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readie
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Home City : minster near ramsgate
Registration date : 2020-10-03

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PostSubject: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeSat Dec 12, 2020 11:14 am

Hi all can somebody tell me how I get the front lights and front grill off a super custom?
Many thanks
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JT69
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Number of posts : 417
Home City : Holmfirth Huddersfield Yorks
Model and year : 1996 3ltr turbo LWB super custom sat nav cruise fitted
Now running on veg oil
Registration date : 2016-12-05

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeSat Dec 12, 2020 7:48 pm

Start with side lights open the doors will reveal some screws then head lights rest will follow .

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Home City : Nelson BC
Model and year : 92 Hiace 4x4 Diesel Cruising Cabin
99 Tercel ce *mint*
00 Tacoma *loved and now lost, sold to buy my van!*
Registration date : 2012-11-26

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeMon Jan 04, 2021 5:34 am

I just posted a video on how to remove the lights, grille and front bumper here:

https://youtu.be/rNwBv8pcxkg

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https://www.youtube.com/user/mjr760
kelt2
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Home City : portland
Registration date : 2018-08-28

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 3:33 pm

no door trick screw for me.

any clues?

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djathens
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Number of posts : 379
Home City : Portland, Oregon, USA
Model and year : 1991 Super Custom Limited 4WD LH107W 3L
Registration date : 2018-03-07

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 4:39 pm

I think this is the fastener you need to remove to get the cover plate out of the way so you can access the side lights. The youtube video doesn't show removal of that plate:

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kelt2
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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 4:49 pm

how do i do that? the plate is metal
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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 4:57 pm

my headlight set up is entirely different from the one in the video also. I dont have a separate orange signal casing
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djathens
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Home City : Portland, Oregon, USA
Model and year : 1991 Super Custom Limited 4WD LH107W 3L
Registration date : 2018-03-07

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 5:59 pm

Interesting, so you're saying that plate is welded on or it is a part of the body and is non-removable? I would find the model number of your van and go dig through the parts diagrams on a site like JP-carparts.com to see if you can suss out how it needs to be done.

For example my van is LH107W-MFPQS. I think you can see this on the VIN plate on the passenger side by the engine bay, under the carpet. Look that up on the parts site and then look at the diagrams for the bumper and side lights. It looked to me (though I might have been looking at the wrong model) that you might have to partially remove the bumper to get at the screw the holds the side light to the body. That sounds a bit crazy for just changing a headlight bulb, so hope I am reading the diagrams incorrectly!

Here's a link to the model list for the Hiace once you find your number:

https://jp-carparts.com/toyota/cartypelist.php?maker=toyota&type=711140

I also PM'd you a link to the FSM, in case you don't have that yet.
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kelt2
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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 6:21 pm

I know my model number. Its an RHZ101

It does look indeed like the plate is welded on.

But then i dont understand why the one screw and the fastener would exsist. Reardless i cant get to the other side of the fastner :/
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djathens
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Home City : Portland, Oregon, USA
Model and year : 1991 Super Custom Limited 4WD LH107W 3L
Registration date : 2018-03-07

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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 7:51 pm

So there are fasteners on that plate that you can remove, even though the plate itself is fixed? Perhaps you just have to undo the fasteners on your side, and then you can pop the side light out? Would need to see a closer photo of that 'plate' area to better understand what you are working with.
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PostSubject: Re: Front grill removal    Front grill removal  Icon_minitimeThu Feb 04, 2021 9:28 pm

I cant see anyway to remove the fastner. My thinking is they hold something on the inside to that plate rather than holding the plate onto something. The plate 100% seems welded on. Even with one fastner at the top there would be a micro amount of movement , but thres nothing
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