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Old Apr 4, 2022 | 09:57 AM
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2004 RX330 I need to replace my Grill It is held on by zip ties. Honestly, it is a very cheap design and brock just by closing the hood. Is there any third-party Grill that has a more secure setup?
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Old Apr 4, 2022 | 04:12 PM
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2004 RX330 I need to replace my Grill It is held on by zip ties. Honestly, it is a very cheap design and brock just by closing the hood. Is there any third-party Grill that has a more secure setup?
>>>For sure the oem design is cheap. I replaced my a couple months ago, w/ a aftermarket rebop.....I ended up using washers & nuts vs the oem nuts. I figured it was the aftermarket studs as I removed one of the oem studs to try in the new grille & still it didn't work. I even went as far as to tweet the hood where the studs go threw, nope. So I used M5-0.8 hex nuts & washers. You'll find the aftermarket grilles don't lay down on the outer ends till you snug the nuts down & then it fits flush.....Just lightly snug the nuts as you don't want to bust the studs out of the grille.....I went w/ a factory "L'' emblem as it was shown there, but then thats up to you. BTW, you could go w/ the slightly bigger '08+ grille as well, as they all use the same hood, Looks like the outer chrome is wider.
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Old Apr 5, 2022 | 07:28 AM
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Thank you for your suggestion. I will let you know what I did to replace or repair my grill
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