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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by derekabraham, Nov 5, 2009.

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  1. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:00 AM
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    Does anybody know how to remove it????? :confused:
     
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  2. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:06 AM
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    Did you try wd40? That takes off all sorts of crap.
     
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  3. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:06 AM
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    Pliers to pull the little gray clip thingys out.
     
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  4. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:08 AM
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    Nope...




    Should I use WD40 AND pliers? :p



    How do the clips come out? They don't look like they'd fit through the hole...
     
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  5. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:12 AM
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    Are you removing the rubber so you can paint the grill cleanly?
     
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  6. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM
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    Nope, I have a spare grill that I'm doing a satoshi with and it doesn't have the rubber. :eek:



    So I'm trying to take it off my old grill to put it on the new one. I already ripped a small piece trying to get it off. :eek:
     
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  7. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM
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  8. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM
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    The link didn't work Ben. :p
     
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  9. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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    I just used a pair of needle nose pliers and popped them through the holes.
     
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    So you pushed them straight up through the bottom?
     
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  11. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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    Fail

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  12. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:18 AM
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    Hold on, let me go check my old grill in my garage.
     
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    I should've expected that. :p
     
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  14. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM
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    Thanks. :thumbsup:
     
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  15. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM
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    Yep, I just pinched them from the bottom and pulled them up through the holes.
     
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  17. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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    Thanks man! I'll try it out...



    (Wish me luck. :p)
     
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  18. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:22 AM
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    It kind of looks like the grey clips need to be squeezed with needle nose pliers and pushed into the center of the rubber gasket. Re attaching the gasket to the other grill might be kind of interesting though...
     
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  19. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:24 AM
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    There's got to be some way to get them in there... :p
     
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  20. Nov 5, 2009 at 9:26 AM
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    Good luck. Shouldn't be to difficult after you figure out how to do one or two.
     
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