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ben carney 24-05-2012 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by xeon8 (Post 292765)
Im pretty sure that theyre fibreglass, and if it is you could probably (easily) modify it to fit with a bit of spare time and the motivation :)

Also was the grille for a 1.6/1.8 or an SP20?

"eCarboy grille for BJII Astina / Protege / Familia. New, unpainted. Fibreglass."

Ice88 24-05-2012 01:37 PM

It will have been for the SP20.

xeon8 24-05-2012 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 292766)
"eCarboy grille for BJII Astina / Protege / Familia. New, unpainted. Fibreglass."

Well in that case, as I mentioned you can manipulate the shape of the grille easily as its fibreglass; test fit the grille and mark the spots on the grille that are causing the grille not to fit properly. It might just be a case of sanding a few millimetres off each side of the grille, and if something goes wrong (hopefully shouldnt), as its fibreglass, you can go down to your local supercrap (supercheap), repco or autobarn and pick up some fibreglass filler and reshape the grille.

Just my 2c worth though :)

EDIT: If its for an SP20, modification is required as the 1.6/1.8 grille shape is different to the SP20

ben carney 24-05-2012 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeon8 (Post 292769)
Well in that case, as I mentioned you can manipulate the shape of the grille easily as its fibreglass; test fit the grille and mark the spots on the grille that are causing the grille not to fit properly. It might just be a case of sanding a few millimetres off each side of the grille, and if something goes wrong (hopefully shouldnt), as its fibreglass, you can go down to your local supercrap (supercheap), repco or autobarn and pick up some fibreglass filler and reshape the grille.

Just my 2c worth though :)

EDIT: If its for an SP20, modification is required as the 1.6/1.8 grille shape is different to the SP20

cheers buddy!
and yes, i know what to get from that 'supercrap' as i work there ;)
haha

xeon8 24-05-2012 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 292770)
cheers buddy!
and yes, i know what to get from that 'supercrap' as i work there ;)
haha

Haha no worries! :D

marcs_sp20 24-05-2012 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 292766)
"eCarboy grille for BJII Astina / Protege / Familia. New, unpainted. Fibreglass."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ice88 (Post 292767)
It will have been for the SP20.

The ecarboy is only for the BJII, not the SP20. You will notice at the bottom of the grille that the BJII Grille comes to a different angle, see phildoughs photo of a replica AutoExe grille with a BJII bumper:

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/u...h_photos/1.jpg

ben carney 24-05-2012 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by marcs_sp20 (Post 292777)
The ecarboy is only for the BJII, not the SP20. You will notice at the bottom of the grille that the BJII Grille comes to a different angle, see phildoughs photo of a replica AutoExe grille with a BJII bumper:

http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/u...h_photos/1.jpg

yeah mines wayyy different!
but we'll see what happens, mine looks similar to smurfy's

smurfy 24-05-2012 06:36 PM

bring it on sunday :) and ill have a look it for youu ahah if it doesnt fit ill buy it off you hahah mines sunken like a biatchh

ben carney 24-05-2012 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurfy (Post 292802)
bring it on sunday :) and ill have a look it for youu ahah if it doesnt fit ill buy it off you hahah mines sunken like a biatchh

it should be on the car for sunday ;)
i've got the first coat of colour on, now 2-3 more then lots of clear!

ben carney 31-05-2012 10:09 PM

the grille in!
http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...012365blur.jpg

Zenki 31-05-2012 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 293512)
the grille in!

Some more close-up shots? Did you have trouble fitting it?

xeon8 01-06-2012 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 293512)

Looking good mate! How hard/easy was it to install?

ben carney 01-06-2012 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zenki (Post 293517)
Some more close-up shots? Did you have trouble fitting it?

i did have a bit of hassle, but it sits in alright, not too good, but alright!
and more photos this arvo

ben carney 01-06-2012 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by xeon8 (Post 293526)
Looking good mate! How hard/easy was it to install?

it was fairly easy, needed a notch in the top to fit around the horn bracket, and the drivers side needed to be filed down to fit properly, i'll re-do it one dy so it fits in nicer but at the moment, im happy

ben carney 01-06-2012 03:26 PM

just a few snaps

ben carney 01-06-2012 04:16 PM

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05213.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05211.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05209.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05203.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05200.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05186.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05146.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05114.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05113.jpg

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC05140.jpg

xeon8 01-06-2012 05:29 PM

Grille looks mint! I couldnt see it properly, far away like in the first pic of it you took, but it really does look good now Ive had a closer look at it from the recent pics.

However the car still needs moar low :p

ben carney 01-06-2012 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeon8 (Post 293615)
Grille looks mint! I couldnt see it properly, far away like in the first pic of it you took, but it really does look good now Ive had a closer look at it from the recent pics.

However the car still needs moar low :p

cheers mate!
yeah i know :( but thats how i have to get into the garage, and i can't leave it on the street

ben carney 11-06-2012 11:46 AM

Received my plates on friday! Look much better then the old yellow!

xeon8 11-06-2012 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ben carney (Post 294540)
Received my plates on friday! Look much better then the old yellow!

Pics, Pics, Pics!! :D


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