Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing Figure’s 2005-Present Dodge Charger Grille set. These grilles are fabricated employing quality materials and finishes, and have been engineered to enhance the look of your vehicle for the duration of its life. Proper installation is essential to your overall satisfaction, so please read these instructions before attempting to install the grilles.
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Dodge Charger Figure Grille Installation Figure 1. Examples of low- profile Philips screwdrivers. 1) Ratchet (¼” drive) with ¼” socket and Philips bit. 2) Offset Philips screwdriver. 1.1) Remove radiator covers. Begin by popping the hood of your vehicle. There are two plastic protective shields which cover the radiator area.
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1.2) Remove the grille frame screws. The grille assembly consists of two pieces, the grille frame and the grille (Fig. 3). Both must be removed from the vehicle to release the grille. Figure 3. Grille assembly comprising a grille frame (above) and grille. Use a low-profile Philips screwdriver (Fig.
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1.4) Remove grille assembly from bumper. Once the four screws are removed from the grille assembly, the grille frame is still held in place by four tabs along its perimeter. These tabs are visible from inside the engine compartment (Fig. 5). Insert a slotted screwdriver between the grille frame and the bumper at the outside of the vehicle (Fig.
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1.5) Separate the grille from the grille frame. First free the outsides of the grille from the frame by inserting a slotted screwdriver between the grille and the frame at the tab clips (Fig. 7.1), and pry upward until the grill slot is free of the retaining lip on the frame tab (Fig.
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SCREW SCREW EAR TAB EAR TAB DRIVER DRIVER GRILLE TAB GRILLE TAB Figure 9. Method for freeing inner grille clips. 2) Prepare the grille frame for installation. Drill a 1/8” hole in each of the sixteen frame tabs that held the stock grille in place.
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3) Install the grilles into the grille frame. Fit the grilles into their respective openings and secure them with the nylon ties, as shown in Fig. 11. Notice the grille backs up against the retaining lip that secured the stock grilles. It may be necessary to make minor adjustments to perfect the fit.
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grille, if you have selected this option. If you have not selected this option, skip to Step 5. The optional lower grille installs using eight pieces of 22 Gage galvanized steel. 4.1) Drill 1/16” holes, in the locations shown in Fig. 12 Drill these holes about 1/8”...
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Figure 13. Location to drill holes for lower grille option 5.1) Modify the grille frame for reinstallation. The grille frame must be modified since the stock grille, now removed, held the grille to the bumper. Drill 1/8” holes in the grille frame tabs (two for each of the four grille openings for a total of eight) as shown in Fig.
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5.2) Modify the bumper to accept the grille frame. Insert the grille frame into the bumper opening and note the location of the frame holes relative to the bumper. Drill holes in the lip of the bumper in these locations as shown in Fig. Figure 15.
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6) STAND BACK AND ENJOY!!! 6.1) Send pictures and feedback to Info@FigureLLC.com...
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