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  1. #1 Need help understanding how to replace front grille! 
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    hey everyone. i have an 04 GP and wanted to replace the front grille. Ive seen some online that look good but they require zip ties to be put in place. I was wondering if there are any grilles that snap in like the oem ones do. im looking for yellow top front grilles.
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    SPO grills go in like the factory ones i think, cant give you too much info i dont own an 04+

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    Do they have a website?
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    im not sure where to get them google them someone else would know, like i said i know more about 97-03 GP's

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    check this out, im pretty sure these fit like the oem's. they come with extra grilles for the bottom you might have to zip tie those, but who cares they look good.

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    never mind i checked it out more they use nylon ties. but they do look good and i think the nylon ties are really hard to see unless you are really close and looking for them.

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    Those ones you have to zip tie too. i've been looking on that site mostly too lol
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    Idk id prefer snap-ins but ill think about it. i still want a yellow grill....perhaps i could paint it myself? it would snap back in right?
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    paint your factory ones, and yellow? what color is your car?

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    its a dark green. i already put yellow-golden decal inserts in the PONTIAC grooves and it looks pretty sic.
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    nice make a members ride thread

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    aha alright. and just to be sure, if i take off the stock grilles and paint them properly, they will still snap right back in correct?
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    yeah i went up a snow bank a couple years ago and mine popped out because the front bumper was torn apart, and i put them back in.

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    just be careful when you take them out

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    okay...next question XD what paint is best?
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    my suggestion would be high temp spray paint. im not sure if thats your best option but it would work well

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    Would this work well do you think? Shop SEYMOUR SOS Seymour 12oz Reflective Coating (Yellow) at Lowes.com of course i would a generous amount of clear coat to it too lol
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    probably, but you can go to advanced auto parts and get high temp spray pain that is very similar to that stuff, just not reflective probably, and it can withstand up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. thats good to go with since its the grills and they could get hot. definitely not that hot but having paint that lasts up to that temperature doesnt hurt at all.

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    might i add the high temp stuff is $6

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    yeah ill stop by Advanced auto parts later this week and pick up some spray
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