No such thing as a “1 beer job”. Everything is at least a 6 pack. One beer to do the job and the other 5 beers to sit back and admire it.
Thank you and I'll let you know how it goes.
How did you fit thru there?? I removed the radiator cover and found nowhere to squeeze thru..Installed mine this morning and it went well. Removed the radiator cover and went in through the grill shutters, not bad if you take your time.
I used a 3/8 6" extension with a magnetic deep well socket, fished it through the top active grill shutter(they were open) and hand tightened each nut. Once they were hand tight I attached a thin 3/8 racket and gave it a couple of revolutions. I didn't even have to remove the hood latch but I have long thin hands so I'm sure that helped alot. The hardest part was lining up the nut without being able to see it from the front, had to feel my way through it. I was also able to break off the tabs of the stock emblem by simply sticking my pinkie through the front grill and breaking them off. It took about 30 min total and can be done with the right tools/hands.
So it might be just as much of a PITA for some people as the other method, but at least it is possible to swap a front grille Pony without pulling the whole front bumper off. Good news.
