installation guide spyder grille for … guide spyder grille for miata nd 2016+ thank you for the...
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INSTALLATIONGUIDESPYDERGRILLEFORMIATAND2016+
ThankyouforthepurchaseoftheSpydergrilleforthe2016MiataND.Herearethedifferentstepstoinstalltheproduct.
1. Removalofthebumper(MazdaServicemanualinstructionsforremoving/installingthebumpercanbefoundthere:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HD5-ai4D3TuL2C440402c9OLH1ByQugY/view?usp=drive_web)
Allscrewsare8MMhexheadwithacrosstipoption(Phillipshead)exceptfortheDRLlightingassemblyandthegrillremovalfromthebackofthebumperwhicharecrosstiponly.
• Ineachwheelwellthereare4releasetabs.Forthemostpart,theycomeoutprettyeasywithathumbnailtogetthemstarted.Additionally,thereisascrewabovethelastreleasetab,insidethewheelwellcover.It'sverydifficulttosee.Holdingthewheelwellcoverback,andaflashlight,andscrewdriverhadmewishingforathirdarm.Thescrewisstraightupanddown,withtheheadatthebottom.
• Onthebottomofthebumper,thereare4fastenersoneachsideholdingaflexibleguardatthewheels.38MMhexheadscrewsandonereleasetab.Inthecenter,therearefourscrews(goingonmemory).
• Onthetopofthebumper,withthehoodopen,thereareapproximately3to4screwsand2morereleasetabs.
• Atthispoint,youcanpullthebumperforward,andtheonlythingholdingitarethecablingfortheDRLassembly.Youhavetwooptionshere.Disconnectthetabsholdingthecables,andremovethebulb,orcompletelyremovetheDRLhousing--thelargewhiteplasticassembly(bulbremovalstillrequired).Thehousingisheldinby6screws.Icouldn'tfigureouthowtoproperlyremovethecablefasteners,soIremovedthehousing.Thebottomscrewonthedriver'ssidewasdifficultinremovalandreinstallation.Infact,Icouldn'tgetthatlastscrewinuponreinstall.
• Nowthatyouhavethebumperoff,turnitaroundandyou'llnotethatthefactorygrillhasalotgoingonbackthere.Atthetop,you'llhavetoremove6screws,plustwomore.The"othertwo"areverysmallblackscrewswithaplasticclipbacking.You'llhavetoholdtheplasticparttogetthescrewheadtoturnandunscrewfromtheplasticsleeve.Finally,man-handlethatbadboyoutofitsholebysimultaneouslypressingtheclipsintheneededdirectionwhilepullingthegrillwithyourotherhand.Itwon'tjumpout;it'sabitofawrestlingmatch.
• ThegoodnewsisthattheCMgrilldropsinwithverylittlefussatall.Justmakesure
it'singood.
• Reinstallinreverseorderandpopopenacanofbeer.