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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Are the hood grills interchangeable on the HHR and HHR SS? I would like to get rid of the bowtie and that center plastic and just have full mesh grill de-badged. I'm thinking of using one of the aftermarket non-SS grills if they will fit.
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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They are not interchangeable. The grill of the SS sits further down into the bumper.
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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They are not interchangeable. The grill of the SS sits further down into the bumper.

Thanks, I did notice that, but I thought it might just be a bumper design and that the hoods were the same. I guess I'm going to have to get something made up for me out of a stock grill.
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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Thanks, I did notice that, but I thought it might just be a bumper design and that the hoods were the same. I guess I'm going to have to get something made up for me out of a stock grill.
No, the hoods are the same, just the grill of the SS is a bit taller, hence the redesigned bumper (notice indentation on top of bumper) for the SS.
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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No, the hoods are the same, just the grill of the SS is a bit taller, hence the redesigned bumper (notice indentation on top of bumper) for the SS.
So you're saying that they Are or Are NOT interchangable?
Old Jan 30, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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They are not unless you want to somehow mod a base HHR bumper to fit on the SS.
Old Jan 31, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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So you're saying that they Are or Are NOT interchangable?
Since you asked about two parts and to avoid the definition of "they": the hood is interchangeable, the grill is not.
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