Nostril grills removal
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Nostril grills removal
How can the black plastic grills on the hood nostrils be removed? There is some junk in the cavity behind those grills and I would like to clean back there.
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1978 Trans Am Y88
2002 Firehawk #833
1978 Trans Am Y88
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Re: Nostril grills removal
They are held in place with double-sided tape.
Re: Nostril grills removal
They should be Metal and not Plastic though..
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Re: Nostril grills removal
Try using some fishing line to cut thru the foam tape. It should work just fine as long as you have strong enough line.
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1978 Trans Am Martinique Blue w/Black Deluxe Interior Owned since 7/82
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Re: Nostril grills removal
Thanks all, I got the nostril off and the stuff cleaned out. That metal is pretty flimsy and having a part stuck on by double sided is super cheap for such an expensive car.
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Re: Nostril grills removal
You do realize that a lot of ground effects kits are held on by double-sided tape, right?gscherer78ta wrote:Thanks all, I got the nostril off and the stuff cleaned out. That metal is pretty flimsy and having a part stuck on by double sided is super cheap for such an expensive car.
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Re: Nostril grills removal
I'd like to get mine off to paint them and clean up behind them, I'm surprised to hear that they're metal since they look like plastic.
They look pretty flimsy to me and I'm terrified to damage them.
I don't see how you could get fishing line (or anything else) under them to remove them without potential hood damage.
If anyone could give me any insight on this, please do so.
They look pretty flimsy to me and I'm terrified to damage them.
I don't see how you could get fishing line (or anything else) under them to remove them without potential hood damage.
If anyone could give me any insight on this, please do so.
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Re: Nostril grills removal
PM gscherer78ta above.
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Re: Nostril grills removal
Scott Chab wrote:You do realize that a lot of ground effects kits are held on by double-sided tape, right?gscherer78ta wrote:Thanks all, I got the nostril off and the stuff cleaned out. That metal is pretty flimsy and having a part stuck on by double sided is super cheap for such an expensive car.
No, I did not know that. I guess I can see where aftermarket stuff would need to be done that way but, not from the factory.
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1978 Trans Am Y88
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1978 Trans Am Y88