grill modifying

1. hawkonater L-plater Joined: Apr 2010 Derby Posts: 85 1.1 saxo forte

   #1 14th April 2010, 15:03

   can someone give me some ideas what to do with my grill on my car its a mk2 and standard at the moment. my car is red ?
2. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #2 14th April 2010, 15:08

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hawkonater can someone give me some ideas what to do with my grill on my car its a mk2 and standard at the moment. my car is red ?

   Choices are a dimma grille which you can buy which replaces the standard one but it is de-slatted and de-badged. Or my personal preference would be to keep the chevrons but paint the slats the same colour as the car so everything blends in or de-slat and mesh it but keeping the chevrons. You could also spray the chevrons if you are colour coding things.
   
   
3. gaz4399 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Chester Posts: 2850 1275 mini

   #3 14th April 2010, 15:09

   i think this is the best
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67162
   
   its red too
4. Furio-92 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro

   #4 14th April 2010, 15:13

   Just paint the chevrons,
5. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #5 14th April 2010, 15:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by gaz4399 i think this is the best http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67162 its red too

   +1 Do it !
6. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #6 14th April 2010, 15:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Furio-92 Just paint the chevrons,

   Not a fan personally,
7. hawkonater L-plater Joined: Apr 2010 Derby Posts: 85 1.1 saxo forte

   #7 14th April 2010, 15:20

   yh i like the idea where you remove the slats. then im goin to make the badge black. anymore ideas tho?
8. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #8 14th April 2010, 15:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by hawkonater yh i like the idea where you remove the slats. then im goin to make the badge black. anymore ideas tho?

   Could always keep the slats but have them the grille the same colour as the car so it blends in nicely then put black chevrons on that? Saves de-slatting.
9. Furio-92 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro

   #9 14th April 2010, 15:36

   Dimma grills look good if painted the same colour as the car
10. user_41025 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 grimsby Posts: 1421 citron saxo vtr 1.6i

    #10 14th April 2010, 18:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Furio-92 Dimma grills look good if painted the same colour as the car

    yea a think thats the best look tbf
11. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

    #11 14th April 2010, 19:02

    I meshed my grill first time round and to be honest it looked utterly gash. I did a bloody good job if i say so myself but it still looked DIY. If i were you i would just spray the full standard grill gloss black like mine.
    
    
12. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #12 14th April 2010, 19:06

    Euro style grill
    
    Basically continuous slats along
    
    Heres mine i did on the old saxo
    
    
    
13. user_41025 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 grimsby Posts: 1421 citron saxo vtr 1.6i

    #13 14th April 2010, 19:09

    that looks good pred how did you do the slats never seen it like that befor
14. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #14 14th April 2010, 23:23

    its basically made from 2 grills mate
    
    i made the dimma part by fibreglassing over it
    
    the slats were cut out of the donor grill to make one continuous, have to be cut as near to the chevrons as possible as there thicker from around there
    
    heres a few pics of it in the making
    
    Basic mock up, you can see the bits ive cut out on the other grill and they are welded together with a soldering iron lol
    
    
    
    
    
    Fibreglassed up to stregthen with just the resin filling in any gaps
    
    
    
    Filler applied
    
    
    
    Sanded ready for primer (bar a few more sanding parts)
    
    
    
    In primer then paint
    
    
    
    
    
    

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15. hammy105 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 High Wycombe / Portsmouth / Canterbury Posts: 703 Mk1 Vtr & Mk2 Vtr

    #15 15th April 2010, 07:26

    cheers for that pred, ill give it another go now at some point, and hopefully not make a ball ache of it this time!
16. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #16 15th April 2010, 09:32

    no problem mate, just pm me if you get stuck
17. user_41025 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 grimsby Posts: 1421 citron saxo vtr 1.6i

    #17 16th April 2010, 19:14

    nice one a think it looks dead smart mite give it a go with a grill
18. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

    #18 16th April 2010, 19:22

    smooth it
19. user_41025 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 grimsby Posts: 1421 citron saxo vtr 1.6i

    #19 16th April 2010, 19:29

    it looks real good because no body has done it well not a lot of people lol