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[ryancanfly]

Im thinking about putting a mk1 grill onto my 1984 city. Im trying to find a detailed guide but I couldn't find one but there must be one on here some where so feel free to point me in the right direction??

and... is it a good idea or a bad one?

[mk3cortina]

personally i think its a good idea, i like the mk1 grill to the later types. i think all you need (apart form the mk1 grill and moustache) is to remove the lip thats attached to the bonnet, the part that the chrome bonnet edge is screwed onto. however youll need to repait the bonnet after obviously, and theres probably rust hidden behind the chrome strip.
so probably just buy a nice new mk1 bonnet.

[miniadventure]

You need to drill out the spot welds on the lip of the bonnet then grind it off.

[Niall W]

drilling the spot welds out of the top lip is really where the trouble lies ... Although that's not really much trouble to be honest, unless the welder decided to almost fully weld, rather than spot weld it on (like he did mine >.<)

Just make sure you have a spot weld drill bit and a grinder to clean up the bottom face. I'd also reccommend some touch up paint (and primer) as you're bound to scratch it having it on the work bench and drilling and grinding it.

That is if you're too poor to just buy a new mk1 bonnet, but for the price it's worth doing it yourself i'd say

As for the grille it's a case of screwing out your old one, and drilling a few holes and screwing in the new one

[evansisgreat]

You can't fit a mk1 bonnet to your '84. They have differen mounts. As far as I'm aware no one sells a mk3 onward bonnet without the lip that needs removed, so you'll have to do it or get someone to do it.