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Painting the front grille #123850 10/04/00 04:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 170 PR,CA,USA T Travis OP Member
OP Travis Member T Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 170 PR,CA,USA	What is the best way to remove the chrome trim ring from around the top grille? ------------------ 99 SVT K+N 35% 3M tint on all 5 windows Rear valance painted silver Special lightweight tires! "Anything is legal as long as you don't get caught" 99 SVT K+N 4/99-35% 3M tint on all 5 windows 6/99-Rear valance painted silver 10/00-Painted all the grilles silver as well! 10/00-D & T short shifter 225/45/16 Kuhmo Ecsta 712s 3/01-Red Ford Emblems with Black flames The SVT is like....numbered and stuff-#1079/2760

Re: Painting the front grille #123851 10/04/00 04:45 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 99 Westland, MI USA S SVTunit Member
SVTunit Member S Joined: May 2000 Posts: 99 Westland, MI USA	Hey Travis, What you want to do is take the front grill assy. off the car. On the back you'll notice the chrome tabs (they look like they've been melted on). Take a dremel tool and grind off only the very top of these tabs. The chrome piece will come off. When you are done painting put everything back together and drill a small hole it the remaining tabs. Then find some small screws with big heads or use big washers and screw them in the holes you drilled. Either that or Epoxy everything back together. I hope this makes sense, if not E-mail me at Cobraunit@yahoo.com and I'll see if I can help you. Good luck! Andreas 1998.5 Toredor Red SVT Contour 1998 Triple Black SVT Cobra Vert www.cobraunit.corral.net

Re: Painting the front grille #123852 10/05/00 06:32 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 170 PR,CA,USA T Travis OP Member
OP Travis Member T Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 170 PR,CA,USA	That all made perfect sense, I just decided to very carefully mask instead though! Thanks for the input though! Travis Quote: Originally posted by SVTunit: Hey Travis, What you want to do is take the front grill assy. off the car. On the back you'll notice the chrome tabs (they look like they've been melted on). Take a dremel tool and grind off only the very top of these tabs. The chrome piece will come off. When you are done painting put everything back together and drill a small hole it the remaining tabs. Then find some small screws with big heads or use big washers and screw them in the holes you drilled. Either that or Epoxy everything back together. I hope this makes sense, if not E-mail me at Cobraunit@yahoo.com and I'll see if I can help you. Good luck! Andreas 99 SVT K+N 4/99-35% 3M tint on all 5 windows 6/99-Rear valance painted silver 10/00-Painted all the grilles silver as well! 10/00-D & T short shifter 225/45/16 Kuhmo Ecsta 712s 3/01-Red Ford Emblems with Black flames The SVT is like....numbered and stuff-#1079/2760

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