LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT L461 Front Right Grill N9X2-17K946-AB LR168952

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LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT L461 Front Right Grill N9X2-17K946-AB LR168952 - part number N9X2-17K946-AB

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About part number N9X2-17K946-AB

A front bumper grille is an exterior body component that clips or bolts into the lower front bumper assembly. It protects the engine bay and cooling radiators from road debris while allowing air to flow freely into the engine compartment. When the grille is correctly fitted and undamaged, it maintains the neat appearance of the vehicle's front end and keeps foreign objects from striking the sensitive components behind it.

To ensure this is the correct part for your vehicle, you must check the part number stamped directly onto your original item. Look for the reference N9X2-17K946-AB or the alternative number LR168952, which are typically moulded into the plastic on the rear surface or inner mounting tabs of the grille. Matching these exact numbers is the only way to confirm correct fitment, as physical appearance alone is not enough.

These grilles are usually replaced after minor front-end impacts, parking incidents, or damage from heavy road stone chips that crack the plastic housing. Anyone fitting a replacement grille commonly needs plastic trim removal tools to avoid marking the surrounding bodywork, along with replacement trim clips or fasteners, as the original plastic fixings often snap during removal.

  • Part type: Grilles.
  • Specification: country of origin Germany.
  • In the maker's catalogue: Grille - Bumper, from the radiator grille and front bumper assembly.
  • Position on the vehicle: Front.
  • Also numbered: LR168952.
  • The catalogue also lists: N9X217K946AB.

About this kind of part: grilles

A grille is the moulded panel across the front of a car that lets air through to the radiator and carries the maker's badge. On a modern car it is rarely one piece: there is usually an upper grille set into the bonnet line, a lower grille in the bumper cover, and separate side inserts. Many now also hold the forward radar, a camera or the active shutters that close off the airflow, so the same model can take several different grilles depending on what was specified when new.

Why people replace one

  • A stone or a light knock has broken one of the slats, which cannot be glued back without showing.
  • The chrome or bright finish on the surround has lifted and started to flake, which spreads once the plating is broken.
  • The clips along the back have snapped, so the grille stands away from the bumper cover at one corner.
  • A badge mount has broken and the badge no longer sits flat.
  • The gloss black finish has gone dull and grey from washing and road grit.

Fitting it

  • A grille is usually held by clips around its edge and a few screws reached from behind, which often means taking the bumper cover off to reach them.
  • The badge, any surround trim and the radar or camera bracket normally transfer from the old grille.
  • Work the clips from behind rather than pulling on the slats, which break easily when cold.
  • If the grille carries a radar or a camera, that unit will usually need aiming or calibrating after it is disturbed.

Making sure it is the right one

  • Match the part number moulded on the back. A grille from a different trim level will clip in and sit correctly while being the wrong pattern or the wrong finish.
  • Check whether the grille has an opening or a mount for a radar or a camera. One without the mount cannot carry the unit, and one with it looks wrong on a car that has none.
  • Compare the finish as well as the shape: the same grille is made in gloss black, in a bright finish and in body colour, and these are separate part numbers.
  • Count the fixing points and compare their positions with your own grille before buying.

What to look for in the photographs

A Part number — Moulded into the back of the frame, often near an edge. This is the number to match.
B Radar or camera mount — An opening, a bracket or a blanking panel behind the badge. Compare it with your own grille, because this is what varies most between trim levels.
C Clips and mounting tabs — The row of clips and tabs around the back edge. Count them and look for any that are broken.
D Badge mount — The seat the maker's badge fits into. The badge is a separate part.
E Slats and mesh — Look along the slats rather than at them, which shows a cracked or missing one that a flat photograph hides.
F Surround finish — The outer frame: bright, gloss black or body colour. The finish is part of what you are matching.

This section describes grilles parts in general. The numbers and the photographs above are this part.

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Returns Thirty days to change your mind, and we pay the return postage in the United Kingdom and Germany.

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