Quick question - does anyone know if the eco grille will fit perfectly to replace the grille on my dynamic? Fittings look the same in the parts images online. Has anyone done this? I think I prefer the look

Compare the main bumper parts numbers. If the same both grilles will fit. Fiat parts are very modular so it will most likely fit.

Forum member testacorsa has done exactly that here.
He doesn't give much detail, so I guess it was a straight swap. He's a friendly chap so might give you more info if you ask nicely!

On that point of modularity, I've got the whole front bumper from an ordinary Panda on a 100HP. It dropped straight on. I just need to get around to painting it.

DaveMcT said:

On that point of modularity, I've got the whole front bumper from an ordinary Panda on a 100HP. It dropped straight on. I just need to get around to painting it.

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oh awesome - I was wondering about this - does the arch edge line up OK or are you adding extensions there too?

rmjbn1 said:

Forum member testacorsa has done exactly that here.
He doesn't give much detail, so I guess it was a straight swap. He's a friendly chap so might give you more info if you ask nicely!

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Brilliant - thank you very much for showing me that! Looks like it is a straight swap and his reasons are the same as mine. I ordered it yesterday so will just give it a go when it shows up

Clearly chose the wrong ebay seller to buy the grille from. Could have made one myself by now out of papier-mâché and frogspawn

Classed as a mod and needs to be declared. Going from black to chrome on a Mini is normally an extra £25.

So the grille arrived and went on.



I like it from 10ft away - generally I'm a fan of the 10ft rule - but close up the fit is really poor. The bonnet to grille lines are destroyed and the panel gaps are way off - left to bonnet is massive, right is tiddly. I've tried to tighten the screws using washers - there's no metal collars in the grille part - to spread the load.




Should I stand for this or return it? I'm in two minds. I think it was £20 new on ebay. Should I have gone for a genuine item, or maybe a used one instead?

The bumper has definitely taken a hit or two in the past, but the original grille's clips etc were all intact. I think this is a bad copy part personally.

What do you guys think?

(oh and this will be declared as a mod - I have wheels and springs and so forth to go on also)

Assuming the new grille is parallel, you need to be sure the bumper is level - measure your bumper to bonnet gap at left and right.