Little black metal grill on hood has rubber ring around it, R yours ok?

[SF Final 286]

Not sure what they are called but the black grills on my 02 gts have a rubber gasget like, thing around them. Well when washing my care I noticed that they got pushed down. So some parts are down and some parts are lined up correct. Looks like the glue came loose. What should I do? Shoud I bring back to dealer and have them fix it? I hate bringing it to the dealer. It is such a waste of time. Can I fix it myself? Is the black grill removable?
Thanks

 

[Viperzilla]

Why are you noticing these "faults" in your Viper now? Is it a new-to-you car? These many mis-aligned parts sends up a light if you just bought it. Another thing is why don't you trust your dealer? Did you buy the car from them?

 

[Steve-Indy]

They are removable...3 screws (or so) on each one as I recall...use MAGNETIC tool to avoid dropping them into the hood itself as it is difficult to get the screw out once it's in the hood !!!

 

[SF Final 286]

viperzilla,
the car was just purchased in feb 02, the misaligned tail light lens just, became misaligned after a recent track day.
As I said in this post the rubber thing got pushed down while washing the car after the track day. I did not buy the car locally and I would have to take the car to a dealer that I did not purchase the car from, Besides, I have never had good experiences at dealerships. They ALWAYS screw something up, like putting tiny scratches in the paint. And it take a whole day for them to fix the problem. So you have to drop the car off and come back in the evening. So that means you need a ride there and a ride back! Major pain in the asss!


Anyone else have this problem with the grill?

 

[emo]

I had the same problem on my rt/10.There are 4 screws on each grill,like Steve said use a magnetic tool or you will drop the screws into the hood.When the hood is up it's pretty hard to get to the 2 front screws.Just take your time and you should be fine.

Good luck.