I saw some pictues with people removing the front bowtie and replacing it with a ss symbol and I was curious how the bowtie is removed. I though it was stuck on with 3m but it looks like you have to take the whole grill off.


thanx

 

2 nuts in the back of the grill with a 10mm socket and yer done, beware its got about 4 wholes you may wanna cover up, i have a yellow ss so i just used a strip of yellow vinyl for the bottom holes that were showing and u cant even tell there were any holes at all, look at my pics in the gallery to see wat im talkin about, hope taht helps

 

If you take out all the rubber stops attached to the grill you can pull the grill towards the front of the car enough to get a ratchet back there. Its not really a bolt but some kind of cap. Its how I took mine off that way I didnt take out the whole grill.

the cap is shaped like the head of a bolt though, 7 or 10 mm if i remember right.

 

ya yer right its liek a washer of some sort kinda, watever it is, mine are off and it looks much better the the SS in the front, and it is 10mm

 

thanx guys! i checked out your pics and your right i cant even tell the holes were there. check out mine sometime!

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/sho...atid=newimages

i think this way i have it on my car looks best but thats just me

 

that does look really good!
take alook at my upclose pic in the gallery, i dunno how to host pics cuz im computer stupid, i think it looks pretty good and hole free

 

yeah i cant tell there are any holes so it looks good distillion

 

I have not seen anybody else do this.... http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...S/f214e496.jpg
Not the greatest pic but you get the idea.

 

that is a great idea, very original....

 

not my style but nicer than stock

 

I just finished putting it on. I also just got done putting on the windshield baner.

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/fil...8/P1010067.JPG

https://www.cobaltss.net/gallery/fil...8/P1010069.JPG

thanx again guys!

 

That's hot. I like the SS grill badge idea... but I'm not sure how I feel about the hangover from the bowtie that's still visible.

 

How did u get the ss symbol to stay, That looks great!

 

Could always do this with a small piece of vinyl to cover the holes ( I wasn't able to be satisfied w/ seeing even the slightest edge from a hole) and still say chevy.

 

I got the SS symbol from where I got my car and it has 3m on the back and once its on after cleaning the area with alcohol it will not come off.

 

I have done both of my bowties like your's except I left that chrome piece unpainted.

 

Maybe I should just paint mine then.
This weekend I removed the bowtie on the front, (exposing 3 holes), went for vinyl at autozone, they said try walmart, walmart gave me vinyl for something else, that was padded..lol
I guess I need to go to a graphics place to get just a 1'x1' black square piece?
Or maybe i'll paint the bowtie, matching the color of my arrival blue, would walmart have the paint?
Thanks.

 

Sign shops carry vinyl real cheap. Usually 10' x 3' roll is like 10 bucks. I like that yellow ss with the bowtie black behind it.

 

thats cause we drive new Cobalts not old Luminas. Looks ok on red I guess. But Def, not my style

 

Yeah, definatly looks good. Ok, thanks for the reply, i'll try to stop by one today if they're open when I get off work.
I'll get a pic of the holes too so everyone knows what we're talking about.

 

good looking out. ^^^ post up so everyone else can see.

 

The holes:


Removing the bowtie does not make your car as dirty as mine.
Too much rain for me to wash the past weekend.

 

Pic after vinyl, SS decal arrives at dealership tomorrow for me to pick up. $7 or $9 can't remember which.

 

i had the same prob with the bowtie so i just cut out the old grille and molded this mesh in the old grills place look at the last pics of it on this page and let me knpw wat you all think i think it looks sharp!!!! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2212091/1