Replacing Kidney Grill with Night Vision

[///M5ForWin]

Hi Guys. After owning the car for two years, I finally decided to pull the trigger on black kidney grille and side vents from IND. Unfortunately, I was unable to upgrade to the LCI grille because I was not convinced it would fit since I have Night Vision. My search for a step by step guide to removing the grille with night vision was unsuccessful. I did find this tread which I basically followed:

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422572

I discovered there were not one, but two connections to the night vision unit. One was a standard electrical connection with a clip to hold it in place and a rubber tube, which either blows air on the night vision lens or it might have been connected to the headlight washer, I'm not sure. The new black painted grille from IND included the housing for the night vision unit, but after I removed the stock grille, I found it easier to simply remove the three screws that secured the night vision housing to the back of the grille itself and exchange the entire unit to the new grille. Oh, and there was one additional screw that needed to be removed from the top along with the six hex bolts under the rubber stripping. This screw actually held the top of the night vision housing in place, so you would be unable to remove the old grille without first removing this screw. Examining the new grille it was easy to identify where this screw was located based on the screw hole on the night vision housing.

I'm sorry I did not take pictures during this process. Frankly, removing the grille was pretty easy even with the night vision. I actually regret ordering the night vision option. I very seldom use it; it prevented me from upgrading to the LCI grille, and although not difficult to accomplish, removing the grille with the night vision did require a couple of extra steps.

So, if you have Night Vision and want to upgrade to the black painted grille, I say go for it. The process in not complicated and easily doable.

[bake]

Do you want to sell your stock grille? If so, I am interested. Please PM me how much you would want for it.

[waleed760@gmail.com]

i face the same problem yesterday.
Any solution guys my dealer told to get the new cam and it's for 3000 $ that's too much for face lifting the grill lool