Hood Ornament

[insomniac391]

Got a new one, and after fiddling around with the one on my car i realized i had no idea how to take it off. I figure the grille would have to come off but i have no idea how to take off the BS thats holding it on (my chevy was easier to disassemble) and i know the spring is going to have to come off but i have no idea how to get that off either. I was 5 seconds away from cutting the spring and gluing the new one on, but i thought you guys at GMN wouldnt like that kind of workmanship, so who can tell me how to swap ornaments on my 1980 Continental?

thanks in advance

[Jason_GMQ91]

I've done that before with my Old Town Coupe. Just look under the front bumper to see the two holders for the grille and you need a longer nut to bolts it out on the top under the front end. I think there are 6 bolts on the grille.

[marquisman]

you will have to remove the grille. taking the grille out isent hard at all. i think is around 6 nuts that come off and your set. did you get the origonal MARK VI hood ornament?

[insomniac391]

you will have to remove the grille. taking the grille out isent hard at all. i think is around 6 nuts that come off and your set. did you get the origonal MARK VI hood ornament?

i figured it out, i removed more than is necessary though, and no i got another ornament. Some of you probably wont like it, but i do. Still havent got the actual ornament on yet, i just brought the assembly in the house.

[85crownHPP]

Do you need to replace the base? If not you can just twirl the spring like a nut and it will wind itself off the retainer wires and you can pull the ornament out.

[insomniac391]

Do you need to replace the base? If not you can just twirl the spring like a nut and it will wind itself off the retainer wires and you can pull the ornament out.

thats what i did, it just took a little persuading.