Has anyone installed the Cervinis grille kit?

[Sharad]

I installed the Cervini's C-Series Upper & Lower Grille Kit on my 2016 5.0 today. Installation was simple and I like the look. You can call UPR at 561.588.6630 to order this kit for your S550.

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[tcman54]

Nice pic and grille, from the looks of it you better not be a leadfoot, lol.

 

[Zach_Cervinis]

Hi.

I'm looking at your 2015-16 FORD MUSTANG CERVINIS C-SERIES GRILLE KIT - S550 (Item #CER-8071). Does the lower grille cover or replace the stock lower grille?

Thanks!

Yes, the upper and lower grille replaces the factory grilles.

 

[Sharad]

Nice pic and grille, from the looks of it you better not be a leadfoot, lol.

Ha! Thanks. And yeah, there is at least one cop on every street in my neighborhood. I like that! BTW, this officer has a pretty nice C6 Corvette.

 

[jefc73]

Cervinis upper and lower grilles on my S550. Easy install. Take your time and use the template for drilling the holes. Check the fitment before installing screws in case you need to re align. [MENTION=19896]Zach_Cervinis[/MENTION]

 

[Marvelous D S550]

GRYHLK by Danny Gutierrez, on Flickr

 

[MNDZA]

I just installed mine a little while ago. Most frustrating install I've ever done on any car. I'm not sure how other aftermarket grilles are, but with this one you don't use the stock clips to hold in the new grilles. You have to drill holes in the stock clips and then screw in a lot of screws to hold the grilles in. For that much money I'd assume it's direct fitting. Also, the mesh for mine is cut just barely too small so I don't have every screw inside a hole for a super secure hold. No way I would bother to get a replacement because I never want to do this over again. Also, the grille has a little more gap on the driver's side. Lastly, the stock low speed collision bumper thing in between the grilles had to be taped on with included double sided tape because they're are no clips to attach to like the stock grilles had. This fell off while I was putting the bumper back on and I had to stick it on again. I hope it stays put while driving. I'd hate to have some kind of rattle later on.

Ok so that's the bad part. The good part is that it looks awesome. Really great look. Maybe pictures later. I'm tired.

 

[Sinister]

I just installed mine a little while ago. Most frustrating install I've ever done on any car. I'm not sure how other aftermarket grilles are, but with this one you don't use the stock clips to hold in the new grilles. You have to drill holes in the stock clips and then screw in a lot of screws to hold the grilles in. For that much money I'd assume it's direct fitting. Also, the mesh for mine is cut just barely too small so I don't have every screw inside a hole for a super secure hold. No way I would bother to get a replacement because I never want to do this over again. Also, the grille has a little more gap on the driver's side. Lastly, the stock low speed collision bumper thing in between the grilles had to be taped on with included double sided tape because they're are no clips to attach to like the stock grilles had. This fell off while I was putting the bumper back on and I had to stick it on again. I hope it stays put while driving. I'd hate to have some kind of rattle later on.

Ok so that's the bad part. The good part is that it looks awesome. Really great look. Maybe pictures later. I'm tired.

This grille was at the top of my list until I found out that you had to jump through hoops to install it.

 

[Mrdomo]

Love how it looks But it is a PAIN! to install. The best thing to do is use tape to set it in the place and line it up as best as possible then drill and install all the screws.

The instructions and drilling location tool that were provided were honestly very hard to follow... the tool never really lines up with the tab so its a guessing game. I would of gladly paid a few more bucks for Cervini to mold the tabs into the design... Every other grille out there re uses the tab system...

If you have the Time, Patience, and a helping hand go for it. It looks Fantastic.

If you are trying to get a snap on fit.... this wont accomplish that.

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[Sharad]

This grille was at the top of my list until I found out that you had to jump through hoops to install it.

Keep in mind that everything is relative. Some people might say that it was the hardest install ever. Others like me think it was no big deal. It's all about perspective.

 

[MNDZA]

Keep in mind that everything is relative. Some people might say that it was the hardest install ever. Others like me think it was no big deal. It's all about perspective.

Well if you want to talk about things being relative, then I can say this grille is relatively much more of a pain to install than other grilles while still costing a premium. The whole thing about not having clips is ridiculous. They saved money by making the install much more difficult than it had to be. And as a tip to others......make sure you have a small right angle Phillips screwdriver. And I mean small. That or a vice grip with a Phillips bit.

 

[Sharad]

Well if you want to talk about things being relative, then I can say this grille is relatively much more of a pain to install than other grilles while still costing a premium. The whole thing about not having clips is ridiculous. They saved money by making the install much more difficult than it had to be. And as a tip to others......make sure you have a small right angle Phillips screwdriver. And I mean small. That or a vice grip with a Phillips bit.

It's much more of a pain to install an aftermarket ram air hood than it is to install those fake stick on hood scoops...

It's much more of a pain to install a complete carbon fiber body kit than it is to stick carbon fiber vinyl on the factory pieces...

It's much more of a pain to black out your headlight housings than it is to stick tint film on the headlight lenses...

etc.

I didn't say it was easy, and I'm not trying to antagonize you. I'm just telling Sinister that the level of difficulty is relative.

 

[Mrdomo]

As i stated Before. The Grille Looks fantastic! It is by far the best i have seen aside from the GT350.... But you have to work for it...

I agree that some might not find it as difficult to install but from a grille installation point of view.. it is the most challenging i have ever done. I have installed 4 different grilles now on multiple mustangs from multiple generations and this one was the most difficult for me. A combination of drilling. lack of working space on the top portion and placement just add to a difficult job.
:shrug:

There is also the possibility that i received a bad mold... it happens.... But thankfully Zach is working with me to get it taken care of.

 

[Sinister]

It's much more of a pain to install an aftermarket ram air hood than it is to install those fake stick on hood scoops...

It's much more of a pain to install a complete carbon fiber body kit than it is to stick carbon fiber vinyl on the factory pieces...

It's much more of a pain to black out your headlight housings than it is to stick tint film on the headlight lenses...

etc.

I didn't say it was easy, and I'm not trying to antagonize you. I'm just telling Sinister that the level of difficulty is relative.

The problem with your analogies is the effort may be more to do those things but there's a vast difference between them. There isn't a vast difference between 2 quality aftermarket grilles, one is just more difficult to install, so there's no big payoff at the end.

I'm not knocking Cervinis either, I have used their products many times and have some of their products for my car now, but I think they could've done a better job on this piece.

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