]

The weather was nice, and I didn't have anything to do the other day, So I did this.


Or in other words removed this.



It's a little ugly close up, but not bad for what most people will see.

And since this is a how to guide.

It's real simple. you will need a phillips screw driver and maybe something really flat but stiff to act as a light duty pry

Take the grill off of the car, it's just 3 screws and 2 clips

Now look at the back of the grill, you will see 5 screws across the top, one in the middle behind the chevy emblem (no it does not hold the chevy emblem and/or the trim in place, but there are screws that do that. if you want to paint the trim, this could be useful.) Also there are 4 clips across the bottom.


Remove the 6 screws and set them aside.

Now carefully unclip the trim from the rest of the grill. Take your time, mine were a little stubborn. This is where the pry came in handy, remember to not pry to hard.

Now the clip is off the grill. If you want a simple mesh grill you are done. Replae the screws and put the trim piece up somewhere for safe keeping. Replace the grill.

If you are painting the emblem, this is the half way point. Removed the 6 remaining scews (set them aside)

The emblem and chrome trim should come out easily, and then it's just the painting process. Reverse for the install after it's painted.

If there is more to taking the emblem apart please feel free to add it. I only went for the mesh look so never took off the emblem.

I will also be doing a de-badging how to for the rest of the car. this will take some time as I am now working two jobs, plus military, and a kid to take care of. I would also like the weather to be warmer so i'm not working as hard. (heated glue comes off easier than cold)

[FASTRAKR]

Just for reference, I think I did mine in under 10 minutes. Makes a world of difference in looks.

[Daox]

Nice DIY. I'm sure this'll help out quite a few folks looking for a simple mod to clean up the front end.

[daug1502]

Thank You FASTRAKR and Daox. I wasn't in a hurry when I removed mine so didn't pay any attention to the time. As for writing the DIY, I am more than happy too. It's amazing how little information there is out there for beginners to do the simple mods. I have found more information on installing turbo's than I have found for Simple mods like this one.

[MatchboxKiller]

I ended up putting mine back on. I did black out the chrome bar, remove the chevy symbol and paint the border green before I put it back on though. Gives it a good clean look with my black aveo

[daug1502]

Yep, that was something else I had in mind when I wrote this mod, that is why I put in The information on removing the badge from the rest of the trim. I'm Glad to see the idea's being put out there. I know it's threads like this that give me a lot of ideas for my car, and how-to's help me accomplish some of them.

[seatbeltpads]

I took mine off the other day, still getting a feel for it... I may do something different, not sure yet....

[daug1502]

If I had the skill I would cut the bar out of the middle of my trim and fill the two side cuts with plastic, just to clean up the mesh a little bit. Basically make the trim into a sort of halo.

[Garbear]

I ended up putting mine back on. I did black out the chrome bar, remove the chevy symbol and paint the border green before I put it back on though. Gives it a good clean look with my black aveo

I was wondering if you could post a pic of this. Im thinking i would like to black mine out aswell but im not to sure yet and i dont want to paint it and not like it and have to buy a nother one to replace.

[aveonix]

I cut the cross bar out then re-installed the lip around the grill opening. Didn't fill the gaps left when I cut out the crossbar, just filed the attachment spots flush and repainted. And I'm not ashamed to revive an old thread :P


Happy Driving,
Kirk