i am going to the junkyard to get a new radiator support for my busted *** one. My main question is which spot welds i need to remove considering i want the whole assembly. I don't want to remove parts of the support i want it to all come off in one big piece like this.

this is what i have to work with on my car right now.




any help would be greatly appreciated, since i have never done work like this before. i am thinking the only welds i need to get will be on both left and right sides where the support connects to the frame. is there anything i am missing here or something i should look out for i really can't afford to expletive this up too much i need my car running in two weeks.

thanks

 

just start drilling.

you can see the welds... they are the little circles
they are on the front all over and there are some under the fenders too

i've done this to my car and had great results (looked like yours before )

 

well i did the the same **** last year, theres a load of spot welds on each side, id say 20-40 each.

its most likley going to be hard doing it yourself since u have to center everything up...fenders, headlights, corners, and hood, to make sure theres even gaps all around so it dosent look like crap.

and some of the remanufactured OEM parts arent the best of fitting.

I ran my car through a small shop that was certified, and ran me about 1200 fixed all togethor with a primer, and 200 more for the paint.

if u go that route get LOTS of estimates because some shops wanted 3 g's for my loss.

good luck and take ur time with it

 

Start on one side drilling out the welds. Keep going remving any you think need to be drilled. Wen your done, if you drilled too many just remember to fill them back up.
Good luck

 

This shows the spot welds to drill out. I suggest buying a spot weld bit. It'll make this way easier. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1346217