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Fitting Stainless Steel Grill Trim
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I must admit that I was cursing a bit at the start but calmed down .
The true artists were the guys who designed the car, nothing less.
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The whole job took about a week. Just take your time and don't rush it.
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Modified stainless steel screws and nuts were used on the "FENCE" with spring clips with a few SS screws and nuts used on the "BONNET."
The spring clips are quicker to use but the screws and nuts give a better finish.
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My wife and I finally finished fitting the first louver trim complete with curved and wrap around ends. I am glad that I modified the curve forming tool by adding a clamp with plastic jaws. This allowed me to control the curve forming operation much better. Although my wife did a great job of holding the forming tool I figured I could improve further on the design as I didn't want to run the risk of damaging the trim. The simplest solution was to fit the forming tool on a stand with height adjustment. The base can be clamped to the work table and the height adjusted to suit each louver. I think this was a good step in the right direction. After the curved end has been adjusted to suit the louver the end can be cut to length, closed up with pliers then neatly bent around the louver end. I could redesign the complete tool to be more user friendly but will leave that for another day.
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My plan is to have some minor bodywork and a paint job done this winter. I will be doing some of the disassembly myself to save $$$. I was thinking it would be nice to remove the trim for the paint job buff it and replace. Now I'm thinking leave well enough alone and carefully tape the trim and forget the buffing.
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It arrived from AC Parts in rolls. Once the tape holding the rolls has been cut it springs open quite a bit. It unfolds into a giant "C" shape. I found it best to have a very large table at the side of the work area to lay out the grill trim. From the "C" shape it can be gently straightened out by hand into a straight length and moved over to a plank at least 12 ft long covered in corrugated cardboard so the trim won't get scratched. The ends have to cut with a small grinding wheel to open them as they are closed in from cutting.
You can use either the original type spring clips or screws with modified heads that will slide freely in the trim.
Starting at the front and centre point of the fence it can be done with two people. One holding the free end while the other works along one side.
The trim has to be hand formed into a curve that swings away from the fence so that as it is fixed in place it sits against the fence between fixing points.
SO FAR SO GOOD. The ends of the trim have to be formed to wrap around the curved ends of the louvers. JK Howell made a special tool for this job however when I made a copy I decided to modify the design to eliminate the possibility of errors.
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I do it with the fence right side up and off the car. I insert the clips first and space them out in the approximate location - they don't go in easy but once they are in place they slide all over as you are installing the trim. I start in the front of the fence (middle of the trim piece and work down one side then the other. I find it's best done with at least three people and in the middle of the driveway.
The big thing is to plan it out and make sure each person know what they are suppose to do. Also I would start on the lowest trim piece. Any mistakes don't show up there as much and by the time you get to the 5th or 6th piece you'll have the process down.
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With the fence in the normal position or upside down?
I guess this is a two man job.
Any guidelines would be appreciated.
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