modified grille

POE · Post by **POE** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:46 pm

please do not try this at home ,thought it would be a good idea seeing some photo-edit pics ,but now its done looks ok ,would appreciate your views or ideas ,might just stick the old grille back on

Red · Post by **Red** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:16 pm

looks good!
nice to see someone realize what i was thinking of (i made the photoshop pics)
the front clusters seem not to fit right are they?
i'm currently trying to do the same... will post my results soon

p.s. i love the color!

POE · Post by **POE** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:22 pm

hi The wing is missing on the drivers side and the bumper wants adjusting , hoping to get finished for summer, nice idea and works with a bit of effort and patience.

Milosz_480 · Post by **Milosz_480** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:28 pm

To me it looks odd.
Maybe without "bad-look" it would look better. Only my personal opinion, but anyway well done

eMmet · Post by **eMmet** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:30 pm

I think you should have went for this grill..

POE · Post by **POE** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:43 pm

wow i wish id have seen that ,it makes all my effort worthless

eMmet · Post by **eMmet** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:50 pm

POE wrote:wow i wish id have seen that ,it makes all my effort worthless

excactly.. here is an example off what all 480s should look like.. very exclusive..

POE · Post by **POE** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:56 pm

actually that was the grille i was after but i could not find one anywhere, so i made do

eMmet · Post by **eMmet** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:58 pm

POE wrote:actually that was the grille i was after but i could not find one anywhere, so i made do

ahh too bad.. nothing tastes as good as that shine 460 grille..

POE · Post by **POE** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:02 pm

maybe he had an accident with 460 and couldnt get grill off , only helping the guy

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:06 pm

I like the angry eyes look about it

harcy480 · Post by **harcy480** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:48 pm

Hmmmmmmm....
My personal opinion is that I find that bad look not to bad but to be honest that modified Grill with the turbo sign on it.. ehhm... I don't like it @ all..!!

The bad look looks a bit to rectangular....!! I prefer the Bad look of the
480 GR-A...

It just looks really mad... like a dangerous snake a Viper...

Cu ont tha roads...!!
Cyril

guitarcarfanatic · Post by **guitarcarfanatic** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:53 pm

POE...whats the turbo badge off? I like it!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:20 pm

Check lincoln meet pics for wayne's effor with this, looks good to me. Not sure about the one in this thread...might grow on me.

POE · Post by **POE** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:16 pm

thanks for your opinions ,you can either love it or loathe it, im maybe thinking might look better without black grille ,wish id thought of that earlier , just have to go and order some more filler

480_rocket · Post by **480_rocket** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:20 pm

How do you get the lights or clusters out with this styling mod? Also, i thought that front panel was flush with the lights. How did you do it?

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:32 pm

Hi POE!

Love it to death mate!

I'd like to see it with clear clusters and all adjusted up okay.

I always think what mine must look like coming up behind other cars rather briskly!

I feel that he 480 has an aeronautical front end,quite aggressive but a bit "baby-faced" ( like the Nissan 200SX S14 front end compared to the S14A!).

Some slant on the nose cone over the clusters looks great.I do think that cutting and re-sealing the clusters would be well worth the time,to create that smoother finished effect.

I also think it would look great with the clear clusters though!The turbo badge I reckon is spot on but could be moved a bit closer to the nearside.Like the mesh!

Id have one!

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:52 pm

looks nice dude.....not sure about the turbo badge though, but thats personal taste....i prefer de-badging to keep em guessing
lol
rob

POE · Post by **POE** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:22 pm

to get the lights in and out i separated the cone from the light holder , they are in three pieces anyway before they are glued together at factory ,just unpick resin then i had to fix the light holders to the car first then put the lights in then the nose cone over the top ,pop the lights up then use fixings to secure nosecone to the light holders where they were separated and hey presto , just a bit time consuming i suppose but worth it in the end. I love the clear light clusters but at the time of rebuilding the car the first time around i didnt know they existed until i started to notice 480s on the road a lot more.[/list]

billy5000 · Post by **billy5000** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:35 am

Hi all

poe i like the front look i think it looks nice and mean and love the scoop:)

mine is nothing near that but im happy with it and its all still on it:):)(prevous thread on grills)

sg