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Old 03-10-15, 06:45 AM
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I researched throughout the whole forum and I did google the question however I cannot seem to find a clear answer. I just got 2014 IS250 with the regular frontend grille and I want swap it out to the F-sport grille and I'm not sure if its possible. I noticed the oem bumpers do not come with the grille so I assume its just taking out the existing grille and putting the F-Sport mesh grille. Can anyone verify this for me please? And if that's possible where can I get the F type mesh grille from other than dealership?? Or perhaps aftermarket grille thats styled like the F type one.
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Old 03-10-15, 06:53 AM
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You would have to replace the entire bumper, as the two grills are dimensionally different. You can (hopefully) see the difference here. The F Sport grill is not as wide at the bottom, and the pinch point of the spindle is higher on the F Sport (look at the pinch point in relation to the LED running lights).
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Old 03-10-15, 07:30 AM
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Damn! I definitely see the difference, do you know if anyone makes any aftermarket grilles that would fit the regular IS250 bumper?? I would love something that give me that mesh f-type look but I don't see a point of getting whole new bumper just for the grille :/
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Old 03-24-15, 02:25 PM
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Let me know if you find anything. I neeeeed to change this grill!
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curious if you guys did anything on the base 250 grille?
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Originally Posted by abe8k
curious if you guys did anything on the base 250 grille?
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