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louiskemp1

Member Since: 19 Mar 2013
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 55

Fitting A KBX Grille and Headlight Surround

Sorry for a relatively amateurish question, but fairly new to this defender business!

When fitting the KBX grille and headlight surround on a puma defender, is it as simple as unscrewing the old surrounds and grille and just screwing the new one on, or do you have to remove headlights also?

Thanks

Louis

13th Aug 2015 2:24pm

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Yes it is that simple! Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black

13th Aug 2015 2:36pm

RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2025

The headlamp surrounds are held on by 2 screws and then the sidelight and indicator on the outer edges.

The centre grille is held on by fir tree clips on models with air con, and screws with non air con. Apparently KBX don't supply any fixings with them (as I found out)

Removing the old fir trees is an absolute bitch of a job, I hate those little BAST

!!! 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

13th Aug 2015 4:30pm

RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2025

Oh, and I just did it to mine if you're interested...

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic38640-45.html 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

13th Aug 2015 4:31pm

Barney12

Member Since: 09 Jun 2015
Location: South West
Posts: 744

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

The best way to get the fir trees off the grille is to tap them out from behind. If you try and lever them out from the front you'll risk scratching the paintwork.

Oh but I do agree with RRUK... Horrible little

13th Aug 2015 5:19pm

Steve W

Member Since: 30 Mar 2014
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 224

Took the grill off and used a hair dryer to heat them up as I snapped one .... Agreed horrible little fu@&£rs.....

13th Aug 2015 5:25pm

Roy5695

Member Since: 15 Feb 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 1123

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Indus Silver

wd40 on the back of the fir trees and a piece of wood plus a hammer gets them out no problem!

13th Aug 2015 7:29pm

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1219

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

Fir tree fixings??

They are so cheap....just drill the tops off and replace with new..simple

Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green
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Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!)
MGB Roadsterâ€¦â€¦..........Vermillion 17k miles
Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun

13th Aug 2015 8:45pm

louiskemp1

Member Since: 19 Mar 2013
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 55

Lucky i dont have air con then

13th Aug 2015 9:49pm

rick123

Member Since: 04 Jun 2012
Location: winchester
Posts: 11

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

I have just removed all my grill fir tree clips by pushing them through using a black rubber sanding block, very easy to do

31st Mar 2019 10:00am

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