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Unread 07-22-2017, 02:22 PM   #1
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Default Front Grill Slats

During a recent very cold winter day while leaving my driveway, I heard a funny noise and stopped the car. The plastic bracket supports for the front grill slats had fractured, and the slats were hanging loose, and one had fallen off.

The temperature was near zero, and I guess as the front of the car flexed a little , the old plastic supports cracked. There wasn't really much left of the original plastic supports, so I picked up all the pieces, and waited for a warmer day to review what had happened.

Well I finally got around to replacing most of the parts, and decided to make new ones out of aluminum bar stock. I had some 1/2" x 3/8" that was very close to the old plastic. I just finished the basic pieces, minus the slat holder stubs.

Was hard to fit up the first support without a whole sample to copy; however, after a lot of measuring and trial fitting, I was able to make and install all three sections.

Because of the various mounting angles and geometry involved with the slat stub mounts, I have stopped for the time being: however, now the new parts are supporting the lower slat and the front spoiler.

At least by using aluminum, I know the parts will not fail again.
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