Intermeccanica Grill Removal

You need a cut off allen key to loosen the screws...  

What year is your car?

Mine is a 1/8" Allen key. 

The car is a 2008.

Sorry for being so uninformed, but is a "cut off" Allan key something one can buy? But that is exactly the problem I cannot get a regular Allan key into the gap.

No you can't buy it done(or short)  to my knowledge.  Get one and cut it off with a hacksaw....   

size 1/8

Thanks

i have a socket set with the different hexs formed into them

The problem is that to get to the bolt head to remove the grill the tool has to pass through the narrow gap in the grill itself and the gap is narrower than the short side of my Allan keys so I don't think I would be able to get a socket through.  It is not nearby but my guess is the gap the tool has to fit through is about half an inch wide.

We use those stubby allen keys in the bicycle shop, but they're only in metric.

https://www.parktool.com/produ...20Compatible%20Tools

But, it's just as easy to make your own. We also use an allen that have a rounded end on them to get in at an angle. I wouldn't use it to apply a lot of torque, but in tight spots, it's useful.

I used 1/4" hex drive screws on my old Spyder grilles. I used a ratcheting box wrench, plenty of room.

Mine a little bolts with washers behind them.  But like Carlo said those stubby Allen keys are available at the hardware store.  

Or you could just cut a hex key short enough to fit.....

I use a Phillips pan head screw at the top and bottom adding a hidden dab of silicone on the left and right center.