Post 439113 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 15:26:53
First... DON'T remove the front bumper...
Remove the black plastic rivets from the top of the bumper, under the bonnet...
Push the centre pin in till it clicks and just lever the whole rivet out.
Pull the top of the bumper toward you and look at the back of the grille, you will see 4 clips
(Sorry I forgot to take a photo!)
Wedge a screwdriver between the clip and the plastic blade on the grille (a bit fiddly).
Do this for all 4 of the top clips then pull the top of the grille away from the bumper.
Look down inside, through the gap you just opened between the grille and bumper. You will see the 3 clips holding the bottom of the grille on...
You can poke these individually and remove the the grille completely.
with the grille out, you will be confronted with something that had me scratchin' my noggin for a bit...
These little grippy washers are a pain. What i did was push the base of the blade, where it splits from the body of the washer. after buckling it it will pull off with a pair of long nose pliers (sorry, blurry pic)
Now the slash is off, give the grille a clean with carb cleaner or a 500 quid dishwasher ;)
Mask the bits you don't want painted - I wanted to leave the chrome boarder as-is... TAKE YOUR TIME! You want this to be right ;)
Hang the grill SAFELY somewhere and apply your favourite primer...
I used Metatec Cold Galv (cos I get it for free and it dries fast)
While you're waiting for the primer to dry, go put the bumper back together. If it doesn't seem to want to go back properly, look around the headlights as mine caught on the glass and had to be "manipulated" to get it back in.
Now apply the first coat of black, wait a few minutes, turn the grille 180 degrees and apply another. Make sure you have a good covering in the nooks and crannys - some bugger will spot it if you don't!
Repeat as required and allow to dry.
While you're waiting, repair the gripp washer thingys, first by hammering them flat, then jam a Phillips screwdriver through the hole to put the angle back on the blades...
When the paint has dried (I used a small fan heater) re fit the slash, using a deep 8mm-10mm socket to push the grippy washers back on.
You can then remove the masking tape.
The grille will just push back into the bumper.
Et voila! Job done.
Post 439119 by foammanmark on 2011-12-22 15:37:16
You make it sound so easy! Are you posting a picy of the result please?
Post 439129 by Porcine_Aviator on 2011-12-22 15:46:08
The next lesson is going to be how to make a large pot of curry using a tripod over a fire. The tripod will be coloured in a nice shade of matt black with a few white bits here and there :)
Post 439132 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 15:47:45
[quote=Porcine_Aviator;439129]The next lesson is going to be how to make a large pot of curry using a tripod over a fire. The tripod will be coloured in a nice shade of matt black with a few white bits here and there :)[/quote]
LOL, that's my mate's fishing tripod... oops!
Post 439134 by Porcine_Aviator on 2011-12-22 15:50:14
[quote=martinrpeachey;439132]LOL, that's my mate's fishing tripod... oops![/quote]
You mean it was his fishing tripod :)
Mind you that does look nice.
Post 439137 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 15:51:20
[quote=Porcine_Aviator;439134]You mean it was his fishing tripod :)
Mind you that does look nice.[/quote]
Tee Hee, thanks mate.
Post 439138 by foammanmark on 2011-12-22 15:51:46
Very, very smart! Job well done there!
Post 439141 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 15:56:33
[quote=foammanmark;439138]Very, very smart! Job well done there![/quote]
Thanks very much (got no thanks buttons! come to think of it, smileys aren't working too)
It was actually very easy once I'd figured out how to get it all apart.
Post 439166 by bigrotch on 2011-12-22 16:41:43
that looks the nuts mate proper job mate
Post 439204 by The Flying Moose on 2011-12-22 17:30:03
Looks very good Martin.
Infact reminds me of my old P2 here:
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24963
Now all you need is to put a V70R spoiler on like I did with mine too ;)
Post 439213 by Dangerous Dave on 2011-12-22 17:36:49
Looking good there Martin, nice job!
Post 439243 by theflyingbrick on 2011-12-22 18:20:29
looks good mate,makes a world of difference :)
Post 439255 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 18:43:48
Thanks for the compliments guys, here's another pic I took waiting for Mrs. MRP to finish work...
