Grill opinion

[T5frankie]

like this

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac96/t5frankie/20130222_162409_zpsc99d0f5e.jpg

or like this

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac96/t5frankie/20130222_162446_zps021f25f7.jpg

or standard? but thats going against my red/black theme

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac96/t5frankie/20130220_170559_zps0b325116.jpg

[sartain87]

1st

[smithson007]

First one for me mate.

[iancho]

1st one mate... looks very nice :)

[T5frankie]

1st one mate... looks very nice :)

looking different aint it mate to when you first saw it

[the young mechanic]

2nd

[stribo]

1st

[Nealevo]

1st but I like the chrome surround too ...

[T5frankie]

1st but I like the chrome surround too ...

no chrome mate its not the 80's lol you'll be putting chrome arches on next lol

[claymore]

1st for me

[T5frankie]

headlight film next

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/6982110158_e74062348a_b.jpg

[Wobbly Dave]

Like this...

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A/M grill - new S40 slash & R badge

[volvokid]

First, have you thought of warping it? Any grill I've seen painted has always been covered in stone chips, it doesn't seem to last

[volvokid]

Like this...

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A/M grill - new S40 slash & R badge
Yuk that's exactly like my dads old one

[volvokid]

headlight film next

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/6982110158_e74062348a_b.jpg

That's not the standard lights on his one, are you changing yours?

[MIKESC70T5]

Like this...

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A/M grill - new S40 slash & R badge


Yuk that's exactly like my dads old one

I'm with Martyn, that is just wrong, looks so aftermarket and cheap.

Pic one for me.

[T5frankie]

That's not the standard lights on his one, are you changing yours?

ill see how the film goes on, i dont really like the design of the 850 projectors, the film is only a fiver so i'll try that first

[T5frankie]

Like this...

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A/M grill - new S40 slash & R badge

is that your old car dave? nice, but the grill is naff

[V70 Graham]

1st one for me too.

[volvokid]

ill see how the film goes on, i dont really like the design of the 850 projectors, the film is only a fiver so i'll try that first

With the film on them they look the nuts, from that picture anyway. I wonder how it will effect your light out put

[Nifton]

I did mine like your 1st pic a few weeks ago, and used stone chip so it's nice n matte, buffed up the emblem and lacquered it, looks nice :)

[weagie]

1st one

[Nifton]

Actually, I left the border on it looking at your pic, i was in two minds....

[nottsgreent5]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg598/nottsgreent5/20120821_125247.jpg

[nottsgreent5]

I like mine not everybodies cup of tea though lol

[Nifton]

That's sweet m8. like it!

[kfc]

Second one for me, but if the badge is black as it should be!!! buff that.

[theflyingbrick]

1st one so i can say you copied me lol

[Jamest5r]

How about something like this? just throwing some options out there :)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/s70grill001.jpg

And yes the horns have been moved before you lot start

[nottsgreent5]

How about something like this? just throwing some options out there :)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/s70grill001.jpg

And yes the horns have been moved before you lot start

Thats the same as my grille lol

[JamesT5]

headlight film next

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/6982110158_e74062348a_b.jpg

How does anyone get a car that shiny!

[JamesT5]

I need a new grill on my car, the burgers are taking too long to cook! ;)

[T5frankie]

i dont like the aftermarket grills on the 850's

[Jamest5r]

Thats the same as my grille lol

You got good taste, copy the img code mate saves clicking on the link then numpty's like me wont miss it

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg598/nottsgreent5/20120821_125247.jpg

[Jamest5r]

i dont like the aftermarket grills on the 850's

Well your wrong.

[JamesT5]

I'm investing in a George Foreman for the front of mine.....

[Nifton]

How does anyone get a car that shiny!

Photoshop, HDR photography and studio lights ;)

[T5frankie]

Well your wrong.

i'm never wrong about styling :hidesbehi

[T5frankie]

Photoshop, HDR photography and studio lights ;)

mine's pretty shiny

[MIKESC70T5]

How about something like this? just throwing some options out there :)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/s70grill001.jpg

And yes the horns have been moved before you lot start

Had that on my old T-5R for all of 5 minutes then I chucked it in the bin, so you know what I think of that lol.

