I need to have the mesh grill which sits in the front bumper in my Aston Martin V8 Vantage removed to have it repainted. I have had a quote from my local body shop and they can do the paint job for £30, but he wants 3 hours labour to take the mesh grill off and put it back on again! Does anyone know how to take it off? It simply can't take an hour and a half to take it off and the same to put it back on again.

 

Need to remove front undertray. Then there are clips that hold in the grill. I would say like a hour and half. Seems a little much to me. Sure the labor to paint is not part of that?

 

Thanks for the speedy response. How easy is it to remove the front under tray? I'm guessing that is the part which sits at the bottom of the front of the car just behind the bumper. I'm thinking I might just take the mesh off myself and take it round to him and put it back on myself when he's done, that's if it's easy enough?

 

Front undertray is easy if you can lift the car up a bit. 30 torx bit, maybe a 13mm or 40torx bit, and a few screws. Should take about 10mins, once car up to access.

 

Thanks, I owe you a beer.