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29th January 2009, 06:40 PM
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Black Front Grill
A Couple of you have commented on the new grill so I thought I'd just put up a quick how-to.
 The whole grill has not been blacked out, just the bright work. The grill is held in by three cross head screws. Once remove there are some trim packing pieces on the opposite side that may fall out. Just watch out they don't fall into the engine bay. This is a grill I am in the process of doing a mod on but it shows the components on the back.  When you look at the back of the 4 rings and chrome surround you'll see how they're fitted. Two pairs of hands are a considerable help. On the chrome surrond the tabs on the end are very fragile, be careful. Once off. I used 400 W&D dry to prep the surfaces and gave it a good keying. Once every corner is done I got out the aerosols and went to work.  Starting with plastic primer, a couple of dabs of stopper and a coat or three of primer filler. then the satin black. Finally I added several coats of satin laquer to give the surface a bit of resiliance. Top tip - put your paint tins into some warm water for a few minutes before spraying. Really helps the atomisation.
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29th January 2009, 09:08 PM
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sweet, now get busy on the rest of the chrome
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1st February 2009, 05:07 PM
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Anyone seen a debadged grill or euro style grill per chance?
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1st February 2009, 05:59 PM
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Love it mike! Would be awesome to do the entire lower end of the car in that i.e. lower front and rear bumpers and the sills!...
what are your next plans for your car? -Oli
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1st February 2009, 06:40 PM
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Oli,
I've already done the rear lower bumper in the satin black, but no satin clear coat. The front is to be done as is the aluminium trim on either side as it is all milky and the only way to get it shiny is to machine polish it. That only lasts a couple of weeks. I could lacquer it but then if it fails I'm stuffed. So satin black it is. Hadn't thought of the sills, will do them to. 
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.
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10th February 2009, 01:53 PM
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Just done my grill like this.. in a more matt finish plasticote type spray (will post some pics when I can). Very happy.
Other than dropping a bloody grill retaining screw .. and I still have an undertray so hoping its rolling about on there.. !
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