Accessories Bora sports front grille (no badge)

[governor22]

So found a mesh/sports grille for the bora on ebay. $99 and free postage.

NO BADGE FRONT GRILL for VW BORA JETTA 98-04 VolksWagon | eBay

only problem is that it's black and I've got a red bora. Would I be able to just take this to a panel beater ? Or would the red/black combo look OK?

what do you guys think ?

[djorkboy]

Don't do it. For 2 reasons.

1. Gloss black grille would look odd on a red car. If it was matt black maybe it would look better.

2. No badge grilles with the bump where the VW badge used to be look awful (in my humble opinion), if you want to do a no badge grille do it right by filling the hood notch and getting a grille with no bump.

Like this...

[governor22]

yeah, i rate that grille heaps over the ebay one. That way I could keep the v6 badge on it too... how much would that one be roughly ?

[governor22]

or maybe something like this ?
Modified VW Bora 1.8T 2004 Pictures » Modified Cars

[djorkboy]

or maybe something like this ?
Modified VW Bora 1.8T 2004 Pictures » Modified Cars

That would be the one I would get. The big cost is in getting the bonnet notch welded up and painted.

[governor22]

just get a filler and paint it, surely ? $20 tops

[Coralon]

The kit filler is expensive, up around $150US plus shipping and then you need to get it welded in and the bonnet sprayed. Other option is to get a panel shop to do a custom job, likely cost about the same amount if not a little extra. Personally I like my VW badges, removing everything else is fine but leave them.

[governor22]

well if you know where to get the bora sport grille coralon, i'm all ears

[Coralon]

Yes... I has a spare set of ears. Nom nom nom!!!

govs ears

[governor22]

omg. you're a **** legend

[governor22]

decided to go with:

VW BORA SPORT GRILL GRILLE ABS BLACK +SILVER METAL MESH | eBay

think the black on red will go nicely

[Coralon]

lol, I just bought one as well... dont tell the financial controller though as she may shoot me, bullets are cheap after all

Nice find in ARB and already painted, ordered the chrome badge as I already have a black one so this gives me options.

[governor22]

haha, the store in Canada got back to me about the kamei grille; said they might have a shipment arriving next week.... I was like "dw about it, already got one". Then my friend was like: "why don't you get the kamei one anyway, as a spare or something"..... I couldn't think of any good reasons to say 'no.

hahaaha!