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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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With Java, if you're carefull in how you do it, you don't need to paint it,
[provided donor grill is same colour as your D3].
I didn't have to paint mine. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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Will Hay
Member Since: 04 Oct 2010
Location: Beautiful Yorkshire
Posts: 613
  
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ronp wrote:With Java, if you're carefull in how you do it, you don't need to paint
I don't want to paint my original java grille, I picked up a brand new all chrome grille for £100 and was thinking of painting everything but the slats.  D3 incl. genuine glass windscreen, front bi-focal headlights, full width rear bumper, self levelling washer bottle contents and audible 'tick tock' indicator stalk
911 GT3 had one [never]
R8 V12 just gone [past me]
Piiss highest up a wall winner runner up 1979
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| 17th Mar 2011 7:55 pm |
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StephenO
Member Since: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1652
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I managed to get a donor grille the same colour, got my insert from Slimer.
Just need to get the balls now to start it, sh!ting it, cant bring myself to plug in the Dremel!! 2016 RR Sport Autobiography
 2005 D3 Zambezi Silver
1995 Defender 90 300Tdi Coniston Green
1968 Series 2a SWB Bronze Green
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| 17th Mar 2011 8:32 pm |
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DannyUbertek
Member Since: 20 Feb 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 311
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| Nightmare Grille of death |
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Well that was fun!!!!!!!!
http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/displayima...&pos=5
[url][img][/img][/url] Spent tooo much club: Air compresser, parking ecu,D4 front D4 rear, tow bar, D4 arches, stormers 20" with General grabbers, new engine, new turbo, new front lower arms, new rear upper arms, new track rod ends, new anti roll bar bushes, Bas remap 2nd stage, K&N filter, clear indicators, door handle covers, nav update, wheel protector, new winch for spare wheel, 20" stormer spare, new plastic tube on top of engine, new fuel flap assembly, new mats, sill protectors,
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| 3rd Apr 2011 7:23 pm |
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Will Hay
Member Since: 04 Oct 2010
Location: Beautiful Yorkshire
Posts: 613
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Was the only cutting the insert to fit within the aperture of the donor grille and the four slots to the donor grille itself?
How much modification was there to the D4 insert?
Did you end up using the sikaflex, and if so did you just apply to the line along the slats, to secure the base?
A bit daunted to be honest 
DannyUbertek wrote:Well that was fun!!!!!!!!
http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/displayima...&pos=5
[url][img][/img][/url]
Is that wrong link?
It's an old rally car  D3 incl. genuine glass windscreen, front bi-focal headlights, full width rear bumper, self levelling washer bottle contents and audible 'tick tock' indicator stalk
911 GT3 had one [never]
R8 V12 just gone [past me]
Piiss highest up a wall winner runner up 1979
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| 11th Apr 2011 8:11 pm |
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dazsear
Member Since: 25 Jan 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 371
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I've decided to go the whole hog if I have to cut with a dremmel....got hold of a 2010 Range Rover supercharged grill, so just need to get a cheap D3 grill to butcher.
I just love the look of Rentons modification and cant wait to try and copy his hard work for an amazing look! 
Daz 17 4.4 Autobiography FFRR
57 VW Transporter - now gone!
09 D3 HSE in Black - long gone!
08 RRS TDV8 HST - long long gone!
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| 11th Apr 2011 8:37 pm |
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DannyUbertek
Member Since: 20 Feb 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 311
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Hi
Take a look at my gallery tried to link to it but it doesnt work!
i fitted my grill a little differently than the other dudes, i cut out the old grill leaving the internal side slates with a dremmel and then cutting down the ends of the new grill sanding it with a belt sander.
using the belt sander and sremmel i removed the four vein feet on the bottom, then angled them so thay fitted in, so didnt have to cut the four holes in the bottom of the grill.
so my grill sits flush with the existing grill as appose to set back, it was a pain in the rear and took me one afternoon and a lot of mess and i was nagged, but i think it looks really good, keep seeing other D3 drivers in sevenoaks look at it perplexed!!!! (why buy a £50 K car when you can achieve the same look with an £80 grille and a dremmel!!
DAN Spent tooo much club: Air compresser, parking ecu,D4 front D4 rear, tow bar, D4 arches, stormers 20" with General grabbers, new engine, new turbo, new front lower arms, new rear upper arms, new track rod ends, new anti roll bar bushes, Bas remap 2nd stage, K&N filter, clear indicators, door handle covers, nav update, wheel protector, new winch for spare wheel, 20" stormer spare, new plastic tube on top of engine, new fuel flap assembly, new mats, sill protectors,
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| 12th Apr 2011 2:50 am |
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rnlisg
Member Since: 07 Aug 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 209
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nice work dan,looks the dogs b  s.
sandy s/steel side tubes,door trims with bright inlay,front and rear light guards,half chrome mirror caps,mud flaps,chrome finishers on boot and rear bumper step,chrome finishers round gear shift and cup holders,chrome door handle covers.d/4 grille conversion,chrome foglamp bezzells,parrot bluetooth.***sadly missed**********
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| 12th Apr 2011 6:00 pm |
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StephenO
Member Since: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1652
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Dan,
Did you take anymore photos of the process, I'm just about to do mine and would like to weigh up whats easiest.
Looks great, but not quite sure from your explanation above exactly what you did and as someone has said before a picture speaks a thousand words
Cheers 2016 RR Sport Autobiography
2005 D3 Zambezi Silver
1995 Defender 90 300Tdi Coniston Green
1968 Series 2a SWB Bronze Green
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| 12th Apr 2011 6:56 pm |
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Hoss
Member Since: 29 Oct 2010
Location: Thaxted Essex
Posts: 71
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Top job, superb D4 XS
2010 Buckingham blue
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| 13th Apr 2011 9:53 am |
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DannyUbertek
Member Since: 20 Feb 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 311
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updated gallery Spent tooo much club: Air compresser, parking ecu,D4 front D4 rear, tow bar, D4 arches, stormers 20" with General grabbers, new engine, new turbo, new front lower arms, new rear upper arms, new track rod ends, new anti roll bar bushes, Bas remap 2nd stage, K&N filter, clear indicators, door handle covers, nav update, wheel protector, new winch for spare wheel, 20" stormer spare, new plastic tube on top of engine, new fuel flap assembly, new mats, sill protectors,
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| 22nd Apr 2011 11:24 pm |
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StephenO
Member Since: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1652
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Started this today,
Must say, I'm not enjoying this mod, cut out the middle part in the donor grille and started to shave down the D4 grille insert but being very cautious as I go.
Got to the stage where I could go either way with Alan or Dan's versions but had enough for today, maybe have another go tomorrow. 2016 RR Sport Autobiography
2005 D3 Zambezi Silver
1995 Defender 90 300Tdi Coniston Green
1968 Series 2a SWB Bronze Green
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| 24th Apr 2011 7:30 pm |
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Splitpin
Member Since: 30 Dec 2010
Location: At the toolbox
Posts: 535
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What new grill are you adapting? D4 or RRS?
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| 24th Apr 2011 7:55 pm |
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StephenO
Member Since: 15 Feb 2010
Location: Scotland
Posts: 1652
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I've got the D4 insert, got it off Slimer and found a D3 donor grill on Ebay.
All in just over £100!
Nightmare job though!
I've fitted headlamp washer jets, pump, sensor & fog lights with the LED rings this week already, which was easy compared to this. 2016 RR Sport Autobiography
2005 D3 Zambezi Silver
1995 Defender 90 300Tdi Coniston Green
1968 Series 2a SWB Bronze Green
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| 24th Apr 2011 8:04 pm |
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