how are the vents in the 86 TA hoods removed? and does anyone have the p-n for the vents.

tia

 

ttt

 

There are a couple of those fake nuts on the underside that you have to remove in order to take them out. Don't know the part number, but I'm sure your dealer does.

S.

 

One of mine was "removed" at 90mph on the interstate.

 

heheheheehehehe
thats what you get for breaking the speed limit

j/k bro

 

I tried to take my hood grills out too but there was a problem. First of all u need a 16mm deep socket to take dat fake nut out. but the problem is that there are some other fake nuts on top of some metal. u have to drill in order to get to those. i didn't want to do that so i just left them on there. OH WELL!!!! Good luck with ur grills!!!!!!!

 

drill...that sux. however it needs to be done. i hate the stupid plastic mesh in them being broken. anyone know if they are salvagable?

 

I wonder how a powder coated billet style grill would look? Or a mesh style. Might be a nice little appearance thing to try if yours are broken. Might be worth a look.

 

ya that might look nice...2 hours later and i still cant seem to figure out how to get them out without breaking something.

 

Heres what I know about mine. I just broke one of the tabs on the front grill to get it loose ( I had become frustrated!!).
My screens are not plastic they are what seems to be alum. or some type of stainless (dunno).
The grills themselves are plastic though.

Here's some P/N's though... I've got a friend at a dealership that gives the drawings I want with all the gm numbers.

Front Vents:
Driver side grille: 10030567 $17.30ea
Pass side grille: 10030566 $17.30ea

Driver side screen: 10030569 $N/A
Pass side screen: 10030568 $N/A


Rear Vents:
Driver side Vent & Screen: 10030565 $14.43ea
Pass side Vent & Screen: 10030564 $14.43ea

Prices were obtained from GMPartsDirect.com.The screens were not found but I know they still make them.

Hope this helps

 

that actually helps a lot. i just got pissed off at them and still havent tried to get them off. now that i have p-n's ill just break mine.

anyway, thanks for the help.:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: