If your thinking of changing your grill to a HST grill

here are a few photos of how the old grill is attached

A lot of people think the grills are held on with clips that can just be pulled off, they are in a way but LR use a heat clip that melts the 2 clips together

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Nice explanation, but you don't need to remove the grill or the bumper to fit an HST grill. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Never said you needed to remove the grill or the bumper Mav, I was just showing what the bumper looked like behind with all the clips
How do you get the old grill out to fit the new HST one Mav.
Looks like its all one piece to me

I saw on you full rundown post you once had a HST grill fitted before you did the facelift BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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Hello, you have to cut the old grill out, and replace using 3M tape the new

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Yeah thought that might be the case, not sure if I like the sound of that to be honest
how does it hold up to things like a jet wash and the elements Shamus  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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No issues what so ever. Take a bit nuts to make the first cut then your committed. TBH I heated up the bumper and grill with a heat gun prior to sticking down. I have a karcher pressure washer and give it good blast to get the bugs off.

So all you cut out is the 2 strait grills and the 8 (4 top 4 bottom) arms and leave the silver surround in, is the old surround still showing slightly on your image with the HST in place

You must need big nuts to do that first cut
you can't even dry fit it until you cut and remove the old one BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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Yep, pretty much it, you can see the two bars cut out in the foreground of the second pic, the silver surround you can see is actually the HST grill. I was lucky enough to find a HST grill already painted with the surround in silver and the mesh part the correct shade of black for less than £30 off the bay of E. TBH, I was planning on doing the same when I bought a grill, but managed to find one pre-done and brand new. The previous grill owner couldn't bring himself to make that all important "first cut"

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the silver surround you can see is actually the HST grill.

I was aware of the surround beeping the HST surround, I was meaning in your photo with the HST grill all fitted in (second image)
Can I still see the old surround still showing slightly behind the new one on the right hand side of the surround

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Think it's just a reflection. Will stick a new piccy up in a bit.

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Here you go, sorry for the bug fest on the front, the joys of working on the marsh, no doubt I will tried for genocide of the lesser spotted marsh mozzie.

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Thanks Shamus
So it looks like it is a easy swop---- just need to get the nerve to do the first cut

Never realized you needed to cut out the original one to fit the new HST grill...... for some reason I always thought you removed the old one and replaced it with the new  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
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Love the black look to the grill. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........