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Cheers mate.
Basically you remove your number plate (can't remember if they come stuck on or screwed on because i put my personal reg on and screwed it) followed by the top and bottom grilles which just pull out. The bottom one was a nightmare it was so tight its unbelievable.
Once you have done that you remove your Fiat badge from the old grille and attach it to the new one with a piece of plastic the fits in the back of the grille (mine needed filing because there wasnt enough room to put the bolt on, very poorly designed).
Once thats done you put the two grilles in the spaces. Then the pins were cut off the back of the new grille because i didnt want to drill through my bumper at the edges where it would be visible if i removed it. After that the grille was offered up but the number plate screws were put back in to the holes slightly with some tipex on the end so that when the grille touched them it would mark where i needed to drill. After that i drilled the holes and fixed the grille into place (it just clips in where the old ones did).
Finally i just reattached my plates through the holes which went all the way through to their original holes so they act as an extra fixing.
Simple, lol.
Thanks for the mini-guide Rich!
I've placed my order with Chris at Souls today for the Grille and a couple of other bits so will see how I get on with fitting it too! Should arrive by Friday.
If anyone else is thinking of getting any parts, do get in touch with Chris as he is extremely helpful and does and excellent deal to boot! Thanks again Chris.
Tom
No problem mate, hopefully it will help you a little bit, the instructions arent bad to be honest but at least you can see where i had some difficulties.
What else did you order? Any other Linea bits?
Agree with that Chris was really helpful and the discount made me like him even more,.
Rich
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Sorry to bang on about this mate. Still looking at doing it badgless. S'pose I'll suck up a bit first by saying it looks fantastic with the Black on the Red car, Reminds me a lot of an Audi.
Anyways, still looking at doing it badgeless. By your guide it sounds like the kit essentially comes in 3 bits, the centre bit, including extended surrounds to house the grills, and then (this is the bit I need clarity on) the upper an lower grills come seperate again.
So is there a possibility for mixing the grills supplied with a badgless one from another supplier. I know you can't answer 100% because you would need to have all the items present to check sizing etc, but in theory! is it possible?
I just ordered the grille, sill protectors and new style badges. Nice healthy discount on all three bits!
Sorry did mean RichC.
The more I thought about it I s'pose what you say makes sense about the surrounding area for the grilles etc. My car is Balero Red, which is kinda of a dark red come maroon, in case your not familiar with it?
The Grille has arrived! Rich, you were right about the sill protectors, very thin! Should look good on though.
Was hoping to get some advice about the Grille from you too. I've not fitted my own parts before (rookie!), and looking forward to having a crack at the Grille. I quite like the colour it arrived in, but it says it does need to be primed and sprayed in the instructions, and it will need to be black to match other parts like wing mirror stalks.
Was wondering what paint you used? Is it matte finish? Im off to Halfords tomorrow to get some and spray it up, so was wondering if you had any tips for that too. Did you spray every part (mesh etc) and do you do several coats?
Any other spraying tips also appreciated!!
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks for the reply Rich. Sorry to be a pain, but just wondered if it was gloss or matte paint used, looks gloss in the photos.
Does anyone know if I can just use boggo black gloss auto spray paint on plastic?? Showing my ignorance now! Didnt do the Grille this weekend, but hoping to get around to spraying it this week.
Thanks for the reply Rich. Sorry to be a pain, but just wondered if it was gloss or matte paint used, looks gloss in the photos.
Does anyone know if I can just use boggo black gloss auto spray paint on plastic?? Showing my ignorance now! Didnt do the Grille this weekend, but hoping to get around to spraying it this week.
It will need a few coats of plastic primer first. To get the gloss look and protection you will need to lacquer the paintwork after. Look up a few spraying guides an it will give you the best techniques. It very easy to mess up a spray job especially if you go in blind.
Thanks for the replies Puntokris and Rich, im actually thinking it might be best to have it sprayed up properly now! Theres a place near me that is quite reasonable I might try.
Id like to have a go myself but not sure it will be a great idea considering the cost of the part! May still keep it the colour it came in anyway, we'll see.
I'll post some pics when its done!
Yeah I'd like one but they're so damn expensiveso it comes with the black honeycomb grills or do you have to use your own?
i did quickly skim through this topic but didn't see anything about the grill.
my mrs has the grande punto sport in yellow with a few opions and i would love to add this to hers as i think it would look loooooverly