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  1. Thursday 21st October 2010, 11:04 #1
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    Grill mod

    After the new wheels, the grill that had been shouting "borring" at me for a while now, had some of the left over paint last night.
    What do you guys think?

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    you'r just copying me, looks good though
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    Quote Originally Posted by claymore View Post
    you'r just copying me, looks good though
    Oh i only just realised i have! lol
    feel like a reet copy cat now lol
    i will pop round shortly if that still ok matey?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett855tdi View Post
    i will pop round shortly if that still ok matey?
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  5. Thursday 21st October 2010, 12:10 #5
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    Get the bumper and bump-strip trim buffed up and it will really work well. I think I have tried almost every grille there is - and guess what, I now have an original chrome one fitted. Funny old world really.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatout Phil View Post
    Get the bumper and bump-strip trim buffed up and it will really work well. I think I have tried almost every grille there is - and guess what, I now have an original chrome one fitted. Funny old world really.
    buffed up? asin black trim wax?
    i did try to give them the once over with the heat gun last night but didnt work as well as i has on other cars, i was thinking of painting them, either the olive green, black or maybe a dark grey met?
    im not sure what would look best, what do u guys think?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett855tdi View Post
    buffed up? asin black trim wax?
    i did try to give them the once over with the heat gun last night but didnt work as well as i has on other cars, i was thinking of painting them, either the olive green, black or maybe a dark grey met?
    im not sure what would look best, what do u guys think?
    I did try some stuff called Forever Black - and it is extremely long lasting and effective (you can get it on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forever-Black-...item19bfc1f4e7 ) and goes a very long way. Although Wurth sell an even better product - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wurth-Plastic-...item563717ce08. This has the added benefit that it has a sister product that comes in grey http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wurth-Plastic-...item5d270f42f9 which is arguably the CORRECT colour for 850 trim.

    You could in theory paint all the strips a la V70. Personally, I think it looks a bit gay
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    yea im heading towards a dark grey met easy to clean!
    hate the back to black stuffs, gets all over the just washed or polished paint.
    very irritating
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    Looks good...
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    Quote Originally Posted by claymore View Post
    you'r just copying me, looks good though
    Quote Originally Posted by Brett855tdi View Post
    Oh i only just realised i have! lol
    Any plans with the bonnet and a drill yet?
    Grill looks good mate



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    Quote Originally Posted by Pault5estate View Post
    Any plans with the bonnet and a drill yet?
    Grill looks good mate
    lol the thought did cross my mind, only joking!
    looks like a good mod, but i need to keep it clean as anything i do i will wanna transfer to a T5 and propbably sell the TDi
    figured if i want a quick TDi tho i should do what Claymore has, and put a T5 on a TDi badge lol
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  13. Friday 22nd October 2010, 14:24 #12
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    Like the grill - nice one.
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