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22900013A



Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
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United Kingdom 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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1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"
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landy andy



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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
The pins, as in the pins that snap off, the grill, go into the holes
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 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.
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22900013A



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green
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"
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Ads90



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United Kingdom 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.
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Daisy90



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



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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.
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Badger110



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

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.
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Supacat



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



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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 Laughing


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