Post 439257 by t5 stealth on 2011-12-22 18:45:37
Et voila! Job done.[/QUOTE]
looks good mate,
but i dont wana upset you now but you dont need to remove any clips etc or pull bumper forward,
just look between the slits in the grill,
with a screw drive just push the clip/tag and the grill pops out :hidesbehi
sorry mate :)
Post 439258 by foammanmark on 2011-12-22 18:45:41
Does Mrs.MRP drive that truck behind you? LOL
Post 439269 by Erik The Viking on 2011-12-22 18:58:37
Look great - thanks for the Pic's
Post 439274 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 19:01:57
[quote=t5 stealth;439257]Et voila! Job done.[/quote]
looks good mate,
but i dont wana upset you now but you dont need to remove any clips etc or pull bumper forward,
just look between the slits in the grill,
with a screw drive just push the clip/tag and the grill pops out :hidesbehi
sorry mate :)[/QUOTE]
Tried.that mate, needed to do all 4 clips at once to get the top out on mine. Tight fit, so it was.
[quote=foammanmark;439258]Does Mrs.MRP drive that truck behind you? LOL[/quote]
she has, didn't like it. Not as much torque as the T5 lol.
Post 439404 by T4Rick on 2011-12-22 22:14:50
Nice write up and a very good job on the grill too
Post 439405 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 22:23:01
[quote=850Rick;439404]Nice write up and a very good job on the grill too[/quote]
Cheers bud. I was unsure that it would look as good as it does on the 850R.
Really pleased with it tho.
Post 439408 by volvokid on 2011-12-22 22:29:51
That looks much better now!!!
Post 439410 by dalhousie2008 on 2011-12-22 22:31:41
Much better than the chrome, now I only have 3 to do! Thanks Martin!
Post 439430 by AndysR on 2011-12-22 23:18:29
Nice job done! Looks really good against the white bodywork :)
Post 439432 by M-R-P on 2011-12-22 23:25:11
So many compliments! Thanks guys. Looks better in the flesh, if I do say so myself;)
Glad it went so well 'cos it'll be a bitch to clean off lol.
Post 477655 by wacky racer on 2012-03-25 22:02:52
Looks nice, but how does it get on with stone chips? I sprayed the grill on my BMW a few years ok but had to keep touching it up due to the chips.
Would like to do the same to my V50.
Post 477657 by M-R-P on 2012-03-25 22:06:15
Holy thread revival Batman!I have one stone chip which is quite annoying, I've toyed with the idea of c/f wrapping, but it will be a right ball ache ;)
Post 477721 by y2blade on 2012-03-26 00:14:50
[quote=martinrpeachey;477657]Holy thread revival Batman!I have one stone chip which is quite annoying, I've toyed with the idea of c/f wrapping, but it will be a right ball ache ;)[/quote]
Martin, just paint it the same colour as your wheels ;)
:)
Post 477733 by M-R-P on 2012-03-26 08:12:19
[quote=y2blade;477721]Martin, just paint it the same colour as your wheels ;)
:)[/quote]
Oh har bleedin har! :)
Post 477750 by y2blade on 2012-03-26 10:08:01
[quote=martinrpeachey;477733]Oh har bleedin har! :)[/quote]
Joking aside, I thought they looked ok tbh.
I've seen worse colour wheels!!!
Post 702855 by jdavis on 2014-04-12 20:18:13
Great guide Martin. Done this myself today. Here are the results
needs redoing as the paint was crap but it looks good and freshens the front up.
Post 702860 by M-R-P on 2014-04-12 20:30:17
Been a busy bunny today haven't you mate lol. I'd forgotten how good they look like that) kinda regret wrapping mine now haha
Post 702865 by jdavis on 2014-04-12 21:16:11
You could say lol, was planning to do abs ECU too but the one I've got doesn't match. It doesn't even have same mounting, whoops. Ahwell will bang it up on eBay or here and try and swap it for right one.
