Fitted Chrome trim to the lower grill slats, rather pleased with the results. Trim cam from Halfords and only took twenty minutes to fit, also noticed scratches on both door sills (wife and mother in law) so fitted some nice protectors too.

Fitted Chrome trim to the lower grill slats, rather pleased with the results. Trim cam from Halfords and only took twenty minutes to fit, also noticed scratches on both door sills (wife and mother in law) so fitted some nice protectors too.

Looks good.

Did the same thing to my Eos and CC last year.


http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv263/DavidPaul/VWandEos.jpg

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv263/DavidPaul/VWGrillCompleted005.jpg

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv263/DavidPaul/Eos.jpg

I think that these trims finish it off, and your CC looks pretty cool done the same.

David are those lights I see attached to the grills

David are those lights I see attached to the grills

I think they are deer whistles. When driving they are supposed to emit a high pitched whistle that is supposed to make the deer run out of your way.

If that's what they are I wouldn't get much use from them in south east London (not many loose deer round here)

If that's what they are I wouldn't get much use from them in south east London (not many loose deer round here)

Hey Mick,

I am sure there are plenty of loose Dears around London. (Note the spelling);)

if you were in Australia:cool:, they would be Kangaroo whistles, probably not many of them in London either....

Sorry David it was a play on words I should have put old in front of the dears (old dears is a term for ladies over a certain age used in London)

Sorry David it was a play on words I should have put old in front of the dears (old dears is a term for ladies over a certain age used in London)

yeah, I know what you mean.

I think our references to them are fairly similar.

Arizona is a State with a lot of retirees and a lot of four legged deer.

Soooooooo, we have to watch out for both. The deer whistles only work for the 4 legged type.

We call the old dears, "female speed bumps". :eek:

David,
From where did you buy your chrome strips?

I got them from a firm in the UK called Halfords only cost £9.40p with enough left over to cover mistakes. It was called universal chrome trim and it also came with a double sided adhesive tape (which I didn't need to use).

David,
From where did you buy your chrome strips?

Actually, the chrome material is from a 25' roll of door edge material. Bought it at Pep Boys. It was very cheap. Seems to me it was around $10 but not sure.

It has been on the car for over a year with no signs of deterioration. Still looks new after 16,000 miles and there is no pitting on it from small stones, etc., that typically pit the windshield.

This material comes with a gooy, sticky material inside to keep it from coming off the doors. I originally tried using the original gooy stuff but it didn't hold. I simply removed it by sticking a small screw driver inside just to get it started and then began pulling it out. It will usually pull out in one strand.

Then, after the piece is cut for the grill slat I am going to work on, I put a dab of Super Glue on the starting end and about every 2 inches after that as I go along. Be sure to bevel the ends for a good fit. Dry fit the piece before starting with the glue. Because of the "U" shape of the pieces, they will actually push in and snap over the grill slats

The reason I bought a 25' roll, as opposed to the 2 pieces that are usually on a card, is because I wanted enough for my CC as well. In addition to that, I thought the individual "2 pack" pieces wouldn't be long enough for the entire length of a grill slat. It turned out to be cheaper to buy it that way, for me.

There will be plenty of excess so you can always cut another piece if you screw up.

I do a lot of diy projects and trust me, this one of the easiest ones yet, once I figured out that the Supe Glue was the way to go.

That chrome really brings out the front end, great job!

I'm off to halfords lol