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 Post subject: Removing the grill
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Hey guys, i'm a newB to ausmini, so apologies if its a silly question....

I hav a squared nosed mini and i want to remove the grill to give it a bit of a freshen up. Is this just a matter of removing the screws at the top and around the headlights??

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Yep. Dont loose the little plastic inserts at the bottom :wink:

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Easy, cheers Tombo

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Yep. Dont loose the little plastic inserts at the bottom :wink:


plastic inserts? Cherry doesn't have anything but screws?

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Jess, the little tabs the grill sits in at the bottom...

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Yep. Dont loose the little plastic inserts at the bottom :wink:


plastic inserts? Cherry doesn't have anything but screws?


The 3 that fit into the slots in the body to stop the grille rattling against it (underneath) :wink:

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Tombo wrote:
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Yep. Dont loose the little plastic inserts at the bottom :wink:


plastic inserts? Cherry doesn't have anything but screws?


The 3 that fit into the slots in the body to stop the grille rattling against it (underneath) :wink:


hmm.... i'm pretty sure i don't have these :? Must investigate...
my grill just kind of screws on and rattles away to its hearts content :lol:

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Yep , the rattle away to it's hearts content comment generally means you don't have the little plastic/nylon inserts ... They make a huge difference to clubby type grilles .

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swae85 wrote:
Tombo wrote:
swae85 wrote:
Tombo wrote:
Yep. Dont loose the little plastic inserts at the bottom :wink:


plastic inserts? Cherry doesn't have anything but screws?


The 3 that fit into the slots in the body to stop the grille rattling against it (underneath) :wink:


hmm.... i'm pretty sure i don't have these :? Must investigate...
my grill just kind of screws on and rattles away to its hearts content :lol:


Turn up the stereo and it will sound like a commo with a sub BZZZZZZT BZZZZZT BZZZZZT :lol:

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Ben,

When you have got the grille out (easy job), also remove the screws that join the head light surrounds to the grille. Freshen up the whole thing in three 'bits'.

If you really want to, also remove the badge (in the middle) and paint it the same colour as the car :)

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Thanks Rodney,

Yeah i had planned on separating the three, knowing my luck it would probably break if i left it as one piece.


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Rodney wrote:
Ben,

When you have got the grille out (easy job), also remove the screws that join the head light surrounds to the grille. Freshen up the whole thing in three 'bits'.

If you really want to, also remove the badge (in the middle) and paint it the same colour as the car :)

Hooroo


or do what i did that time I repainted the grill after i first bought her... spend 20mins painstakingly masking up all the bits of the leyland and S badge because no one told me they came off :oops: :oops: :roll: :?

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swae85 wrote:
Rodney wrote:
Ben,

When you have got the grille out (easy job), also remove the screws that join the head light surrounds to the grille. Freshen up the whole thing in three 'bits'.

If you really want to, also remove the badge (in the middle) and paint it the same colour as the car :)

Hooroo


or do what i did that time I repainted the grill after i first bought her... spend 20mins painstakingly masking up all the bits of the leyland and S badge because no one told me they came off :oops: :oops: :roll: :?


n00b!

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Love you too Scott :lol:

edit: I was so proud of myself after i resprayed it :) looks so pretty & it was the first thing I ever did by myself on the mini :D

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