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Old 17th October 2015, 01:17 PM
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Default D2 FL Fog Light Grill - Price Madness

Well as we all know the FL fog light grill is just one of those parts that always seems to fall off or is missing.

So the wise people zip tie them into place and I would always recommend that route.

Now being honest I did not do this and mine fell off leaving an unsightly gap in the bumper which just could not be allowed to remain.

Looking at eBay they are being sold for £104 new and £80 used!! For a small piece of plastic this is a painful amount to pay for any D2 owner.

So I bought a new one, but from TPS for £66 ex VAT, a chunk of money but a lot cheaper than anywhere else.

So if you need one I would recommend the TPS route, part number for the passenger side is 4D0853635B if you need it.

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Old 17th October 2015, 01:27 PM
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Sounds like a worthwhile use for a 3D Printer
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Old 18th October 2015, 10:10 AM
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so that gap in the bumper isn't a design feature ?
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Old 15th November 2015, 09:08 PM
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is that price for the early Fl [ separate piece around the fog light ] or the later one piece grill ?
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Old 15th November 2015, 09:11 PM
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Later FL one piece type.
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Old 30th November 2015, 07:18 PM
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having decided that I just am NOT going to pay the crazy price for these I have decided to have a go at making replacements to at least neaten up the bumper
I think the early 2 piece grill is rectangular [ and the same both sides ]
could anyone let me have the dimensions ? I have the fog light surround bits
a photo would be great of course
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how about a 3d printed one must be doable
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I need one of these too! Mine must be the early type as it seems to be a two part one.
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how about a 3d printed one must be doable
It deffo doable, i had some things 3D printed a few weeks ago.
Ideally you'd have an original laser scanned.
It's not cheap. The print material was £352 for 2kg and then the support material is £160 for 2kg then there are cleaning fluids to remove the support material after printing, that's just consumables one of the parts took 28 hours to print.
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Old 7th April 2016, 09:25 AM
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Or laying up a glass fibre mould?
It would be a bit stiff if cast from resin and glass fibre, but may be ok.
Or is there a better easy to use at room temperature plastic for moulding?
At least this way it would avoid the stepped lines left by 3D printing which would need sanding down.
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