This came up by chance today cheap so i thought i would give it a go, always tried to keep mine original on looks (ish) so i can't decide if it's too chav for me (im 38!!).
If i do keep it i will move the horns!!
This came up by chance today cheap so i thought i would give it a go, always tried to keep mine original on looks (ish) so i can't decide if it's too chav for me (im 38!!).
If i do keep it i will move the horns!!
Doesn't do anything for me. Original grill sprayed black is the one i would go for.
Ed
Jamest5r (Saturday 12th September 2009)
Mmmmm i cant honestly decide after seeing your lovely car in the flesh last week, i would be more swayed to say i preferred it as it was. But after all it's your choice mate.
Living the volvo dream!!
Jamest5r (Saturday 12th September 2009)
Jamest5r (Saturday 12th September 2009)
keep it hide the horns and fit some spots
Jamest5r (Saturday 12th September 2009)
Cheers Mark..........
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Jamest5r (Saturday 12th September 2009)
KISS Rs
850R manual, Rica 310, IKEA fitted bathroom, H&C running water, Jetex 2.5", pipe rack, cap stand, Forge BOV, circular wheels with full 360 degree rotation, 302mm discs, IPD front and rear anti-roll bars, numerous shiny features, sub-atomic particle accelerator, VTOL capability ...Volvo With Attitude!!!
Also to be seen in a gold Honda CR-V these days...
"It's really fast, and growls like a tiger!"
works well to phil
Well, It needs a slash and a badge - see mine.
Is it Chav? What is Chav? I have always found the Ian Dury and The Blockheads signature song 'Blockheads' a comforting explanation:
You must have seen parties of Blockheads
With blotched and lagered skin
Blockheads with food particles in their teeth
What a horrible state they're in
They've got womanly breasts under pale mauve vests
Shoes like dead pigs' noses
Cornflake packet jacket, catalogue trousers
A mouth what never closes
You must have seen Blockheads in raucous teams
Dressed up after work
Who screw their poor old Eileens
Get sloshed and go berserk
Rotary accessory watches
Hire-purchase signet rings
A beauty to the bully boys
No lonely vestige clings
Why bother at all about Blockheads?
Why shouldn't they do as they please?
You know if it came to a brainy game
You could baffle a Blockhead with ease
How would you like one puffing and blowing in your ear-hole?
Or pissing in your swimming pool?
Bigger brained Blockheads often acquire
Black and orange cars
Premature ejaculation drivers
Their soft-top's got roll-bars
'Fill her up,' they say to Blockheads
'Go on, stick it where it hurts'
Their shapeless haircuts don't enhance
Their ghastly patterned shirts
Why bother at all about Blockheads?
Superior as you are
You're thoughtful and kind with a well-stocked mind
A Blockhead can't think very far
Imagine finding one in your laundry basket
Banging nails in your big black dog
Why bother at all about Blockheads?
Why should you care what they do?
Cos after all is said and done
You're a Blockhead too
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_RxNr5d370[/ame]
WE ARE ALL CHAVS In particular if you drive a black or orange car - or your soft top has roll-bars...
KISS Rs
850R manual, Rica 310, IKEA fitted bathroom, H&C running water, Jetex 2.5", pipe rack, cap stand, Forge BOV, circular wheels with full 360 degree rotation, 302mm discs, IPD front and rear anti-roll bars, numerous shiny features, sub-atomic particle accelerator, VTOL capability ...Volvo With Attitude!!!
Also to be seen in a gold Honda CR-V these days...
"It's really fast, and growls like a tiger!"
Pass the spliff on mate you've been hogging it
I think it may be a 5 skinner too
Living the volvo dream!!
I'd go for the mesh but find something to fill the whole, so to speak. Maybe put the slash back on. Or get some other Volvo badge and pop it in the corner.
I personally think the fogs behind the grille cheapen the look. Maybe it would work if you darkened the glass/lense? JMHO.
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I'm not so keen on the mesh, but if you like it, go for it. I can always chuck potatoes as you pass and turn them into french fries!
It's a ROCKET PROPELLED ARMCHAIR, and I LOVE IT
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No spuds have been thru this. Only a sparrow and a sh*t-load of moths!
Meet Abby, an elegant lady... Still, very willing to go topless in public. All I gotta do is push the right buttons...
I think adding the slash & badge over the mesh would produce a factory fitted look and be quite interesting. It might draw the eye away from the horns too? Other than that, I'd agree that painting the original plastic grille would be good (and provide more protection ?)
Just my tuppence worth, and its all down to personal taste - whatever you prefer is what you should do
Regarding chavs, its an awkward thing to define isn't it?! We all hate those Corsas full of hyper active monkeys with the bass blasting out, but equally most of us have probably considered rear privacy glass of varying darkness, lowered ride height, different exhausts, nice alloys... so what is 'chaviness' to one person may not be to the next - they might call it 'customising' if they're of my generation!
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Previously - '97 S70 T5 manual, '98 V70R AWD auto, '98 V70R Auto in Nautic Blue Mica with LPG (went to Germany!), 1996 850R Auto, lots of various 940s, 960s and a crappy 850 2.0
Jamest5r (Sunday 13th September 2009)
Not really my cup of tea but as mentioned adding the slash may well improve it and give it a more factory look
Last edited by AndysR; Sunday 13th September 2009 at 18:44.
I like it, but then i would because its the same as mine.
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