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22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

How does this grille attach?

What holds this grille on? Went to refit it after removing my RAI and there doesnt seem to be anything for the pins to grip on.

Any ideas?

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Click image to enlarge 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Apr 2020 4:37pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5668

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

The pins, as in the pins that snap off, the grill, go into the holes

24th Apr 2020 4:49pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17353

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I seem to recall that the holes for the pins are meant to have some kind of plastic bushing inside them. It is however a long time since I deleted them on mine, since even before I fitted an RAI I found that the plastic grille would fall off. To solve that I used spire nuts and drilled through the grille, so it was held on with screws.

I suspect that whoever fitted your RAI has 'deleted' the original grille receptacles.

Hopefully someone who has an unmodified vehicle will be willing to pop the grille off and post a photo.

24th Apr 2020 4:54pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

Looks like I am indeed missing some small bushings that hold the grille on. I've ordered some so hopefully that will do the trick. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Apr 2020 5:46pm

Ads90

Member Since: 16 Jun 2008
Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds
Posts: 809

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Keswick Green

I don't think you are - think the plastic pins just push in the holes?

I found my vent hanging on by only a pin or two, as others had snapped - ordered a metal one and that had screws that went straight into the holes.

24th Apr 2020 6:39pm

Daisy90

Member Since: 01 Feb 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 845

As the weather / temp at urge is favorable why not use a suitable bondant ?

24th Apr 2020 7:33pm

Avelingporter

Member Since: 25 Jan 2016
Location: Southampton
Posts: 405

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

I replaced mine ten days ago. Got the bits from Duckworths.

The grill has 5 pins on the back. Which snap off hence the replacement.

The wing has small plastic bushes which fix into the wing.

The grill is then a push fit into the bushes.

24th Apr 2020 7:46pm

Badger110

Member Since: 06 Feb 2018
Location: South hams
Posts: 1039

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Buckingham Blue

Mine was stuck on...i say 'was' because it fell off some weeks ago

Just got a hole now with some old silicone around it.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere that a fixing was used.

Which will explain why it fell off.

24th Apr 2020 7:48pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic20098...air+intake

25th Apr 2020 8:22am

macfrank

Member Since: 05 Nov 2015
Location: somewhere in the north
Posts: 1071

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

Quote:
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic20098...air+intake

Same same but different, using the Mantec RAI's screw positons, so I could swap should the RAI fall off

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25th Apr 2020 7:12pm

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