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Old 06-26-2013, 03:20 AM
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How to remove the Front Grille Bowtie Surround

How to remove the Front Grille Bowtie Surround. I can get the Bowtie itself off with no problem. My question is how do you remove the chrome surround off the Grille itself.

Here's a link to illistrate what I'm trying to accomplish:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/2u7.png/

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Old 06-26-2013, 10:49 AM
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Since you used one of my pictures (the bottom part is from this thread), I feel obligated to reply.

If I understand the question correctly, the suround, as you call it, is molded into the grille plastic. To remove it, you would need to cut it out and custom form a replacement section.
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Old 06-26-2013, 04:45 PM
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Thanks Dracos for your time,

The area I want to separate is the chrome piece that surround the Bowtie. It appears to be a separate area. There are two small pins in the back. Here's a picture of another members grill that clearly shows what I would like to do.l The object is to re purpose in a similar manner as the picture shows. Here's a link:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/9yz.png/

Thanks again
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Now I'm fairly certain I don't understand what you're asking, the pictures don't match the question. That pic is a "no bar" grille, where the bars have been cut out of the grille surround. That one has gutter guard as a mesh, to which the bowtie is mounted.

The grille is actually chrome plating over plastic. In my pic that you used, the grille has been de-chromed. That process is covered in detail in the thread I linked. The plastic is gray; the yellow circle in the bowtie area is the epoxy I used as filler (which is also visible where the ends of the upper and lower bars used to be).
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Old 06-26-2013, 05:58 PM
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Hey Dracos,

I apologize for the confusion. I kept on researching this and found the answer on Ebay. Here's a picture of the Emblem Assy.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/6fz.png/

There it is as a separate piece which is mounted with 3M tape. Now I know how to proceed.

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Old 06-26-2013, 07:06 PM
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Yes, the entire badge is held on by 3M tape. Saw through it with fishing line, and have a bottle of Goof-Off ready to clean it up.
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