Replacing out my front grill

[nickygn23]

Just thought I would share. Quick easy project I did with my 12 year old. Feel free to ask questions.

Original grill. Broken in back but attached with Zip-ties instead of springs

 

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Next I cleaned the area and taped it for safety

 

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Went underneath and move the air shield and removed the three ten mill bolts and cut the zip ties

 

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Grill removed safely

 

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New Grill removed from box and grill emblem transferred and super gently worked into place.

 

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from there I reinstalled the 3 10 mil bolts . and Now the dreaded grill springs

 

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The spring hole locations are in the bumper insert .

 

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The finished product. Not much difference from the one I removed . This one isn't broken and the spring action works as designed

 

[nickygn23]

The whole thing took about an hour . The only reason it took so long is because I spent twenty minutes explaining to a teenager walking by that I wasn't working on a Monte SS.. He went "Hey... Nice Monte".......... Not that there is anything wrong with them....

 

[nickygn23]

Jewelry box

 

[turbojay]

Nice job.

 

[nickygn23]

Should be doing the upper door panels and the rear panels this week. I'll post it.

 

[grass doctor]

good post nice job Nicky

 

[captndave737]

I just replaced my grill springs after 15 years of using little bungies I made.

 

[nickygn23]

It wasn't a bad father and son job. My 12 year old enjoyed himself and gave him confidence on working on old cars.

 

[nickygn23]

I am considering selling off the grill that came off the car. PM me for details

 

[gn-intercooled]

Is your new grill a NOS or reproduction?

 

[nickygn23]

I purchased the new one from a guy of eBay . He said it was "new old stock" but I could care less. Fitment is perfect and the price was right. It has all the right markings. In most cases for our cars I found that the reproduction stuff that is out right now fits better and better quality.

 

[nickygn23]

Off eBay sorry... Typo

 

[nickygn23]

I started the upper door panels and made a post in the how to section. Check it out.