Who has an R36?

[R36er]

RS6 reps?

[espresso]

Who has an R36?

+3 on Lakin brackets, Phil's customer service is excellent! I have the small plate holders and brackets on the front of my R36, I deleted the large plastic OEM plate holder and plugged the holes with scrivets that Phil supplied. Looks good, I'll go for a walk in an hour or so to the carpark and take a pic when it stops raining

Has it stopped raining yet?

Super keen to see the Lakin front plate on an R36...

E

[shakespeare]

Has it stopped raining yet?

Super keen to see the Lakin front plate on an R36...

E

Apologies for the delay, lots of rain and been hellishly busy with work this week! Here's a quick iPhone snap of the front.
Cheers
Chris

[espresso]

Who has an R36?

Apologies for the delay, lots of rain and been hellishly busy with work this week! Here's a quick iPhone snap of the front.
Cheers
Chris

Thanks so much! That's close enough to perfect for me.

The only thing that would make it just that bit better would be matching plugs rather than black plugs, but that's nit-picking.

Lakin plates - I'm in. Thanks again.

E

[wind]

Keep in mind that Philip from Lakin plates can also do mounting plates with custom mounts/holes - you do not have to have the plate at a fixed height (if using existing holes). It can be moved around. Check out his website - he goes into a bit of detail about the different options available and you can see what other people have done (photos).

If you want to use existing holes but smaller plates, you can always get the exposed bits of the mounting bracket painted to match the car (like I did) - see second pic in post 73.

[espresso]

Who has an R36?

If you want to use existing holes but smaller plates, you can always get the exposed bits of the mounting bracket painted to match the car (like I did) - see second pic in post 73.

Sorry, Im not trying to be a d*ck but this is an R36 thread - we don't have "painted" grilles.

It's hard to match and maintain the brushed aluminium look of the R36 grille, as Philip himself says in an extract of an email to me:

"Additionally, the unfinished aluminium surface tends to dull with time unless it's kept well polished or sprayed with clear lacquer."

Hence my interest in the other approaches taken by R36 owners on here.

E

[espresso]

An update to this ... Philip is looking into a custom option for me - creating aluminium plugs (as opposed to the black plugs seen in Chris/Shakespeare's post #7.

Will keep you updated.

E

[shakespeare]

An update to this ... Philip is looking into a custom option for me - creating aluminium plugs (as opposed to the black plugs seen in Chris/Shakespeare's post #7.

Will keep you updated.

E

Excellent work! Here's slightly better image of the front with the black scrivets, I've emailed this to Philip also requesting aluminium coloured scrivets

[espresso]

Who has an R36?

Nice! The black on black is a great colour scheme.

Wish Vic plates weren't so expensive!

E

[RECRUT]

RS6 reps?

Hi R36er, I have just purchased an R36 and also wish it was louder. Did you find a solution without the rasp and drone up top?

[basic]

Excellent work! Here's slightly better image of the front with the black scrivets, I've emailed this to Philip also requesting aluminium coloured scrivets

Fantastic, i wanted to know how it would look with the slimline WA plates and similar letter combinations and same colour as mine. Sucks RR 36 WA was taken and VW 36 WA. Did you also go for slimline for the rear plate? I haven't seen many other black 36s in Perth i see a few blue ones and wagons though!

[R36er]

Hi R36er, I have just purchased an R36 and also wish it was louder. Did you find a solution without the rasp and drone up top?

Hi Recrut, yes i have found a solution. Yesterday I had my supersprint cat back installed (sport / racing centre muffler) and all I can say is wow. It's exactly what I wanted - not too loud - no drone. It really brings out the richness of the R36 note - and has a really nice low burble that extends up to about 3000rpm. Post 3000rpm it begins to become a bit throatier and really roars. The funny thing is though - at idle it is very hard to tell the difference between supersprint and stock. Overall I am really pleased and would recommend to others. Yes it is more expensive - but if you are looking for a great tone from the exhaust I think it’s a great option. In my opinion, the R36 from stock should have sounded like this. I may have to start a little thread and put some photos in.

[MrWolf]

Excellent work! Here's slightly better image of the front with the black scrivets, I've emailed this to Philip also requesting aluminium coloured scrivets

Did you notice any discoloration on the grill under where the old number plate bracket used to?

[shakespeare]

Who has an R36?

Did you notice any discoloration on the grill under where the old number plate bracket used to?

Hey mate no discolouration, a little dirty but it was easy to clean.

Fantastic, i wanted to know how it would look with the slimline WA plates and similar letter combinations and same colour as mine. Sucks RR 36 WA was taken and VW 36 WA. Did you also go for slimline for the rear plate? I haven't seen many other black 36s in Perth i see a few blue ones and wagons though!

I have normal size rear plates I'll post a pic when I get the chance, I thought the slimline for the rear looked small for the plate recess.

[Spaceman]

Hi Recrut, yes i have found a solution. Yesterday I had my supersprint cat back installed (sport / racing centre muffler) and all I can say is wow. It's exactly what I wanted - not too loud - no drone. It really brings out the richness of the R36 note - and has a really nice low burble that extends up to about 3000rpm. Post 3000rpm it begins to become a bit throatier and really roars. The funny thing is though - at idle it is very hard to tell the difference between supersprint and stock. Overall I am really pleased and would recommend to others. Yes it is more expensive - but if you are looking for a great tone from the exhaust I think it’s a great option. In my opinion, the R36 from stock should have sounded like this. I may have to start a little thread and put some photos in.

We need a sound clip if you can!