Hi SteveSarre
Yes with a little brute force I managed to pop the grills out intact without breaking them. Still working on how to get them back in though. At the moment I'm going to leave them out as most of the litter collects in the rubber funnel, and with the grills removed I can get my hand under the lift motors to clear it out. You might struggle to get a jet wash lance under the motors though. Regarding the drains at the rear of the hood well, her indoors came up with a good idea, fill the drain funnel with water and give it a good pump with a sink plunger. Works a treat, blasts the crud out of the drain pipes and then just give it a flush through with a hose pipe. The grills themselves have a slightly raised lip on them so I would think with a bit of persuasion the could be pressed back in, but for now I'm leaving them out just to make things easier for clearing the drains out. With them in place it's amazing how much crud gets through and ends up blocking the drain tube.
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