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Old 19-07-2016, 02:56 AM   #4
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Default Re: difference between Fairlane and TL50 grilles

TL50 Grill 101 from my experience...



TL grill came in two pieces; Ford charged something like $90 for the genuine plastic surround, but they stung you $1200 for the woven stainless mesh.

The 4 top tangs scrivet directly to the radiator support panel - IIRC two new holes need to b drilled for the outer two TL top support tabs.

Top of mesh was welded with a hidden steel bar that was riveted to top edge of plastic surround. The bottom was attached to the bumper by the 4 lugs you can see in the pic above. Those lugs were part of the mesh piece - a bar is welded to the folded bottom edge of the mesh that has those 4 metal rods, which then poke through the surround & into holes in bumper. There's minimal spots of tape around those lugs to allow some movement in case of accident.

If the ones on ebay don't have those 4 holes, they're not genuine NOS, they're aftermarket copies.

If they are genuine, absolutely buy it ASAP. The exact mesh is easy to source for around $100
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