Attatchment of Grill block ideas
 

I have cut out a form for the front grill block.
I want to have it removable without drilling anything visible.
I'd like to have it removable fairly easily, as anytime I tow, I get warm, and would rather have it off as a precaution.

Zip tie it every time and just buy a ton of em?
Any type of fastener that will go through the grill and be able to come off by hand?

Thanks in advance for the ideas!

Reusable zip ties?

Zip-ties are cheap.

Ecomodder member Vekke has invented a new type of zip-tie which looks interesting.

Another type is the bolt that came with my Fabia grill block - it was a bent piece of metal with a screw hole and a screw, the metal hooked behind a grill slat and the end was turned 90 Deg with a hole for a bolt to go through.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-ar...195-grill2.jpg

or

http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-ar...3194-grill.jpg

Or you could use the method shown here which is removable with a screwdriver as long as you can get behind the grill. The parts are available in most DIY shops.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7...2mediumcb3.jpg

I've used a few methods on mine. Zip ties on one. Another one used thumb screws and fender washers. My favorite so far used wood blocks to screw to. It gives a really secure mounting pad to attach whatever you want.

They make velcro "zip ties" as well for containing computer cords which may work in some cases.

Still looking for a better idea myself as access behind the block-off is really restricted to getting my hand back there. I also want a really clean and smooth final installation look without zip ties right in the middle of an otherwise clean surface.

The ziptie plugs are exellent for that purpose also. Today I blocked the second grill hole on my customers diesel Smart. No holes needed and the assembly and diassembly is easy. Costs of the plugs are 2€ per piece. That includes one 300mm long ziptie and one ziptie plug. At the moment I mill those plugs from aluminium by hand so it takes time.

So 20 ziptie plugs will cost shipped on letter to states 40€ which is 55 US$. Smaller than 20 piece orders there will be 2€ shipping cost.

I will try to make a grill block assembly video with ziptie plugs tomorrow.

I like the idea of the ziptie plugs. I could have used at on the lower left grill on the VW. I used black foam pipe insulation between the horizontal bars on my upper grill. It is cheap, quick and easily removed

Maybe a carriage bolt or a bolt with a washer on the front and a wing nut on the back. You could paint the bolt head/washer black to match the grille block and the nut will be out of view. That is, assuming you can reach the rear of the grille.

Velcro sounds like a good idea. You could put velcro straps around the grille slats and have a piece of velcro on the block. Easy peasy.

Otherwise, maybe magnets of some kind? I don't imagine the block will want to slide around a ton anyway, but some decent magnets might hold it reasonably well.

At the moment I am using regular zipties in the grill block, because there is no tool for the plugs :/.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Gjk...ature=youtu.be

Here is a video how to do it.

I tried some of those super strength magnets for a possible tail extension / kamm back in the style of the black Firefly featured around here a while ago - my car only has a glass tailgate.

They were heavy but didn't hold enough.