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gavin18787
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24th Sep 05 at 11:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right i have this bumper



which bits do i need to remove to fit this grille




Im presuming its the slat and the circular badge. If so what is the best way to remove?

PS thanks to wayne for the grille

Cheers Gavin

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Tom J
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you will have to saw away the existing grille to make it fit
marklawton
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yeah your right, ive done it to mine, best thing to use is a soldering iron as it melts the plastic and then use a hacksaw to tidy it up
gavin18787
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so i cut here and remove the whole thing?



then just smooth it out etc

but how does the other grille attach as it only has those two bolt holes and there is no where for all of the little teeth to go

sorry bout the qestions but i want to be super sure before i butcher me bumper

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Danny H
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yup cut it all out, the screw the new grill onto it.
gavin18787
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are just those two srews at the top emough then?

also mark do you have any close up pics of your grille showing how it was fitted?

cheers gavin

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marklawton
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gavin - cut where you have marked,
then on the new grille, cut all the little tab things off the bottom of the grille,
then just drill two holes in to the mettle bit at the back and screw it in,
quite simple if you no what you have to do


the two screws will hold it on allright, check my garage for pics if you havent done so allready

[Edited on 24-09-2005 by marklawton]
gavin18787
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alright cheers matey

i did see the pics in the garage and they did give me a bit of an idea.

I just wasent sure that the 2 screws were enough to hold it on securely enough

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marklawton
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ive only got the two screws that holds my grille on
shane2corsa
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easier idea, sell the grille to me at a super cheap price cos its actually meant to fit my corsa's bumper!
djderek
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or me
topshot_2k
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wont cutting the badge bit off leave a big hole at the bottom middle of the bumper?
gavin18787
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not as far as im aware it wont


im butchering it at the weekend il let you know how i get on

[Edited on 26-09-2005 by gavin18787]

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all fitted now

i didnt cut the little tabs off the grille in the end i just cut and filed the bumper so that they fitted onto it so its more secure

[Edited on 01-10-2005 by gavin18787]

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looks well, its a shame it isnt that easy with a gsi bumper as id have done it by now.

car in body shop shortly to have inside painted, will get it done then
marklawton
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nice one gavin, was it easyier or harder than you thought, did you use a soldering iron like a said or did you use a hacksaw
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http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20050929.p.Fine_Tool_Set_100_Pieces_

I used this. the best tool i have ever brought for under £3 Considering that halfords and dremel sell the same attachments for about £5 each

I cut out the bits like you said and then on the bottom bit where the clips go i thined the plastic and shaped it so that the clips slotted in

[Edited on 02-10-2005 by gavin18787]

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