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Sep 23, 2017 | 10:37 PM

hannahchim

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Changing grill

Hi, so I've had my 17 is300 for a while now..and I wanted to do something different to it. Ive thought about possibly changing out the front grill to the f sport grill. Is this a simple thing to do?

Sep 23, 2017 | 11:32 PM

premier3IS

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not sure about the 2017, but 2016 and prior you have to swap the entire bumper and the grill along with the grill surround.

Sep 23, 2017 | 11:59 PM

hannahchim

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Originally Posted by premier3IS

not sure about the 2017, but 2016 and prior you have to swap the entire bumper and the grill along with the grill surround.

I saw that too while searching around, but i think the 2017 is a bit different

Sep 24, 2017 | 11:08 PM

anamynous

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Like premier3IS said, you're going to have to swap out the entire front. I'm not sure I would consider that simple, but I'm sure it can be done as long as you get the parts.

Sep 25, 2017 | 02:32 AM

whiteis33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hannahchim

Hi, so I've had my 17 is300 for a while now..and I wanted to do something different to it. Ive thought about possibly changing out the front grill to the f sport grill. Is this a simple thing to do?

You should be able to swap out the grills. I've taken my F sport bumper apart and they seem to be identical bumpers. (The additional grills on the sides will require some cuts to slide in but the center grill should pop out and pop in)
Think of it like the non f sport and f sport grill on the 2011-2013 2IS.