Hi guys I've just bought a 56 plate HSE and love it. Cheap due to a compressor exhaust fault but easily fixable.
Anyway I think it looks a tad bland with all the grey etc and the boring grill so am asking what sort of fairly reasonable mods can be done. I'd love a D4 front but I'm not spending over a grand on it.
I want the arches etc done but is does the D4 bumpers etc fit easily or is it a complete front end only?
I run a garage and bodyshop.
Also do you loose much comfort with bigger wheels as the standard are horrible.
10th Nov 2018 10:41 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6566
Welcome.
The grille is easy to remove and there are a number of suppliers for D4, RRS, chrome (!), etc. style ones that fit an unmodified D3.
You can do a “facelift” from D3 to D4 (or even D4.5) but a lot of kit will need to be swapped out as you implied.
The existing arches can be removed and painted, there are people who have done that. Similarly, the front/rear bumpers can be removed and painted in one color rather than the combo you now have of black and something else. You can’t (I think) take D4 arches because they’re of different length and require replacement of more parts on the sides.. I think the same applies for D3 MY09 arches (these are the same color as the car instead of black).
What wheels do you have? Usually going to larger rims means less comfort. I’ve got 19” on both winter and summer and am happy. Could also be that your suspension bushes are tired/shot or the previous owner put poly bushes in. Or did you mean that the standard ones look horrible...?
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10th Nov 2018 10:56 pm
thommo1927
Member Since: 30 Sep 2016
Location: Cardiff South Wales
Posts: 415
The grille is a 2 minute mod ,Disco 4 bumpers are a straight swap but you’d need the lights and wings as the lights are a different shape
11th Nov 2018 11:09 am
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
Arches will make it look years younger, mines is not looking too bad for 13 years old.
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Also as said a new grill and remove door strips and some different wheels.05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
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