LCR Front grille damaged

[Colonelk]

Driving back on the motorway last Friday night and a car drove over a truck tyre blowout on the road. It leapt up and hit my LCR front bumer at about 85 MPH.

It seems to have put a crack on the left hand plastic black slatted grille (as you look from the front of the car). Should I just superglue it (no bits missing so it could do the job) or is that part replaceable for cheap? Is it separate from the rest of the grille or what?

I've got most of the scuff marks off now, but I will need to t-cut a couple out when the weather gets better.

 

[andycupra]

im sure you can get that part. it would be a bumper off job.

 

[slick]

Its glued to the back side of the actual bumper that slatted grill its cheap part (£17ish i think) to buy but harder to replace the broken one, its a bumper off job, an afternoon with a dremmel on the broken one then the new one, then to resin it in place.. as the grill is heat/plastic welded to the bumper inside, and pulling it off or trying to will warp the bumper and crack the paint on the front... trust me on that one!!
Abit of patience and a dremmel and its do able, but if your not to clever on bodyparts, might be worth getting bodyshop to do it...

 

[Colonelk]

Its a small crack. I'll have a go with the superglue first.

 

[slick]

Its worth it really, otherwise its abit of a job to replace...