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Old 09-25-2025, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by X5chemist View Post
Temporarily used double sided tape on the left kidney grill. I noticed it was not seating correctly. I tugged on it and it pulled out of place. All the lock tabs are now broken. I broke a few when I had to remove it to open the hood. Now all of them are broken. I'll keep an eye open to replace the left one or both. For now, the double side tape holds it in place correctly.
I feel like the kidney grills are needlessly complicated to get in and out, especially. Which just invites more broken plastic than usual on these types of part removal jobs.

I had a new windshield put in today by safelite. Installer did a great job and I was happy that we didn’t find any rust lurking under the seals or old sealant. Just a lot of dirt and grime that needs to be cleaned. Some of the plastic and rubber trim, seal and cover pieces, especially the cowl cover piece, are in pretty bad shape. It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle of plastic pieces up at the cowl.
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