Is there any way to to tighten the brackets that the ball joints insert to on the front fascia? The front grill is very loose on the passenger side and I am unable to find any replacements of these brackets.
Location: Cookeville, TN
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Is there any way to to tighten the brackets that the ball joints insert to on the front fascia? The front grill is very loose on the passenger side and I am unable to find any replacements of these brackets.
Location: Florida
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I'm sure there is a way to temporarily re-fasten it but the best way is to replace all 8 spring latches. They get rusty and can't hold the ball stud on the grill anymore.Originally Posted by JBaker4981
http://store.delorean.com/p-9715-spring-latch.aspx
They are riveted in place. You need to drill them out and replace them with 1/8" aluminum rivets. Here is a picture of the new spring latch being installed. (The orange cloths are just to protect the fresh paint on the fascia):
Last edited by DMC-81; 12-24-2019 at 10:05 AM.
Dana
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To prevent the new rivets from pulling through the fascia, I added backing washers to reinforce the rivets. They are cheap and easy to install when you are already in there.
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Location: Cookeville, TN
Posts: 322
My VIN: 628
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
Thanks Dana. Thanks Andrew.
This points me in the right direction especially with the link to the latches
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