Sahara grille inserts (painting different color)

[Jo's Jeep]

A couple of quick questions. How much room is required at the bottom to pull the grill out? I have a winch installed on a DV8 FS-15 bumper and it looks like I only have an inch between the bottom of the grill and the winch. Will the tabs be able to clear within that space and pull out?


The answer is... BARELY! But I got it. I had to fish down to the bottom on the inside and "convince" the lower tabs out of there homes enough to clear.

This is what I ended up with...

I was going to use a Hammered finish paint on the inserts to match the bumper but decided to go with satin black instead.

 

[Pressuregarage]

I’m new here and LOVED the info on this thread.
I’m in the middle of blacking out my wife’s Sahara inserts.
I’ll post pics when I’m finished
~Aloha

 

[Pressuregarage]

Just cracked this out right before the new year!!!

 

[Pressuregarage]

Before:

After

 

[AST_Mojito!]

Here’s mine. I just used painters tape for the bumpers and I used rust-oleum matte black paint. I’m definitely loving the look.

 

[rabs13]

I was able to get the grill off and paint but any suggestions on how to get the silver ring around the fog lights off? Or easier to tape around it, in place and paint?

 

[LouNYC]

I was able to get the grill off and paint but any suggestions on how to get the silver ring around the fog lights off? Or easier to tape around it, in place and paint?

Looks good. I would paint the bezel directly on the bumper. I replaced mine and it wasn't an easy job.

 

[rabs13]

Looks good. I would paint the bezel directly on the bumper. I replaced mine and it wasn't an easy job.

Thanks for sharing... I have no clue how to go about taking if off so I'll looking into painting directly on it.

 

[Rick12785]

I was able to get the grill off and paint but any suggestions on how to get the silver ring around the fog lights off? Or easier to tape around it, in place and paint?

I would tape and paint. Comes out just as good and avoids removing the bumper.

 

[Pressuregarage]

I would tape and paint. Comes out just as good and avoids removing the bumper.

Wasn’t too bad.... It just takes a lil more time

 

[Freiberger]

Removed inserts and painted Colonial Red

 

[rabs13]

@Friedberg

Removed inserts and painted Colonial Red

Looks great!

 

[Freiberger]

@Friedberg

Looks great!

Thank you. Wife's Jeep and she is trying to keep with the Jeep Red like emblems

 

[Trauma PA]

Great thread with lots of great advice and tips. Will be doing this myself as well. Does anyone know which color red would match up with the red two hooks on the Rubicon steel front bumper?

 

[Prozac]

Funny thing: on the coming European Version of the Sahara , the silver grill is gone... and even more silver in the fog lights
But the EU Sahara is not completely equipped like the US Sahara. But you can get the Overland package, which is basically US Sahara, with silver, but with different "Overland" decals

EU Sahara

EU Overland

That is a different hood than the US versions as well no?