How much was the black grille at the salvage yard?
I should have offered less because two of the lower mounting tabs were broken, but it was $150. It's a glossy black, and definitely looks better on mercury grey imo. For red ECs I think either looks good, and maybe some other colors but this looks right.
I saw new ones are $250+ and there is a carbon fiber one mitsubishi makes for $500 which seems ridiculous that it exists.
I just searched the part by name and by part number across ebay and Google and found it.
So all you n33d is a long thin flat head screwdriver and I recommend removing the intake snorkel which is just two 12mm bolts and they are front and center. Then you just pull it off. To put it back you just push it back in, and put the 12mm bolts back in.
After that, You can't just remove the grill you also have to remove the plastic piece above it that has like 8 or 9 small push pins.
Finally the grill itself - two medium sized push pins on top. And that's all. Pop the top loose. Then on the bottom there are two tabs on either side which have a curve to them If i remember right. Push them down with the flat head and move the grill to free them.
The trick is once you have only one lower tab remaining, you have to still hold it away from the car gently or it will want to reattach on the other side you just pressed down on. You can see whats happening by looking straight down into the grill from the top.
*Those automotive style pushpins, you use your flathead to raise the pin in the middle.
There you go, if you read that I hereby qualify you in grilling.
