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Old 09-23-17, 10:37 PM
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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I just went through this process with the pre-facelifted version of the car. it is not simple and it is not cheap.
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Originally Posted by davyjordi
I just went through this process with the pre-facelifted version of the car. it is not simple and it is not cheap.
I am looking @ this site and it looks different for 2017 model:

https://www.mylparts.com/auto-parts/...omponents-scat

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