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Sep 7, 2009 | 05:32 PM

crestfallinman

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question about billet grilles

i was considering getting the black billet grille from carrage works (the one that goes inside the shell) and i was wondering what happens to the lever that opens the hood?, it seems like it would be really hard to open with such small spaces in the billet

do they send a different style handle?

Sep 7, 2009 | 05:36 PM

1966Tbird

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carry a flat peice of metal around with you so you can slide it between the grill and open the hood

Sep 7, 2009 | 05:40 PM

crestfallinman

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is that actually what you have to do? i was thinking if it came to that i would look for a car with the type that shots out of the grille and put it in sideways, i know towncars have them...

Sep 7, 2009 | 05:47 PM

1966Tbird

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i have heard of people doing that, you could just weld up a latch that works with the grill wouldn't be hard at all

Sep 7, 2009 | 05:59 PM

Red Cobra

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ha ha i have wanted one of these grills forever ! and never once thought about how to open the hood

Sep 7, 2009 | 06:46 PM

crestfallinman

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i wish i had a welder haha, but i was thinking about it and how it would work and i realized it would be a pain unless you fab somethin up

Sep 7, 2009 | 08:01 PM

Volvo92906

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.......or modify the grille a bit.

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Sep 8, 2009 | 07:47 AM

Diesel_Brad

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From: Gilbert, PA

I dont know about Carrage works but my Stull grill comes w a handle that gets bolted to the original hood handle. You cut a 3" hole in the header panel in the top and that is your access tho the relocated handle