[MIKESC70T5]

i'm never wrong about styling :hidesbehi

you get it right 50% of the time :hidesbehi

[T5frankie]

Had that on my old T-5R for all of 5 minutes then I chucked it in the bin, so you know what I think of that lol.

you know i love your car jim, but the grill needs to go mate

[merc85]

How does anyone get a car that shiny!

clay, polish, then carnauba wax

[T5frankie]

you get it right 50% of the time :hidesbehi

at least i have a go, and with the amount of praise ive always had i must be doing something right

[MIKESC70T5]

you know i love your car jim, but the grill needs to go mate

Frankie and I agree on something :banana::banana::yikes::yikes::worried::worried::s hockedbi:shockedbi:hail::hail:

[MIKESC70T5]

at least i have a go, and with the amount of praise ive always had i must be doing something right

I don't need to have a go at mine, BMW got it right from the start imo :haha:

[T5frankie]

Frankie and I agree on something :banana::banana::yikes::yikes::worried::worried::s hockedbi:shockedbi:hail::hail:

http://www.weightwash.co.uk/Images/shock.jpg

[Jamest5r]

Had that on my old T-5R for all of 5 minutes then I chucked it in the bin, so you know what I think of that lol.


you know i love your car jim, but the grill needs to go mate

Well your both wrong cos you drive red car's....simple's :)

[T5frankie]

I don't need to have a go at mine, BMW got it right from the start imo :haha:

yeah maybe but volvo never

[T5frankie]

I don't need to have a go at mine, BMW got it right from the start imo :haha:

i was looking at e36 m3 convertibles before i bought my s4, very cheap at the minute, in that nice blue with white/cream leather

[MIKESC70T5]

Well your both wrong cos you drive red car's....simple's :)

I did have a green Volvo but sooo yesterday, red is the new pink lol :lol:

[woody]

like this

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac96/t5frankie/20130222_162409_zpsc99d0f5e.jpg


This one mate

[MIKESC70T5]

i was looking at e36 m3 convertibles before i bought my s4, very cheap at the minute, in that nice blue with white/cream leather

Problem with the cheap ones ( around the £5000 mark or less) is they need a lot of money spending on them if your fussy like me. Estoril blue is a beautiful colour. I paid £7500 for mine but have spent over £3000 getting up into tip top shape. Convertibles and saloons are not as popular as the coupes either.

[T5frankie]

only thing is i need a new grill to start again as i hand painted it in hammerite smooth, and its not nice close up, so it needs spraying

[T5frankie]

Problem with the cheap ones ( around the £5000 mark or less) is they need a lot of money spending on them if your fussy like me. Estoril blue is a beautiful colour. I paid £7500 for mine but have spent over £3000 getting up into tip top shape. Convertibles and saloons are not as popular as the coupes either.

i always fancied a violet one, i couldnt be without turbo power though

[T5frankie]

Well your both wrong cos you drive red car's....simple's :)

wrong i drive a saffy, that red car aint gone anywhere lol

[MIKESC70T5]

yeah maybe but volvo never

I think where Volvo went wrong with the s/v70 was the front lights and grille, became to soft looking. Changing the 2005 c70 crystal lights and grille is a real improvement imo.

My old C70 with aforementioned parts fitted

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/MIKEST5R/SDC11426.jpg

[claymore]

How the hell can a thread about a grill go to 55 replies in 3 hours

[MIKESC70T5]

i always fancied a violet one, i couldnt be without turbo power though

Have you ever driven one?

[MIKESC70T5]

How the hell can a thread about a grill go to 55 replies in 3 hours

Because they always go off topic lol

[T5frankie]

Have you ever driven one?

nope, i probably would like it for a week then miss the 5 pot turbo sound effects from the volvo and then sell it, and being rwd i would make a mistake one day and stick it in a hedge

[MIKESC70T5]

Even more off topic, whats the best seats you have ever had in any of your own cars? Mine so far have been in my old Accord Type R.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/MIKEST5R/IMG_0300-1.jpg

[T5frankie]

Even more off topic, whats the best seats you have ever had in any of your own cars? Mine so far have been in my old Accord Type R.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/MIKEST5R/IMG_0300-1.jpg

probably agree for sportiness, but my amg seats were lovely long distance seats

[volvokid]

P2R wins for me, those type r ones are only any good for track, no use on long journeys. I've been on a few long trips in a RS5 with upgraded seats and they get on your nerves after a while

[MIKESC70T5]

nope, i probably would like it for a week then miss the 5 pot turbo sound effects from the volvo and then sell it, and being rwd i would make a mistake one day and stick it in a hedge

In truth you would have to be really really going for it to loose the back end. I can feel everything that's going on and my balls are not big enough to be really stupid lol.

