So I hit an f'ing bucket in the middle of I-95 v. Help w/ Grill tabs out plz
 

Sorry I don't have a pic, but it happened on the way to catch a flight before daybreak today. A quick scan looks like the driver side of the grill is pressed in a little bit (I see the white tabs, (that clip it in?)). What's the best course of action here. Can I attempt to press the tabs back in from outside front? Or should I take it to the body shop?

Thanks for any help.

Just pull the grille toward you and snap it back into place.

If you want to move it from the back side, undo some of the fasteners from the under tray and stick your hand in from there. Then push it forward snapping it back into place.

So I can just do this without it going up on a rack? It's accessible?

Yup. If you want to see how its held in place and what those tabs are for, just google "FRS grille removal." You should be able to fix this with out doing anything special.

thanks for your help. this is going to torment until I can get home friday to fix it. :cry:

No problem. I know the feeling. Those careless bastards, crap falling out there trucks on the freeway. Cant have anything nice anymore.

you're lucky it was only a bucket, I hit a jackrabbit while I was going nearly 100 driving up to salt lake..destroyed my grill and left a huge mess of blood and guts inside...

whoa. are you sure it wasn't a jackelope?

when i pulled the carcass out, i didnt see no horns :iono:

This ^


I hit a raccoon at low speed and it popped a couple of clips but did not other damage. The raccoon strolled away while shooting me dirty looks and I just grabbed the grill near the clips and pulled it back into place. All has been fine (Although he probably went home and said "Well I was crossing the road on my way from work when this asshole in an orange car comes whipping over the hill and...")

Tampa86 had an event this weekend and when we left, one of the members hit a CONE on the highway doing.... well, slightly over the posted speed limit. Her front bumper cover was really screwed up.

Bad week to be a 86 bumper cover I guess?

Is there a good week to be one? The shit mine has seen.

I was getting my alignment done at Toyota and a really cute girl pulled in right behind me and told me her story about that same problem.
Unless another female 86 driver did the same exact thing eating a cone in this area, that was probably her.

Yup, that was her.