DIY Grilles - Advice ??

1. JohnnyTro Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2003 West Midlands Posts: 940 J6 VTR....Black and Low.

   #1 11th April 2006, 14:29

   Is it/would it be difficult to cut a standard MK2 grille into a dimma style ??
   
   
2. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #2 11th April 2006, 14:41

   u cant get rid of the chevron badge in the middle, but yeah its easy enuf, do a search for MK2 meshed grill theres 1 in there that i made i think its back up for sale with philW but i dunno if he has it still
3. JohnnyTro Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2003 West Midlands Posts: 940 J6 VTR....Black and Low.

   #3 11th April 2006, 14:53

   Dammm I really wanted to take out the chevrons.
4. rob_s Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 Bloody Bradford init.. Posts: 3649 VW CADDY/VX MOKKA

   #4 11th April 2006, 15:54

   but a replica dimmag grill then they are cheaper than the proper 1s and look identical
5. ne_jam Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 stockton-on-tees United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3018 Astra Mk4

   #5 11th April 2006, 17:11

   you can take the chevrons out will just need to fibre glass the shape
6. rob_s Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2005 Bloody Bradford init.. Posts: 3649 VW CADDY/VX MOKKA

   #6 11th April 2006, 23:16

   mayaswell just get a dimma/replica 1 imo becuase chnace are it could look shite and you are prolby likely to crck the grill in the process but if you do desided to do it sell me the 2 chrome chevorm badges someones nicked the 1 off my saxo
7. DarylVTR Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2006 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 6802

   #7 12th April 2006, 01:09

   i did mine at weekend, its abit of a bitch cos once you take the insert out (i used tin snips) you have no screw holes left to screw it back on! so i bonded it back on with sealent.
   
   this was the result:
   
   
   
   
   
8. JohnnyTro Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2003 West Midlands Posts: 940 J6 VTR....Black and Low.

   #8 12th April 2006, 15:02

   OK, cheers for this guys.
   
   - Where can I ge a 'replica' dimma from ??
   
   - Rob5saxo - Chev's are your mate if I do. hahahaha
   
   - Good work Daryl, but I do want the chevs out bud.