Z06 conversion question
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St. Jude Donor '08
Z06 conversion question
I know a lot of you helpful guys have done the Z06 conversion.
How in the heck do you get the grille back in there if you remove it??
Installed an Air Charger in my buddy's Z06 today. We removed the grille for the install (have to do that to get to the bolts). That was easy, 10 push pins. But I could not figure out how to get the push pins back in the grille. You can reach your fingers in there but when you push down on the push pins the plastic just gives, so you can't get the pins pushed back in.
We took to to our buddy who runs a body shop and he said the front nose would have to come off and the grille would be replaced from the back.
There's gotta be an easier way... help please!
How in the heck do you get the grille back in there if you remove it??
Installed an Air Charger in my buddy's Z06 today. We removed the grille for the install (have to do that to get to the bolts). That was easy, 10 push pins. But I could not figure out how to get the push pins back in the grille. You can reach your fingers in there but when you push down on the push pins the plastic just gives, so you can't get the pins pushed back in.
We took to to our buddy who runs a body shop and he said the front nose would have to come off and the grille would be replaced from the back.
There's gotta be an easier way... help please!
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I believe it would be very difficult. Those 10 push pins are one of the reasons I could not complete my conversion today. With the bumper off it is a pita to line it all up. Good luck to you.
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Figured it out. There are three screws holding a small rubber panel in before the radiator on the bottom. If you remove those you push the rubber panel up get your arm behind the grille and hold the bumper cover above and below the grille and steady the bumper cover to get the push puns placed. Not a comfortable position but it can be done without removing the bumper cover.
Hope this helps somebody.
Hope this helps somebody.
