Black Kidney Grille

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:40 pm

Got a spare kidney grillle today for a couple of quid. Just wondering how everyone prepared them, did you remove the silver part from the black grille part, and which black matches the grille best as i don't really want to spray all of it.

Cheers.

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:57 pm

Hi when i sprayed mine i sprayed all the grills along the front because after i sprayed the grill it looked odd with the grills around the lights. i used hammerite satin black.
could you tell me how to get a pic of my car in my sig box?

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:03 pm

on my old one, i scrubed down the kidneys with emery and primed them first, 2 coats and then god knows how many light coats till i was sure it wouldnt chip, but then i didnt like it , but because i scrubbed them down to the plastic almost i had no choice but to keep it , (could of got a new set but i was young

) so.. get a spare so if you change your mind

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:06 pm

also, if the plastic grills are old, oxidisation will make them look powdery and whiteish, so a paint job could be just what they need, and then itll all look the same

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:26 pm

Looks like it's going to be a trip back to the scrappy to get the rest of the grille then.

kevg320ise: go to a free image hosting site and upload the pics you want to use(make sure its not too big) then just copy the one for message boards should start and finish [IGN], include these as well. Then paste it into the signiture box in your account.

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:53 pm

I have just put a bid in on an e-bay auction for a black kidney grill, that way if I dont like it I can change it back to the chrome look jobbie

Guest · Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:05 pm

didnt think of painting the grilles i was jus gonna buy the plastic black replacements - gonna try paintin um now instead

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:52 pm

Drill out the two rivets holding the chrome parts to the grill, then rub them down. Spray them with Primer first, then just Halford Satin black. Black self-tappers will secure them back in place again... and Hey Presto.

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:01 pm

Been wondering how to seperate them, nearly ended up braking mine last nite.

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:10 pm

im so happy to see that people responded to their PMs and emails when i said i had grilles for them..... not like i was asking cash for them...just pays the postage i said.... but nope..... anyway, cant say i didnt try.

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:25 pm

Thought someone had that off you Scott?

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:35 pm

That was supposed to be Jhonno mate, but he never got round to sending me the postage, and i forgot for a week or 2, then it never got sent. This thread reminded me. I said to you though, that i had a spare you could experiment on tho. nevermind, offer was there anyway.

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:40 pm

Could well need it in a few days if i lose my rag trying to seperate my current one

. It was just the kidney wasn't it?

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:43 pm

yup, although, ive got a whole grille setup here if u want it? 2 kidney grilles and a whole side grille setup.... anyone need any?

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:11 pm

Kedge... you off to Ferrybridge on Sunday? If so i could pick a grill up off Scott for you on Friday when I see him...

Giles.

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:25 pm

I dunno yet, wasn't planning on going tp any meets until i've got my car all fixed up.