The grill is one part mounted to the front clip.
I removed the whole front clip & headlights. But I was making other mods at the time.
Get one of those cheap sets of plastic trim removal tools, there are these wedged in clips along the bottom of the grill that are difficult for the pros todo right and they are fragile so be patient
open hood
remove the 7 bolts and 2 pop in rivets directly on top of grill
pull the top of grill out enough to get a hand with a wrench in there for the other bolts, holding the grill to the front clip
stuff a rolled towel between the grill and front clip on the left side
using a trim tool or flathead pry up to push these clips down a bit and it will slide out the towel will keep pressure on it so it won't go back in while you move left to right prying the clips add a rag between the grill & front clip on the very left edge just enough to keep those clips from resetting and it will pop right off.
Have a shop light facing the grill and be patient.
installing just line up those lower clips and and bump it with a mallet they pop in easy. Good Luck I love me some Ford!
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