Topic: Grille hardware / hood bumper

[sparky65]

I was installing my grille yesterday and I think I am missing a washer or something.  The hood bumper holds the two ends of the grille to the tabs on the radiator support.  The hood bumpers have a nut on the threads so that you can lock them at the correct height.  Did anything go in between this nut and the tab on the grille?  I noticed my tabs on the grille have teeth marks in them like a washer with teeth was in there?  Its the exact same marks that are on the grille where it attaches to the hood latch support bracket.

[ruppstang]

Steve,
No washers go there. It seems like there should be but no. It looks like some one put fender bolts there.  Some cars had a over sized 5/16 nut. It took a 9/16 wrench. You grill is looking good!
Marty

[sparky65]

That's what I was afraid of.  I guess I need to take it back off and fill in those marks.  Should have seen it earlier.  Thanks for the paint sample by the way.  I ended up matching it to the paint available from NPD and it seemed dead on so I used that instead of getting paint mixed.