are you taking the pi$$ Matt. Check down the thread list for "Spikes rear grill fitting guide", that may help :_poke:

 

A Pete said if you need help look here:



http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=93021

 

sorry, tired had a long day in work. thanks.

 

No worries mate, we all have our blonde moments!! Well i do anyway, and quite a few :eyes:

 

quickie, i only have ten screws and five sort of washer looking things (???) what screws in where if anyone knows, cant work out spikes screwing instructions!

 

quickie, i only have ten screws and five sort of washer looking things (???) what screws in where if anyone knows, cant work out spikes screwing instructions!

they are spring clips that fit over the bumper moulding, the self tappers then screw into them, and from Spikes thread, you HAVE to remove the bumper to fit it.

 

so if i have ten screws anf five spring clips, which of the ten screws do i screw into the five spring clips (god i wish i knew more bout this sorta thing!)?

 

so if i have ten screws anf five spring clips, which of the ten screws do i screw into the five spring clips (god i wish i knew more bout this sorta thing!)?

it will be obvious when you remove the bumper, the mesh and clips can only fit one way.

 

okay thanks for your help. did u do yours on your own Pete? would u consider it an easy job/time consuming?

 

okay thanks for your help. did u do yours on your own Pete? would u consider it an easy job/time consuming?

yep, all on my own, easy jobby, one Saturday morning, bout 3 hours. Just have something soft on the ground (old carpet/rug) to place the bumper on (its veru light) once its off.

 

ill try the w/end if its dry then, wish i hadn't bothered now thought im bound to break something. but just to re-assure myself, ten screws and five spring clips are enough? also did you use liquid threadlock as well (as spike suggested)?

thankyou very much!

 

ill try the w/end if its dry then, wish i hadn't bothered now thought im bound to break something. but just to re-assure myself, ten screws and five spring clips are enough? also did you use liquid threadlock as well (as spike suggested)?

thankyou very much!

from what I remember, the 5 clips went on the top with self tappers and just the self tappers on the bottom, but could be other way round. Mines an MGR OE black one, maybe what Spike fitted was different, don't know. Did the clips/screws come with the mesh, if so you should be fine. And no, didn't use thread lock, but its a good idea.

 

Hiya Matt.Id thought Id reply to you query in this thread.

You dont HAVE to use threadlock,its only my opinion that it would be advisable.
Its the small screws in the lower forward edge of the bumper that are sods for loosening.Mine did it all the time,and others...hence my recomendation for the thread lock.
Hmm,10 screws yet only 5 clips.I would think that 5 clips are missing.As there is clearly 10 fixing holes in the bumper AND the grill.Maybe a quick phone call to where you got your grill from might be advisable as I not sure about that.
I will upload a piccy in a minute thats a close up of the grill fixings if it helps.Stay tuned...
Also I looked to see if it was possible to fit the grill by only removing the exhaust silencer,but there wasnt enough room that way by the look of things.
But it is an easy job to do,dont be put off by the legth of my write up,I just tried to make it in depth for anyone to follow,regardless of experiance.

 

Spike, when I fitted mine I only had to use 5 clips. Has your bumper got the black plastic insert (mine hasen't), maybe they are different in some way ??

 

Pete,Heres an enlarlged piccy of my rear!Dont faint now.As you can see there is clearly 10 places for the U clips,and 10 holes in the Grill.In the manual,it also states 10 fixings.So I can only think that MGR must have changed something along the line,like they did with the fog lamp brackets.Theres 2 or 3 types and fixings depending on VIN number.

Confused....I am!lol.Have a look at the pix,does it look like yours???As Im curious now.

 

that is deffo different to mine, it only had 5 tabs, you screwed straight into the bumper on the other side, ergo only 5 clips required, kinda weird.

btw Spike, whats happened to DEATH (he speaks in capitals you know), altho the new avvy is quite fun :lol:

 

that is deffo different to mine, it only had 5 tabs, you screwed straight into the bumper on the other side, ergo only 5 clips required, kinda weird.

btw Spike, whats happened to DEATH (he speaks in capitals you know), altho the new avvy is quite fun :lol:

AHHHHH!!They must have changed the fittings then at some point,thats why Matt has 5 clips then.Im so confused right now :lol:.
Im going to have to add a ps to my write up now or something!Grrrrr.

death??Oh you mean the old avvy,it was actualy a "night watcher" as theyre called.Sort of a goblin/weird thingy that preys on helpless victims,bit like the inland revenue.
I fancied a change,so I thought Id have a go at old Darth Vadar for a change

 

hmm, thanks for the detail spike really appreciate it. My TF is 04 so may have to get some more "U" clips do you think, what year is yours Spike?

 

Mines the last of the 04 models but on an 05 plate,so I would think that your rear bumper should be the same as mine.So you might need another 5 clips then.

 

yeah, think ill buy some to be on the safe side! thanks for the detailed guide again Spike! heres good luck to me on the w/end!

 

Good luck Matt!Even if you dont in the end need the clips,theyll come in handy anyway.

Hope all goes well with the fitting,and if there is any problems,you know where we are.
Let us know how you go on.