My V50, with grille change- thanks to Scoobysn7x! - Page 4

Si81 · May 12th, 2012, 20:02

Not the best pix..

Cost well under £10 and not including drying time took about 15mins

sdraper90 · May 12th, 2012, 20:06

Sprayed black looks much better, how did you prep it?

What paint did you use?

Thanks

Si81 · May 12th, 2012, 20:14

Just gave it a good wash then used abit of wet and dry to key the surface, mask it up and give it a good spraying. Both primer and top coat were just normal cheap rattle cans from the local Halfords..

sdraper90 · May 12th, 2012, 20:26

Better than the 70 quid someone wanted and more interesting to do

Thanks

VolvoNoob · May 13th, 2012, 10:33

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Originally Posted by Si81

Just gave it a good wash then used abit of wet and dry to key the surface, mask it up and give it a good spraying. Both primer and top coat were just normal cheap rattle cans from the local Halfords..

You may have just solved my problem Si81! Looks good. Got nothing to loose by trying, not like I'm worried about damaging the old one! Did you remove Volvo logo for spray or just mask up carefully??

V50Scott · May 13th, 2012, 12:33

First thing I did when I bought mine.

I just sprayed mine, I went for the all black look.

Si81 · May 13th, 2012, 13:50

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Originally Posted by VolvoNoob

.. Did you remove Volvo logo for spray or just mask up carefully??

I left it on, just used masking tape to mask anything that I didn't want painted..

VolvoNoob · May 13th, 2012, 17:56

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Originally Posted by Si81

I left it on, just used masking tape to mask anything that I didn't want painted..

Thanks, been to halfords today and bought plastic primer and matt black top coat, will give it a go when i'm back at work! Don't know why i didnt think of this option before! Both look really good.

Lordmonkey · May 21st, 2012, 12:40

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Originally Posted by Lee '71

I did exactly the same with my V50 Sport too and agree it looks so much better now, don't know why Volvo put the chrome slatted grill on in the first place as it just doesn't look right.

Hello mate what year S40 grill do I need to look for if I have a 55 Plate Volvo V50 to change it to an egg crate one. Cheers.

Lee '71 · May 21st, 2012, 21:00

You need a pre-facelift one which is from 2004 to 2007. The facelift ones (2007 on) are bigger and won't fit the earlier models.

May 12th, 2012, 20:02	#31
Si81 New Member Last Online: Jan 6th, 2013 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Corby, Northants	Not the best pix.. Cost well under £10 and not including drying time took about 15mins

May 12th, 2012, 20:06	#32
sdraper90 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2015 12:20 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ellesmere Port	Sprayed black looks much better, how did you prep it? What paint did you use? Thanks

May 12th, 2012, 20:14	#33
Si81 New Member Last Online: Jan 6th, 2013 16:10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Corby, Northants	Just gave it a good wash then used abit of wet and dry to key the surface, mask it up and give it a good spraying. Both primer and top coat were just normal cheap rattle cans from the local Halfords..

May 12th, 2012, 20:26	#34
sdraper90 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2015 12:20 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ellesmere Port	Better than the 70 quid someone wanted and more interesting to do Thanks

May 21st, 2012, 21:00	#40
Lee '71 Senior Member Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2016 19:52 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset	You need a pre-facelift one which is from 2004 to 2007. The facelift ones (2007 on) are bigger and won't fit the earlier models.

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