Chrome be gone!!

[mattft86]

So today i done away with the chrome badges and changed the grill for a honey combe.

 

[fr1nklyn]

Looks awesome mate!

[mattft86]

20 minutes ago, fr1nklyn said:

Looks awesome mate!

Thanks bud.

[MarkyG82]

The rear looks good. I prefer the original front though. It's the stripes I think.

[mattft86]

9 minutes ago, MarkyG82 said:

The rear looks good. I prefer the original front though. It's the stripes I think.

I didn’t like the front. The grill was half filled it didn’t look right. 

[MarkyG82]

Oh yeah the half filled gaps can look odd. I guess it would be over cooled if the fillers were removed.

[Andacami]

@mattft86 are these replacement bits or painted/PlastDip'd?

[mattft86]

Replacement mate.

Edited 29 January, 2023 by mattft86

[vrs'burks]

Grille doable without taking the entire front end off?

[mattft86]

8 hours ago, vrs'burks said:

Grille doable without taking the entire front end off?

You can remove all the top screws and to 4 in the wheel well behind the plastic.

I left all the screws under the car in place then just pulled the bumper forward.

[Towelie]

On 30/01/2023 at 06:40, mattft86 said:

You can remove all the top screws and to 4 in the wheel well behind the plastic.

I left all the screws under the car in place then just pulled the bumper forward.

How easy was the grill swap? My wife hit a deer in her VRS before Christmas and we’ve been quoted £1800 for the repair to simply replace the cracked upper grill. Claiming new bumper needed so included cost of painting it to match Rally Green and all that. 
 

 

 

[mattft86]

3 minutes ago, Towelie said:

How easy was the grill swap? My wife hit a deer in her VRS before Christmas and we’ve been quoted £1800 for the repair to simply replace the cracked upper grill. Claiming new bumper needed so included cost of painting it to match Rally Green and all that. 
 

 

 

Once the screws are out its easy enough it's just held in with plastic clips.