Front grill, debadging, fog bulbs?

1. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

   #1 15th September 2008, 19:54

   hey guys im new to this so hey.
   i bought my saxo on saturday and had it delivered today
   
   i debadged it and noticed the holes underneath. whats the best way to go about this??
   
   also its a mk1 1998, i like the debadged, mesh front grills. can u remove the slats from the existing grill and replace it with mesh or do u need a whole new panal?
   
   and i bought the car with a broken fog light. are xenon bulbs legal in fog lights, if they are, how much are we looking at for a pair???
   
   any help is much appricated, thanks guys
2. flee123 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2006 Consett, County Durham Posts: 673 Wicked Red VTR

   #2 15th September 2008, 19:59

   You'll have to get the holes tack welded up and smoothed mate. Any decnt bodyshop will be able to do that for you.
   
   The front grille should come off and the slats just come out iirc from doing my old one, sure someone with a mark 1 will clear this up.
   
   Unsure on the xenons mind...
3. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

   #3 15th September 2008, 20:06

   thanks for that mate, how much we looking at to have the holes filled in?
   
   could anyone else give feedback on the grill before i go pulling it apart? lol
4. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #4 15th September 2008, 20:15

   Probably £100-150 for doing holes in boot including paint, best to ask an actual bodyshop as different places will charge different amounts.
   
   Grill slats are held on with torx screws. Undo them and it just comes apart. Then just bond mesh in its place
5. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

   #5 15th September 2008, 20:19

   thats excellent thanks man, best place to get the mesh?
   also, im going for a kind of red black theme (black rear lights, side lights, tints)
   wud black mesh suit better?
6. Ben Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 5469 Ecoboost

   #6 15th September 2008, 20:21

   I had my boot done for 70. Check out the pictures in my progress thread.
7. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #7 15th September 2008, 21:07

   You can buy mesh from halfords,motorworld the cheapest place is ebay.
   
   
   Steve.
8. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #8 16th September 2008, 08:37

   Yes black mesh would probably look better
9. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

   #9 16th September 2008, 10:09

   hey guys doing my front grill today, ive undone the top 3 bolts but theres something still holding it back. i dont want to snap any clips so i thought it wud be better to ask??
   
   response asap please guys
10. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

    #10 16th September 2008, 10:28

    anyone guysss ?
11. flee123 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2006 Consett, County Durham Posts: 673 Wicked Red VTR

    #11 18th September 2008, 14:06

    WTF was I bad repped for?
12. D8N_LL Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Newport, Gwent Posts: 1906 Seat Ibiza 1.4 Sport

    #12 18th September 2008, 15:31

    i didnt do it lol