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Greeny



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front grille surround panel removal
Trying to remove my front grille and cant the access the bolts. So I think I need to remove the grille fascia panel. How do I do this? Im wanting to remove the body coloured panel.

Thanks in advance.

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Post #816547 23rd Feb 2020 12:33pm
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Super quick to remove the surround panel. Two large(ish) machine screws on the sides around a third of the way from the bottom - one either side, and four small self tapping screws along the slam panel under the bonnet. > 110 XS Double Cab
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Greeny



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Where are the large ones? I have removed the ones from the slam panel. I cant access anything else really because the grille is in place so I can't get inside to unscrew things. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender
Post #816553 23rd Feb 2020 1:14pm
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htb2



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The two black fixings either side of the grill, do they have removable centres(with a small pick) to get at the proper fixings?. Unsure as mine old style grill with self tappers down the sides.
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
So sorry just looked again and realised yours is a non air con vehicle. My instructions apply to air con vehicles > 110 XS Double Cab
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Greeny



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htb2 wrote:
The two black fixings either side of the grill, do they have removable centres(with a small pick) to get at the proper fixings?. Unsure as mine old style grill with self tappers down the sides.



No you can't get at the fixings at all. Im a bit stumped really as to how I get this out. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender
Post #816572 23rd Feb 2020 3:21pm
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BaronDefenders



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
I think you might be able to get at them from the underside, if you don’t have a steering guard fitted. Charlie

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Greeny



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Getting at them from the bottom could be an idea yes. I think it could be difficult to get at them but worth a try. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender
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Green Machine



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Tonga Green

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Green Machine



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Tonga Green
Looks as though there are two bolts with free nuts (one either side) at the top of the grille surround and then two (one either side) towards the bottom which have caged captive nuts. Guessing that these bolts may pass through a flange on the inside edge of the wing to hold the wing and grille surround together. Can you see the bolt head in the headlight aperture? 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
Post #816725 24th Feb 2020 12:55pm
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Go Beyond



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You need that grille out of the way - I'm guessing its been glued in by a previous owner
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4RF RDS



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Canada 2000 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Epsom Green
As stated previously... there are two captive bolts on each side hidden behind the grill surround (at the top) which need to be loosened then it will slip out. Your black mesh grill needs to be removed to facilitate this.


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Post #816751 24th Feb 2020 4:48pm
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BaronDefenders



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
That’s the bolt you need to get to. There’s another on the other side. Think it should be accessible from the underside or you’ll have to pop the grille out. Had the problem of the captive nut spinning when I put an aircon panel on.


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1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

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Post #816756 24th Feb 2020 5:03pm
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Greeny



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Thank you for the replies guys! I need to remove the grille. The bolts shown in the original photos are what I need to get to in order to remove the grille. I think as Baron said, this could be done maybe if I remove the steering guard. What I was trying to do was get at the intercooler to clean it and spray the brace struts. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender
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GREENI



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....hopefully not red?

But yeah, remove grill, 4 bolts at the top, 2 at the bottom, I think the panel is slotted, so you can undo without taking the bolts out fully and slide the panel out. (certainly on either the top or the bottom...can't remember, even though I took mine off two weeks ago).
Post #816871 25th Feb 2020 11:53am
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