[Jamest5r]

only thing is i need a new grill to start again as i hand painted it in hammerite smooth, and its not nice close up, so it needs spraying

The wife still has her 850 bonnet and grill.......i aint asking her but you can :)

[MIKESC70T5]

P2R wins for me, those type r ones are only any good for track, no use on long journeys. I've been on a few long trips in a RS5 with upgraded seats and they get on your nerves after a while

Disagree lol, drivers one has lumbar support so I had no issues. Had the use of an Audi S6 for a weekend and the seats were also lovely. Not sure what the RS ones are like though.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/MIKEST5R/IMG_2121.jpg

[T5frankie]

In truth you would have to be really really going for it to loose the back end. I can feel everything that's going on and my balls are not big enough to be really stupid lol.

i know this is against the grain but i prefer fwd cars, i can drive much quicker in one, without any fear of losing it, which is always in the back of my mind in a rwd car, i drive too quick to often,

[T5frankie]

The wife still has her 850 bonnet and grill.......i aint asking her but you can :)

i wont ask her, i'll tell her, lol ....oi yoo gimme tha grill na roight.
should do the trick lol

[volvokid]

Disagree lol, drivers one has lumbar support so I had no issues. Had the use of an Audi S6 for a weekend and the seats were also lovely. Not sure what the RS ones are like though.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s29/MIKEST5R/IMG_2121.jpg

The ones he had where more sporty than that. The only issue I have with the P2 is the head wrest , they sit too far forward and your neck can get sore, I'm not the only one that thinks this.
I'm surprised your M3 isn't better than the typeR.
For comfort surely the volvos had to be better? I don't think there is a better seat, I've been in a few luxury cars now. I always find the German stuff to hard

[MIKESC70T5]

i know this is against the grain but i prefer fwd cars, i can drive much quicker in one, without any fear of losing it, which is always in the back of my mind in a rwd car, i drive too quick to often,

Top Gear and 5th Gear have both just tested the new Focus ST with only 240 odd bhp and both said what let it down was massive amounts of torque steer and major under steer, so how can you say "without any fear of losing it". I'd hate to come up to a corner and end up going straight on instead of round it lol. Atleast with r.w.d. you have a chance of correcting it. :smile:

[volvokid]

These are the Rs5 seats http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a5/rs5-coupe/interior-style-features/front-bucket-seats.html

[MIKESC70T5]

The ones he had where more sporty than that. The only issue I have with the P2 is the head wrest , they sit too far forward and your neck can get sore, I'm not the only one that thinks this.
I'm surprised your M3 isn't better than the typeR.
For comfort surely the volvos had to be better? I don't think there is a better seat, I've been in a few luxury cars now. I always find the German stuff to hard

The M3 seats look fantastic and are comfortable but what I meant to ask was the best "sporty" seats and the M3 don't offer enough support. :B_thumb:

[MIKESC70T5]

The ones he had where more sporty than that. The only issue I have with the P2 is the head wrest , they sit too far forward and your neck can get sore, I'm not the only one that thinks this.
I'm surprised your M3 isn't better than the typeR.
For comfort surely the volvos had to be better? I don't think there is a better seat, I've been in a few luxury cars now. I always find the German stuff to hard

The M3 seats look fantastic and are comfortable but what I meant to ask was the best "sporty" seats and the M3 don't offer enough support. :B_thumb:

[T5frankie]

Top Gear and 5th Gear have both just tested the new Focus ST with only 240 odd bhp and both said what let it down was massive amounts of torque steer and major under steer, so how can you say "without any fear of losing it". I'd hate to come up to a corner and end up going straight on instead of round it lol. Atleast with r.w.d. you have a chance of correcting it. :smile:

all fwd cars will understeer as will 4wd cars, i can control that at silly speeds round roundabouts and have much more confidence, they are much safer imo. and with rwd you have to be a bit of an expert to drive one on the edge quickly cos most people aint racing drivers

[MIKESC70T5]

These are the Rs5 seats http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a5/rs5-coupe/interior-style-features/front-bucket-seats.html

I just did a little wee lol, they look gorgeous

[volvokid]

The M3 seats look fantastic and are comfortable but what I meant to ask was the best "sporty" seats and the M3 don't offer enough support. :B_thumb:

Ah ok then, here me ranting about sheer comfort

[MIKESC70T5]

all fwd cars will understeer as will 4wd cars, i can control that at silly speeds round roundabouts and have much more confidence, they are much safer imo. and with rwd you have to be a bit of an expert to drive one on the edge quickly cos most people aint racing drivers

do you mean going round and round roundabouts or across a roundabout?

