Matt's Red Ibiza FR TDI on RHs, with added plywood and plastic :)

[FR_MATT]

Grill looks mint I want one at some point but scared to buy the bits and possibly **** it up

I got a spare grill of Ebay for £10 and the Altea mesh was £20 so I wasn't too worried

 

[IBIZA_W1LL]

Grill looks really good! Nice job!

 

[FR_MATT]

Passed MOT this week

Bit more done on the grill:

It's a bit darker than the other grills, but is what I had around from painting the insides of my wheels. Just need to give it a few coats of laquer to help protect it a bit from stone chips

 

[phillpotts92]

Omfg Matt do me one with the leftovers from your altea grill please lol

 

[FR_MATT]

Omfg Matt do me one with the leftovers from your altea grill please lol

I did cut the spare piece roughly to size

How's my bonnet lifters coming along lol?

 

[phillpotts92]

Haha my mates not even started mine yet lol. I'll buy the grill off you?

 

[phillpotts92]

I mean the spare piece

 

[FR_MATT]

Edit: this was before I started painting...

The why did I decide to fill/smooth the joins with epoxy resin stage:

 

[random-phil]

Front grill looks well smart... was it as fiddly as it looks to do?

BTW did you have to disconnect your HIDs to pass ya m.o.t?

 

[FR_MATT]

Front grill looks well smart... was it as fiddly as it looks to do?

BTW did you have to disconnect your HIDs to pass ya m.o.t?

It was a pain yes lol

I took them out as it only takes me about 20 mins to do now, as I tuck the ballast inside the light unit and I didn't want the hassle of it not passing. I also have orange sidelights which I definately wouldn't pass!

 

[BeezaDave]

With the grill, did you just superglue it onto the surround?

And what's this epoxy resin?

 

[phillpotts92]

Epoxy resin is a plastic bond where there is two tubes. When the two chemicals come into contact they react with each other and create a strong bond. Basically its a very versatile glue lol

 

[BeezaDave]

Epoxy resin is a plastic bond where there is two tubes. When the two chemicals come into contact they react with each other and create a strong bond. Basically its a very versatile glue lol

Oh right. So could you use that alone to secure the grill or would you be better off glueing it on and then using the epoxy resin?

 

[FR_MATT]

You could but it takes longer to dry, which is why I tacked it in place with sugerglue

 

[FR_MATT]

Pow!

 

[JonnyH10]

Looks fantastic, brilliant job mate!

 

[FR_MATT]

cheers, I wasn't 100% sure on the size of the badge and the colour is slightly different to the other grills but it's growing on me.

Thinking of doing a V2 with the standard badge and bit where the badge clips in integrated into the mesh

 

[phillpotts92]

Looks good mate. NOW DO MINE!

 

[BeezaDave]

Looks class man, fair play!

 

[.Phase]

Looks well done! no bodge

if you prefer the other, definitely sell this, quit uni, make this your job, you'll be rich in no time xD