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Hi I need advanced esoterica advice
Im re doing my grill on a 52 200
there's 8 teeth
the central 6,(#' 2 through 7 ; 3 on each side ) are all the same
there's a smaller tooth on the outer edges #1 and 8 ,
so my question is how to tell apart the right and left or better the passenger side outer tooth from the driver side outer grill tooth ,they are slightly different

on inspection ; the upper edge of the tooth has a snipped off rear corner on one side and not the other ,so if the tooth is facing me the typer its the left upper corner is cut off .

also the lower edge protrudes a but further below the 2 hole mounting plate and the same side as the notched upper edge ,
my hunch is that this makes this a left toooth as I would be facing the car or better put a passenger side outer tooth
the notch corner being placed to be able to field ther curvature of the inner upper fender any wisdom from the pac-master archeologists?

Steve, cordon off the crime scene and take evidence photos.

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A useful technique for such parts is to pin-punch them on an inside surface during disassembly to indicate their respective position and facilitate reassembly.

I found a black sharpie on the back side of items really helped me with figuring out what and where something went.

metal => Ticom Metal Marker





rubber => Edding 8050 Tyre Marker







pictures sources:
1. www.hhw.de
2. www.edding.com

Interesting solutions, albeit a bit late as it appears Steve has already extracted the molars.

My husband, who I am logged in as, consulted me about your question. I am a trained forensic dentist, forensic anthropologist. I guess the first question is, did you take a bite mark identification before disassembling the grille? That would be of immeasurable assistance. You could reassemble the teeth, then take a polysiloxane impression, pour a model, and compare the bite marks. Elementary my dear Watson. Susan Cleereman, DDS

Susan!

boy ive never been ganged up on by big kids like this since grammer school! anyone know which is the right or left tooth?

i noticed some of the grills for the 50-52 's have teeth and some dont .I ordered an NOS lower inner grill piece and when it came, there were no tooth mounting holes
i may have ordered the wrong part ,which models had teeth and which were edentulus?I thought perhaps that the teeth in my car may have been from a replacement grill ,(fake teeth?does my old car have dentures?)