Grill Screw Removal ?

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

a bit of a trivial question but how the bloody hell do you remove the two screws that hold the front grill on?? the only method ive managed in the past is drilling out the original screws, retapping the holes and putting some fresh (slightly bigger) ones in, but surely theres an easier way?

cheers in advance

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

A good impact driver will do the job, or get some decent screw drivers lol.

[Baz 421]

They're a right pain, as James said, i've got them out before, but when they're fully rusted and don't budge i've drilled them out, and used (forget the proper name) Rawl plug type things that affix into the slam panel, and some new bolts.

 

Tend to not bother with anything these days and just have a 'quick release grille', they sit fine in position if the 3 locating lugs are on the back of the grille anyhow.

[Ryan 99]

The heads round out as soon as you even touch them. In the end I cut slots in them with a dremel and used a big flatblade to get them out.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

hmm sounds like i better get an impact driver then, i have tried twatting a screwdriver into the buggers with a hammer but that didnt seem to work too well..

[Super Josh 4]

Once you've got the old ones out, replace them with a hex headed bolt. Then you can use a socket set to get them out in future, without rounding the heads.

 

 

 

Josh

[steve@cornwall 100]

Once you've got the old ones out, replace them with a hex headed bolt. Then you can use a socket set to get them out in future, without rounding the heads.

Josh

 

Break the grill off with a big screwdriver- mole grips should now have clearance on the screw (go to scrappy first and pick up new grille backing)

[fencer 0]

Once you've got the old ones out, replace them with a hex headed bolt. Then you can use a socket set to get them out in future, without rounding the heads.

Josh

 

that's what i did, never had problems since.

 

P.S. Adding some grease to the thread before screwing it in might also help

Edited March 14, 2007 by fencer

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

now the hex bolt idea is bloody clever, i hadnt thought o' that

new problem now - just as i had finnished sanding off my home made badgeless grill i went and cracked the bugger! typical, it was lookin pretty beastly aswell

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

I had to drill both mine out once upon a time. Replaced them with bolts, far easier to remove when the need arises.

[inferno 1]

ive got a set of blue point rounded bolt head removers, which works really well on these. still wise to replace with hex bolts though.