[MIKESC70T5]

Ah ok then, here me ranting about sheer comfort

Comfort wise I agree with you, both the 850 and C70 I had were both very comfortable.

[T5frankie]

do you mean going round and round roundabouts or across a roundabout?

across lol, when i had my rwd coosie when i was 22 it had 424bhp and i was always losing it on roundabouts lol

[volvokid]

I just did a little wee lol, they look gorgeous

They were impressive and you could adjust the side and bum bolster thing with a touch of a button, they near strangled you.
They didn't help here though
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/20121103_222642-2.jpg

[MoleT-5R]

Like the first grill frankie, must get around to doing mine sometime, but it won't be anything like yours

[smithy]

1st one for me

[LiamT4]

You got good taste, copy the img code mate saves clicking on the link then numpty's like me wont miss it

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg598/nottsgreent5/20120821_125247.jpg

James, i like your grille as i you don't see many like it and nottsgreent5 (sorry mate forgot your name lol) your car looks stunning!

and you know what.......i don't usually like those headlights but they look good on your car.

[Jamest5r]

i wont ask her, i'll tell her, lol ....oi yoo gimme tha grill na roight.
should do the trick lol

Message from the wife.......if your not gonna abuse it and keep the clean lines of the grill then you can have it :)

[Nealevo]

Frankie I have a spare grill but the badge slash is missing!!

[Wobbly Dave]

is that your old car dave? nice, but the grill is naff I'm sorry but I really liked it at the time.

[merc85]

I'm sorry but I really liked it at the time.

Nice and Red tho Dave ;) lol

[Kingsford G]

1st one looks the best.

[Nifton]

I've also got a spare grill, i was going to experiment on it, but if you need it then just pipe up.

[NORDIC R]

The black makes them more aggressive looking in the rear view mirror....

[T5frankie]

Frankie I have a spare grill but the badge slash is missing!!

cheers neal i dont need the slash mate

[jotter22]

across lol, when i had my rwd coosie when i was 22 it had 424bhp and i was always losing it on roundabouts lol

frankie that says more about you than the driven end of your car!

Tony.

[weagie]

Have to say I found the seats in my Impreza turbo where amazing, great support and comfort even on long journeys. Pity the rest of it was pish! I do prefer front wheel drive too but I have had a couple of BMW's and by far the Alpina B10 I had was the most entertaining on corners, roundabouts, tarmac, basically anywhere it chose lol.

[kyboy]

i know this is against the grain but i prefer fwd cars, i can drive much quicker in one, without any fear of losing it, which is always in the back of my mind in a rwd car, i drive too quick to often,

That's why we like going to the Ring in fwd cars you don't need as much talent to drive a fast lap,seen to many §§§§ up against the Armco....everyday is race day mate! :)

[kyboy]

sorry forgot to vote... 1st one mate like mine and the Motorsport R as well...

[T5frankie]

frankie that says more about you than the driven end of your car!

Tony.
yeah at 22 only had my licence few years, that was my first ever rwd car and at 424bhp in a light 2wd sapphire cossie with no traction control it was way to much for a youngster to handle with no experience of rwd, now its different that was 15 years ago and i can properly drive now, i can drift i can do donuts, j-turns whatever, as a fast road car i still prefer fwd

[smithy]

I like fwd and rwd .the v70 I had was wild and torque steer but mad too but it could handle though.but the 940 you have have your wits about you otherwise you will be looking at an early grave if you don't respect it.and with a locked in diff you have to let the power off abit otherwise you will be going straight or drifting.in a straight line the power is mad .and it will be an animal this year .

[T5frankie]

I like fwd and rwd .the v70 I had was wild and torque steer but mad too but it could handle though.but the 940 you have have your wits about you otherwise you will be looking at an early grave if you don't respect it.and with a locked in diff you have to let the power off abit otherwise you will be going straight or drifting.in a straight line the power is mad .and it will be an animal this year .

yeah a pussycat

[smithy]

That's what you think but you will see when I give you the keys to find out how aggressive a pussycat can be lol.

[T5frankie]

That's what you think but you will see when I give you the keys to find out how aggressive a pussycat can be lol.

cant wait for some sideways action lol