InnocentEd wrote:Hey guys,
Back with an update
I got the grill set that many others have on this site and decide to install them on my escape.
I like the look of the front of the Escape, it's more aggressive than most people think and I thought these would help.
: Here is a look at the top pieces in just a test fitting. As you can see I have already removed the grill from the car. Some others say you might be able to install these things without taking the grill off but I suggest otherwise. You can see my grill is a matte black and the grills are shiny.
: Here is a picture of the screw these things come with (on the left) and the ones I bought from a local hardware store. The screws with the upper units are simply too small for comfort. There is plenty of space behind the grill and no reason these things need to be so short....I got 1.25" screws and they don't even come close to the radiator. The only thing is that the heads are a bit bigger so you have to wiggle them in there.
: Here are a couple of shots of the pieces that hold these things in place as they are installed. They are pretty basic but do the job just fine...it's a little metal tab with odd clip type screw holds.
: The inside grill behind the outer shell as a black tab that covers the opening needed for the top screws. You can either remove the back grill or in my case I just took a small drill and drilled a hole where the screw gits through just fine.
: After installation I decided I didn't like the glossy black vs. the matte black of the paint I had on my grill. So I decided after installation to put another 3 coats of Plasti-Dip over everything including the bottom grill. Here is how that turned out.
: I decided to obviously install the bottom unit before the top for access reasons. Even with the top grill off you have to reach your hand behind the bumper and sort of hold the brackets and holds in place as you screw them in. If you aren't patient you can easily drop everything or lose piece. Just take i slow (hopefully you can fit your hands in there) and eventually it will work
The brackets for the bottom of lips on them (sorry no picture) so they hook onto the bumper sort of.
Bottom space...needs cleaning
The extreme lack of space to fit your hand to install
Bottom Installed
: The Finished Product...I am pretty happy
- Before And Before
- After
You can see I DID NOT black out the bars on the bottom grill and left them white...I actually like the white look behind the grill personally.
> Next updates should be the lettering
I will have better ones shortly.
But I guess that's probably common knowledge, haha
Is it all plasti dip? I might go to my body shop and get my grille (and vertical lines) and wheels colored matte black that isn't plasti dip because I had a bad run in with that stuff. 
