My front lower grill, the one that protects the intercooler, seems to be bent inward in the very center. It's not really bent, but it flexes inward (toward intercooler) and I'm not sure if there should be something on the bottom holding it flush with the front lip (away from the intercooler) or not. I checked the service manual but couldn't see anything indicating any kind of bracket holding this grill on the bottom center.

Can anyone tell me if:

a.) If their front lower grill is held by any kind of bracket on the bottom center?

b.) If you have had this problem, and what you did?

I took it to the dealer and clearly they just spent 5 minutes trying to fix it, but it did nothing.

Pictures are below to see what I am talking about. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

Heres what mine looks like.

It looks like there are like metal clips holding the grill on little tabs.

 

Thanks very much - it looks like there is a bracket holding it in the middle there; any chance you can get me pictures more clearly showing the bracket? I want to show this to the dealer so they are clear.

Thanks so very much for your help!

 

Anyone else have detailed pictures to show the bracket I am missing in there?

 

I've taken that mesh off and dismantled the whole bumper before. Theres 4+ of those metal clips on that mesh, and other than that they are held in by screws holding the mesh down.

You're either missing a screw or a clip. Take the bumper off and take a look! It isn't too hard, but I understand why you wouldn't want too, the damn dealer should fix it without you needing to lift a finger or a socket.

 

i've contemplated this, what about just taking off the mesh and going bare like the old evos did?

 

I clipped in my bumper when it had no mesh and I thought it was a little odd. I personally would keep the mesh.

 

So the dealer seems a bit clueless about this. I sent them the pictures - no response.

I found the following in the Service Manual. Can anyone tell me what the circled parts are exactly? Are those the brackets shown in the pictures earlier? Are these what I want?

 

i think some mitsu newby mount the grill in your car.
i don't know how easy will be for you to fix it without remove the whole front.
i had to remove mine in order to remove the plastic cover on the rigth side and install the AMS little grill for better flow

 

Those are the metal clips.

 

Good news, they have identified the part numbers and are working on getting them to sort this all out.

I'll post the part number once I get it just for reference.

 

whats the part number for those metal clips?