is there anyway of getting the middle grill out without taking the bumper off.. even if it means breaking the clips on the one thats on there.. but if i try and force it out im not sure if it will break anything i need to clip into for the new one!

any ideas?

Glue is used to bond it in place. You could try heating it up with a hairdryer and trying again. Having said that, the easiest way is to take the bumper off...

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done this on mine when i fitted the aero grill just lever it out with a plastic trim tool wedge and you wont scratch the paint or damage the bumper

where can i get the plastic trim tool wedge from bro?

halfords = cheap
snap on = arse slap
i use to have the snap on one and it is awesome at removing trim but i think it was about 30 quid cant remember ,best bet halfrauds

just fitted my grill..looks pretty sweet and was easy as pie... didnt take my front bumper off to do the middle one and was too impatient to get trim tools so just got my flat head screw driver in there and jimmyd the clips.. all came out sweet...
on the other hand the bonnet grill was a pain in the arse.. was harder than the middle one... couldnt get the nuts off.. tried sticking a flat head underneath it but still had none of it...got there in the end though and will have pics up maybe tmrw after ive cleaned mo!! thanks for all your help guys!!

Did you take pics of the grill change?

took a few pics of the newly installed grill today!! looks kinda like the grill on the new minis!! what do you all think?

that looks sweet mate , a very tidy job there how did you get the middle grill to fit so flush??

cheers gav. the grill was just a straight swap. no messing about like the aero grill. take the old one out.. put the new one in lol