dimma grill part 2

30th July 2005, 05:13

as i said in my other post i got my dimma grill,ive fitted it and looks ok but doesnt fit spot on.doesnt matter 2 much coz my mates dads respraying it so hes guna sort it out so it fits spot on but just wonderd if this is normal with these grills and has nyone else found this?cheers.

30th July 2005, 13:55

yes it is normal.

the mesh has to sit between the dimma grill and the grill recess. this causes the grill to sit about 3mm forward of the bonnet, which is a pain.

the only way round this is to use all the pre-drilled holes in the grill and srew them all tightly, which will then bring it closer together.

also, try and have the mesh cut as small as possible, but not so small that it will fall through the grill. obviously the bigger you have the mesh, the more difficulty you will have in trying to obtain a flush fit.

31st July 2005, 04:36

nice one cheers mate,guna leave it in till ma mates dad resprays it in 2weeks coz dont look to bad but will get him to properly sort it out.what ya think at the mo,apart from dif.colour.

31st July 2005, 22:47

yes it looks tidy mate

how do you gain access to the bonnet catch atm!?!

before your mates dad re-sprays it, have you ever thought about smoothing the grill into the bonnet!?! this way it would get rid of the lines around the grill and would therefore look like the dimma grill and bonnet is all in one. that is something im probably going to doing.

1st August 2005, 03:31

yeah thought about that,guna find out how much,bit short on cash at the mo coz holiday in a few weeks.to get access to the bonnet catch i just cut a bit of the mesh,not a lot,just enuff to get a finger in,dont like on peoples when you can see the whole theyv cut,plus mines got black mesh which hides it slightly.cheers for ya help mate.

1st August 2005, 05:52

i just got my local bodyshop to cut out the slates in the origional grill as ive heard alot of problems with the dimma grills

1st August 2005, 15:37

yeh if you make a cut out in the mesh, as long as its a good, tidy job, then you have no problems. some people rush it and therefore mess it up.

1st August 2005, 23:39

yeah just took my time,just enuf to get in but not enuf to see.youve got me thinking about getting it blended into the bonnet today.gota get a price.you hada price for it yet?wana see a picture of it on a silver saxo.

1st August 2005, 23:40

got any pics of yours welshy?

9th August 2005, 20:29

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Originally Posted by welshy2k

i just got my local bodyshop to cut out the slates in the origional grill as ive heard alot of problems with the dimma grills

how much did that cost you, as im after mine done?

i had the dimmer in but had the same prob with it not fitting flush so took it out