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Since: 11/8/2008
Region: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Craig
If the grill has not been removed in a long time, it is an absolute swine to shift! It is held in place by four screws across the top and then four push in bullet connectors across the bottom, and it is these push in bits the corrode together over the years.
I good spray of WD40 or similar over a number of days before trying to remove will help.
If you are not worried about the existing black mesh then you can always just cut holes in it and push the connectors from behind to get things moving.
Always put some tape on the painted areas of the bumper around the grill so that you don't scratch it when the grill finally comes loose!
As for fitting the mesh, the black mesh is spot welded to a black frame which slips over the chrome grill. I cut out the new mesh using the old frame as a template and then used black cable ties to hold the new mesh to the old black frame. Once this was slipped back over the chrome grill you can not see the cable ties.
When refitted to the car, the four cullet connectors and four screws hold the whole thing nicely in place!
I still have my old grill at home, so if you want me to take any pictures and post them on here so you can see what the reverse side looks like, I will happily do that later.
Hope that helps, a little!
-David-
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