[DeTomaso] Remove small grills on hood

[John Taphorn]

The technique that I use is to place a wide paint scraper along the side 
of the grill adjacent to one of the grill's tabs and carefully pry up 
while working the paint scraper around to the next tab.  I just work 
each tab a little at a time.  Generally, some tabs will lift easier then 
others.  The wide paint scraper applies force across a larger area and I 
have been fortunate enough to never break a grill with the technique.  
Be patient, careful and go slow.

JT

On 7/7/2013 3:02 PM, Boyd Casey wrote:
> The wiper grills are held in the same way the gills on the side of the car
> are held in. If you check Panteras by Wilkinson and look at the exploded
> views of the parts you will see the parts involved. The new wiper grill
> sells for $250.00 The Grill has little pointed pieces that press into small
> plastic inserts that are the same as the ones that hold the side gills in.
>   You should buy replacement plastic inserts for the wiper grills as well as
> the side gills (while your at it). Someone should come up with a trick to
> pull out the wiper grills. They are made from cheap pot metal so proceed
> with caution.
> Boyd
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 2:48 PM, J. Sean Keane <jskeane6 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ken,
>>
>> That's very helpful. Thank you very much.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> On 7/7/2013 11:07 AM, Ken Green wrote:
>>> Early cars had screws, but if you can't seem them, I assume your car
>>> does not have the screws.
>>> Later cars have posts that press into plastic retainers.  It appears
>>> very easy to break them.  The grills are a really cheap material like
>>> pot metal.  Photos are attached and you can see 6 posts on each grill.
>>> Be really gentle, the grills are not cheap.
>>> Ken
>>>
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