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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
They were done up to 2 white knuckles with a 12" long ratchet
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A 16" torque wrench (locked) and a 6" Stahlwille Inhex 10mm bit loosened it up PDQ. 
Moved back out just far enough to be acceptable, now I need my glamorous assistant to hold it in place while I tighten it up. 
It's handy having a friend a few doors away who is a retired garage proprietor who also maintains his own classic car (1950s Riley).
Edit. I've only loosened one side, the impact was offset, but it's not quite going back symmetrically so I'll need to get the other grille off too.
Did that but it didn't make much difference, the other side didn't really want to move at all, but overall it's OK.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 12th September 2022 at 03:25 PM.
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