Styling ugly grill/door strips

[jake_6_9]

im trying to find a new grill for my bravo...not only cus its ugly but the glue has come unstuck on two of the topcorners causing it to stick out at each corner.......making it look even worse!! iv thought of getting one customised but wondered if anyones seen any for sale anywhere or any other tips. also i wanted to do something with the door strips, after seeing a post saying thers hole's behind them i didnt want to remove them, it said that spraying them was the best way, but has anyone done/seen them been smoothed in?? thanks

 

[jug]

glue?

its bolted on from the back with 3 small nuts.

you can use the grill from any bravo brava or marea, there are at least half a dozen different types and each can be modifed by changing the nesh or sticking a new style badge on etc, there are loads of options. one is chrome, one has mesh, one has bars across it, it depends on the model and age of the car.

check members motors sections for marea threads, you may like one of the marea grills.

you cant spray the holes in the door, obviously you need to fill them first. its not easy filling holes like that becasue there is nothing behind them, so you firstly need to use some gap bridger from behind, then filler on the door, them sand them smooth, then spray.

 

[jake_6_9]

glue?

its bolted on from the back with 3 small nuts.

you can use the grill from any bravo brava or marea, there are at least half a dozen different types and each can be modifed by changing the nesh or sticking a new style badge on etc, there are loads of options. one is chrome, one has mesh, one has bars across it, it depends on the model and age of the car.

check members motors sections for marea threads, you may like one of the marea grills.

you cant spray the holes in the door, obviously you need to fill them first. its not easy filling holes like that becasue there is nothing behind them, so you firstly need to use some gap bridger from behind, then filler on the door, them sand them smooth, then spray.

well it looks like glue, its at the top of each corner of the grill, thers like a brown residue?? god knows... any whoo welll i saw i think its beastieboys car that has it smoothed in, that looks great, but yeah ill check out the marea grills. thanks

 

[klemster]

No need to post a thread twice!!

Parts of the grill are glued together but it is bolted to the bonnet! Smoothed grill in my opinion does not really suit the car at all. The Bravo grill is the best out of the Bravo/a Marea range!

Removing the bumpstrips is alot of work and you are going to get aload of parking dents. I would probably paint them if anything, but the black does create a contrast

 

[bulldog5046]

smoothed Marea grill FTW

 

[jug]

it would be great to make an intake scoop that fits perfectly behind it, get the fibreglass out boyo.

 

[bulldog5046]

i dont think it would be possible to get the airflow, the rad is just behind the grill with the slam panel just above and bumper just below, there isnt really anywhere to run the pipework...... any people might get annoyed with it ripping their clothes off when they walk past

 

[jake_6_9]

smoothed Marea grill FTW

^ that looks the nuts!! so much better than standard grill!!

 

[bulldog5046]

^ that looks the nuts!! so much better than standard grill!!

thanks

started by Stewart (The Beast) finised once by me, then given to my bodyshop to do properly

 

[jake_6_9]

are they stanard headlights?? they look awsome!!

 

[drunknspike]

are they stanard headlights?? they look awsome!!

they were on the high spec mareas they can be modified to fit any bravo/brava do a search if you want to know how to fit them

 

[kayl0rz]

my grille

 

[ChrisUK]

my grille

:worship: :yum:

 

[jake_6_9]

my grille

hey looks really good exactly what i want!! you dont fancy selling you bonnet do you

 

[kayl0rz]

hey looks really good exactly what i want!! you dont fancy selling you bonnet do you

grille is seprate part, comes on and off on its own.. its like an custom added bit over where the original was.. or something

its now actually silver, i stripped the black paint off and polished up the metal. so it now goes with the chrome Alfa 147 handles and the polished lip of me dished alloys

 

[jake_6_9]

what so its sort of a seperate piece of fibreglass that goes over the top of the original grill that can be taken off
still looks awsome, like the idea of the chrome iv just got some deep dish too, any pics??

 

[kayl0rz]

it looks like a proper grille, just modified... im not sure

wheels look like so:

 

[jake_6_9]

it looks like a proper grille, just modified... im not sure

wheels look like so:

yeh looks good are they 15's?? im still searching for some blooody 147 door handles, gonna try ebay tonight just not looking forward to trying to fit them!! looks like a right pain in the arse.... my keskins.....

 

[jug]

wow jake you've got some crazy alloys, but i like them.

 

[drunknspike]

yeh looks good are they 15's?? im still searching for some blooody 147 door handles, gonna try ebay tonight just not looking forward to trying to fit them!! looks like a right pain in the arse.... my keskins.....

search for breaking alfa 147