2003 Front Grill Installation
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2003 Front Grill Installation
Hey guys,
I own a 2003 Mazda B2300 Base model and I'm replacing the OEM front grey grill with an OEM Chrome grill.
I was able to remove the old one, but in attempting to install the new one, the two lower clips retract into the the chassis whenever I try to snap it into place. How do I hold these clips in the open (non-retracted position so that I can snap the new one into place.
The truck has never been hit and the front end is 100% original.
It seems like it should be a simple install, but when the clips retract, the grill tabs cannot seat themselves
I own a 2003 Mazda B2300 Base model and I'm replacing the OEM front grey grill with an OEM Chrome grill.
I was able to remove the old one, but in attempting to install the new one, the two lower clips retract into the the chassis whenever I try to snap it into place. How do I hold these clips in the open (non-retracted position so that I can snap the new one into place.
The truck has never been hit and the front end is 100% original.
It seems like it should be a simple install, but when the clips retract, the grill tabs cannot seat themselves
#3
I spent some time looking over the clip design because I just couldn't prevent them from retracting when I tried to mate the grill tabs.
These two lower vehicle clips have dimples formed into the top of them. So I pulled the clip forward (out away from the chassis) until the dimple was exposed. Then I aligned the front grill tabs with the clips and using slight upward pressure on the entire grill assembly I managed to use the clip dimples to hold the clips from retracting back into the chassis and they installed.
I greased and used SeaFoam in order to reduce the force needed to mate the clip and grill tabs to each other.
These two lower vehicle clips have dimples formed into the top of them. So I pulled the clip forward (out away from the chassis) until the dimple was exposed. Then I aligned the front grill tabs with the clips and using slight upward pressure on the entire grill assembly I managed to use the clip dimples to hold the clips from retracting back into the chassis and they installed.
I greased and used SeaFoam in order to reduce the force needed to mate the clip and grill tabs to each other.
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