Alan Crossley · Oct 7, 2016

Has anyone made their own Defender front grill?

All of the off the shelf replacement units are expensive and unavailable after use.

neilly · Oct 7, 2016

Front grills are about £20.

Not sure you can make one for less than that.

Cheers

mikescuba · Oct 7, 2016

neilly said:
Front grills are about £20.

Not sure you can make one for less than that.

Cheers

+1 I bought one and installed a wire/metal mesh behind it to protect the rad..
See pic.

neilly · Oct 7, 2016

Blimey, that is one Big A***d picture there @mikescuba

I like the look tho.

Cheers

urbandekay · Oct 7, 2016

Alan Crossley said:
Has anyone made their own Defender front grill?

All of the off the shelf replacement units are expensive and unavailable after use.

Unavailable after use? What were you expecting them to be available for? Autographs perhaps?

urbandekay · Oct 7, 2016

mikescuba said:
+1 I bought one and installed a wire/metal mesh behind it to protect the rad..
See pic.

Looks good with the mesh under it

mikescuba · Oct 8, 2016

I fitted the mesh as I have had two rads damaged by the gritters during the winter in the snow. Its a quick job to fit.

aaronmorris · Oct 8, 2016

Not sure why you want to make your own, replacement units are both readily available and cheap as chips.
Unless you are looking in the wrong places or want something aftermarket, in which case, yes they charge a premium, sure I paid £150ish for my nakatanenga heritage style grill, compared to a standard one at sub £20..

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

urbandekay said:
Looks good with the mesh under it

mikescuba said:
+1 I bought one and installed a wire/metal mesh behind it to protect the rad..
See pic.

Tasteful job.

There is a 63 plate defender in CGS Old Amersham with an awful front grill (machined ally), go have a look.

urbandekay · Oct 8, 2016

doriz said:
Tasteful job.

There is a 63 plate defender in CGS Old Amersham with an awful front grill (machined ally), go have a look.

No pic, way to go to look at something awful!

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

http://www.csgmotorcompany.com/land...air-con-bluetooth-sat-nav-in-amersham-6094240

More likely machined stainless.

nobber · Oct 10, 2016

I have a genuine stage 1 v8 grille and surround on mine, 30 quid off EBay. Took me 3 years to find it though.

Alan Crossley · Oct 10, 2016

neilly said:
Front grills are about £20.

Not sure you can make one for less than that.

Cheers

Yes you are correct. What I meant to impart was I would like to find or create an aftermarket grill that will look different but fitting and tasteful.

Alan Crossley · Oct 10, 2016

nobber said:
I have a genuine stage 1 v8 grille and surround on mine, 30 quid off EBay. Took me 3 years to find it though.

Looks very good and, as you say, it takes time. Well done yours excellent.

Alan Crossley · Oct 10, 2016

aaronmorris said:
Not sure why you want to make your own, replacement units are both readily available and cheap as chips.
Unless you are looking in the wrong places or want something aftermarket, in which case, yes they charge a premium, sure I paid £150ish for my nakatanenga heritage style grill, compared to a standard one at sub £20..

Understand but I would like something like you have which is going to make my vehicle a little bit different from the rest. I also live in Ireland and there is a distinct lack of supply of material, including readily available Defender grills. Once shipping is added it is almost as cheep to buy something different which enhances the look of the LR.

Mr S1 · Oct 12, 2016

I've got a KBX set on mine, wanted it purely for the look. Not overly cheap but what I wanted.

Alan Crossley · Oct 14, 2016

urbandekay said:
Unavailable after use? What were you expecting them to be available for? Autographs perhaps?

People rarely sell them second hand

andy_v · Oct 14, 2016

£14.10 free postage, on ebay

cheap as chips.

Alan Crossley · Nov 9, 2016

doriz said:
Tasteful job.

There is a 63 plate defender in CGS Old Amersham with an awful front grill (machined ally), go have a look.

It's a long way from the west of Ireland, but I thank you for your suggestion

flat · Nov 10, 2016

mikescuba said:
+1 I bought one and installed a wire/metal mesh behind it to protect the rad..
See pic.

That's a great idea. I had my rad done by a stick!

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