i followed this DIY for the grille install and ran into a HUGE mistake. compounded by the fact that i was changing my oil at the same time. basically- i had to tow my car out to a shop to get my car running again. HUGE lesson learned- heres my post in the Tech forum-

https://g35driver.com/forums/general...-pls-help.html

 

Doing this during the weekend, time to buy paint and tools lol

 

Thanks for posting this up. I'm about to install the midnight black grille on my 09 G37x sedan. I have one question. The instructions say you need a clip remover tool but it seems that you used a flat head screwdriver instead. Is there a risk of breaking the clips using the flat head screwdriver instead of the clip remover tool?

 

Whats is a clip remover ?

 

The midnight black grill installation instructions has a clip remover in the list of tools needed to install the grill. If you search on ebay or google you'll see what it looks like.

 

you dont need a clip remover. a small flat head will pop those plastic clips off in 2 seconds. i was able to install w/ a screwdriver and socket wrench. JUST REMEMBER WHERE THE LONG BOLTS AND SHORT BOLTS GO!

 

I bought paint today

Did I get the right stuff ?

 

thanks for this.. i'm thinking about switching my grill up so i tried to remove it last night just to see if i could do it.. mind you i am NOT a DIY'er or a handyman whatsoever

i got all the bolts out.. but i'm stuck at the part where you have to lift the plastic piece up.. it felt like i was going to break it if i lifted it up any higher.. i even heard a couple of loud cracks and just stopped after that

any suggestions? i was too spooked.. didn't want to break anything

 

^ Don't lift it too high before popping the clips out along the front edge.
Just lift enough to reach in and push them out.

I flipped the pic from the OP, maybe it makes more sense this way.

 

^ ^ i couldn't even lift it up that high.. you know what? i am thinking i forgot to take off those front clips you mentioned ((facepalm))

i'll try it again later this afternoon

 

Good luck!

 

is it me or are the clips a PITA to do (the push and pinch ones under the plastic piece)? either that or i'm weak. i tried for a half hour and eventually gave up :\

 

I tackled this project last night. I was going to do flat black but after seeing the gloss, I decided to go that route.
The instructions provided were FANTASTIC. Only glitch was that, I too, had 10mm bolts holding on the grill instead of 8mm. Other than easy cheesy.

I think it turned out great, but I later saw that I must have put my finger in the paint when putting it back on. One small fingerprint. I may redo this just to make it right.
Before:

After:

 

looks much better with a black grill, flows better with the lower grills

 

I think so too! Next is to attempt to tear apart the headlights and paint the inside bezel :-)