My first Seat, recommendation welcome :)

[splinter26]

So i've just returned from picking my grill up and a trip to halfrauds where i got some primer, and the correct paints. Also bought some LED side lights so the next couple of hours are going to be busy. This could either go really well or really, Really bad...

 

[VRSLOZ]

Did you get the Prism ones mate?

Going to look like mine

 

[splinter26]

I did indeed. I used to have the honeycomb grill which sat behind the original. But prefer the look of this one. Looks great on yours. Just spent ages masking off all the little bits of the grill around the badge to spray it. Waiting for the primer to dry now. Dreading taking my original grill off as i hear it can be a bit tricky. Dont want to snap anything etc.

 

[splinter26]

Right to begin with i removed the badge using the useful tut on here already

Then i wasn't sure whether i wanted just the front of the badge surround to be in colour or to colour it all the way into the grill. Now this is hard to explain so i'm not sure if that made any sense lol. However i decided to colour all the way into the grill. It took a while to prep it as i had to individually wrap each "spoke" of the grill with masking tape. Hopefully it'll be worth it:

Beginning of the masking tape jobby:

After spraying with the masking tape still on:

With the badge side by side:

Not fully inserted yet but wanted to see roughly what it turned out like. Still need to sand off some of the areas where the red paint escaped onto the grill. And need to lacquer but Halfrauds had ran out.. So i'll find some tomorrow. I'm happy so far lol Next step is to spray the silver surround in black. And i'm tempted to have a red pinstripe on the inside of the black surround but it'll be fiddly. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

 

[FR_POWER]

your front fog grills look kinda boring and plain! I was looking around some Germany Seat ibiza forum and i seen this...

get yourself some merc e-class DRLs! kinda expensive tho

 

[splinter26]

Aye i agree with you there lol How much do they set a fella back? I do find them boring but with my current budget its gonna have to stay the way it is i think

 

[HAIRWEGO]

don't know about the grill, you don't want to make it to tweeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[splinter26]

What do you mean, about the red pinstripe? I've decided against it now if thats the case, I'm just gonna go black. But wont be doing so until the morning so should get pictures up tomorrow night.

 

[FR_POWER]

ummmm alot! i'm guessing £200+ without wiring....

 

[char_baby]

Hmm, i'm liking the look of the honeycombe grille i saw debadged with you can buy from germany...

 

[jc_boc]

It's a pity they don't have a boc/cupra debadged grille there though. I would love one of those.

 

[char_baby]

im actually really liking that ibiza FR_POWER has shown. Not so much the front bumper...but the rest. Mmmm.

 

[FR_POWER]

I've actually seen the debadge grill at my local seat dealer. Also u can get the debadge grill on eBay.

 

[splinter26]

This spraying jobby is so picky around the inside of the grill lol Had to respray to correct some of the red paint. Thought sanding would take it down easily but it didn't. Still need to Lacquer the grill as well. Not sure how long to leave it before mounting it. So if i lacquer it tonight i'll probably fit it tomorrow afternoon.

 

[jc_boc]

I've actually seen the debadge grill at my local seat dealer. Also u can get the debadge grill on eBay.

can't find it there.................

 

[FR_POWER]

can't find it there.................

Really? Ill find the ebay one later. But I defo seen the debadged grill on the shelve at my local seat dealer

 

[jc_boc]

Would it fit the cupra/boc though?

 

[Dave 77]

I did this a while ago

Looks ok but prefere the white badge i have

 

[jc_boc]

mmmmmmm i want one!!!!!!!! That is exactly what I am after mate.

 

[Dave 77]

I photoshopped that btw i dont have a grill like that