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| john77 |
 Jun 2 2021, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 621 Joined: 21-February 14 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 17,027 Region Association: Southern California 
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I just ordered a set of 914rubber eyebrow grommets... is there a trick or tool for installing these things without a) piercing them with a screwdriver, or b) screaming words that young children shouldn't hear?
Also, how on earth do you get enough leverage to install the one that's inside the fender? |
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| ejm |
Jun 4 2021, 05:53 AM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,707 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
The factory designed the grommets to be installed in the eyebrow with the pointed ends facing out. The eyebrow is then slid into place with tension holding the pointed end into the body panel. This allowed the eyebrow to push down out of place if something got in the way of a closing headlight. All the aftermarket grommets I've seen are too small to be used as the factory intended. Someone should make an accurate reproduction of this NLA part.
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| 914e |
Jun 4 2021, 09:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 497 Joined: 21-February 20 From: Arizona Member No.: 23,951 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(ejm @ Jun 4 2021, 04:53 AM)  The factory designed the grommets to be installed in the eyebrow with the pointed ends facing out. The eyebrow is then slid into place with tension holding the pointed end into the body panel. This allowed the eyebrow to push down out of place if something got in the way of a closing headlight. All the aftermarket grommets I've seen are too small to be used as the factory intended. Someone should make an accurate reproduction of this NLA part. That is the way mine where installed, and the same way I put them back in. The replacements are loose and popped out once or twice when I installed the eyebrows. |
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john77 Eyebrow grommet installation Jun 2 2021, 03:36 PM
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