Plastiwelding grille letters

[joeramirez]

@Guardian1fox2 or @flip How do you take off the old letters so that you don't damage the originals and can re-use them?

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[1970AMCAMX]

Thanks man I’ll do that!

Just in case they don't know what a speed nut is, they are usually called "thread cutting nuts" Dorman makes multiple sizes and they are available at most auto parts stores.

Might want to print a copy of what it looks like to take with you in case they look at you like you have 3 eyes when you ask about them. Haven't had much luck lately with parts counter workers.

 

[Ducati1098]

I ordered a plastic welder off amazon. I think it was only like $50. Took no time at all and was super easy to do

 

[1970AMCAMX]

If you want to use a plastic welder, harbor freight has them for cheap

80 Watt Iron Plastic Welding Kit (harborfreight.com)

Or any cheap soldering iron will work too

 

[Guardian1fox2]

If you want to use a plastic welder, harbor freight has them for cheap

80 Watt Iron Plastic Welding Kit (harborfreight.com)

Or any cheap soldering iron will work too

Oh nice I do love some HF trips lol. Now if I did that, do you just push down on the “stake until
It melts enough to hold it in place? I’ve never done it before.

 

[Guardian1fox2]

@Guardian1fox2 or @flip How do you take off the old letters so that you don't damage the originals and can re-use them?

To remove you have to drill out the melted plastic. Don’t think you could plasti weld them back into place after that, may could. But I’ve seen people just epoxy back. I didn’t want to remove my letters in case I wanna go back to other grille so I ordered a whole new set of letters and the clips for the bottom

 

[joeramirez]

Thanks. Where did you get your letters from?

 

[Gtrekker]

Hey, I'm sure you got the mounting sorted out.!

I just wanted to mention to you, if you plan to go with lighted BRONCO letters (grill) in the future, you may want to do them now and save the letters for something else.

 

[Ducati1098]

Oh nice I do love some HF trips lol. Now if I did that, do you just push down on the “stake until
It melts enough to hold it in place? I’ve never done it before.

Yep, that’s pretty much what I did. Push down with a flat adapter like this one, until it’s melted flat like the original letters. The HF one is a little different, but should work in a similar manner

 

[Guardian1fox2]

Thanks. Where did you get your letters from?

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-nameplate-m2dz8a224aaptm

Don’t forget the clips too if you don’t wanna move them over.

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