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ESSEXWIDEBOY
1.8 8v
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by ESSEXWIDEBOY Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:57 pm
hi all
i have a d8 and was after a d9 grill, as i am going to mess the front end of the car, having looked at the d9 the grill is meshed already
so getting a d9 grill would save a some time...!
then i would have a d8 grill for sale if anyone needs one...or wants to swap it for a d9 one....
thanks all.
Essexwideboyany one for a cup of tea!!
Welly
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by Welly Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:05 pm
It won't fit me old china
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mjb
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by mjb Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:13 pm
D9 grille won't fit on a D8
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ESSEXWIDEBOY
1.8 8v
Posts: 36 Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 1:50 pmLocation: Thetford, Norfolk
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by ESSEXWIDEBOY Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:21 am
not even with a little moding......
Essexwideboyany one for a cup of tea!!
DaiRees
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by DaiRees Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:06 am
I suppose you could get 2 of them and try to make 1 that'll fit. You'd have to be pretty handy with the tools to make it look good though....
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Blue406
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by Blue406 Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:49 pm
ESSEXWIDEBOY wrote: not even with a little moding......
The D9 grill would more or less fit in a physical sense using a stanley knife and some cable ties.
Trouble is, the D9 headlights extend further in towards the centerline than on the D8, so the D9 grill is not as wide, which is why it looks more aggressive.
If you cabletied a D9 grill to a D8 you'd be left with two filthy great big gaps each side of it where the D9 headlights would go.
Can you tell I considered this mod on my D8?
ESSEXWIDEBOY
1.8 8v
Posts: 36 Joined: Thu May 08, 2008 1:50 pmLocation: Thetford, Norfolk
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by ESSEXWIDEBOY Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:40 pm
Well then would d9 headlight fit on a d8.....if so would that be a better way of sorting it out..??
just a quick look there dont seam to be much diff between them..? but you guys would know..
thanks for the advise...may be i will just modif the d8 grill and buy a little mess to add..
Essexwideboyany one for a cup of tea!!
DaiRees
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Posts: 5377 Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:24 amLocation: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (God's Country!)
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by DaiRees Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:49 pm
We've been here before mate. You'd need the bonnet, grille, slam panel, and bumper to make the lights fit. I can't remember if the wings needed changing too....
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ESSEXWIDEBOY
1.8 8v
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by ESSEXWIDEBOY Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:56 pm
Essexwideboyany one for a cup of tea!!
Welly
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by Welly Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:10 pm
Yes - wings aswell Dai.
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Welly
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by Welly Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:13 pm
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by teamster1975 Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:25 pm
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