[DeTomaso] Remove small grills on hood

[Christopher Kimball]

My side gills were held in with bolts--if I had tried to pry them out, carnage would have ensued...!

Chris

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From: Boyd Casey
Sent: 7/7/2013 1:02 PM
To: J. Sean Keane
Cc: Ken Green; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Remove small grills on hood

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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