Ok guys I ordered the Mach 1 Grill Delete from 50resto on the 11th of Oct. and it arrived today. It was a suprise for my wife for no particular reason.
This is how It started out.
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Yeah Yeah I KNOW IT'S Dirty I'll wash it tomorrow.
The tools I needed and the stuff that was shipped from 50resto
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I located the plugs that had to be removed. Hell one was missing just made my job easier.
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I removed those
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Then I could access the 7mm bolts and clips that are under the original grill.
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The bolts were a little tough to get to. After that it came out easy.
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3 years of crud, I could have sworn I washed this car before.
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My wife helped me out by cleaning the surface before i put the grill in place
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The delete panel mounting nuts were hard to get started so I pulled the lights out from their housing and that gave me more access.
I still couldn't get them started so I started them with the panel out of the car.
They are like speed nuts. Flat peices of metal that dig into the plastic to grip.
Once I got the backing nuts started outside everything went like clockwork.
(Kinda hard to see)
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Here it is with the backing nuts.
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And the corner plugs in place.
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Here is where the only hiccup was in the directions. They say drill a 1/2" hole in the mounting area so the pony bracket will fit.
I assume because this is a 03 model (1st year of Mach 1) they all came with this type of bracket. (04's as well?)
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The pony is installed.
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The final result really cleans up the look of the car.
I love how it gives the car a more aggressive look.
Best of all my wife likes it and there will be peace in the Blue household. (for a few days anyway)
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This is how It started out.
View attachment 500516
Yeah Yeah I KNOW IT'S Dirty I'll wash it tomorrow.
The tools I needed and the stuff that was shipped from 50resto
View attachment 500518
I located the plugs that had to be removed. Hell one was missing just made my job easier.
View attachment 500520
I removed those
View attachment 500522
Then I could access the 7mm bolts and clips that are under the original grill.
View attachment 500524
The bolts were a little tough to get to. After that it came out easy.
View attachment 500526
3 years of crud, I could have sworn I washed this car before.
View attachment 500527
My wife helped me out by cleaning the surface before i put the grill in place
View attachment 500529
The delete panel mounting nuts were hard to get started so I pulled the lights out from their housing and that gave me more access.
I still couldn't get them started so I started them with the panel out of the car.
They are like speed nuts. Flat peices of metal that dig into the plastic to grip.
Once I got the backing nuts started outside everything went like clockwork.
(Kinda hard to see)
View attachment 500531
Here it is with the backing nuts.
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And the corner plugs in place.
View attachment 500534
Here is where the only hiccup was in the directions. They say drill a 1/2" hole in the mounting area so the pony bracket will fit.
I assume because this is a 03 model (1st year of Mach 1) they all came with this type of bracket. (04's as well?)
View attachment 500535
The pony is installed.
View attachment 500537
The final result really cleans up the look of the car.
I love how it gives the car a more aggressive look.
Best of all my wife likes it and there will be peace in the Blue household. (for a few days anyway)
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