Bumper is going off to paint soon
So before it went i thought ill use it as a Guinea Pig to see what the black surround looked like - popped out today to get some black spray and gave it a coat, im gonna dry fit the bumper on the car this week or next so ill post a few more photos once it on the car to see what the black looks like on the stornoway
But for now here are a few photos of it sitting im my garden with the black grill newly sprayed just to see what it would look like
Didn't come out to bad in the black silk finish neither

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Mine already looks like that it's a Black car.
Doesn't look right to me otherwise Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

looks good. Will be interesting to see what it looks like fitted though.

You did that with just a can of spray paint?

I agree with Pegleg. It would be great if it was a shiny gloss black. I'm looking forward to seeing your FL2 when you have finished the facelift.

Knoxy wrote:

You did that with just a can of spray paint?

Yes Knoxy and believe it or not is only one quick coat
ill fit it to the car like it is before it gos to paint but i have a feeling it ain't gonna look right with the black grill on Stornoway Gray
ill most likely go with silver grill and surround

IMHO it looks like a total mismatch to the point it looks like 2 separate pieces stuck together and think once on your car will stand out for the wrong reasons.

Only my thoughts thought.

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I completely agree defenderben just got home and had another look at the bumper --- don't look right on this color combination
Defo gonna go with silver on silver (silver grill - silver surround)

Doing it black before it went to paint had to be done - just to see what it looked like

My wife has a MY2013 XS in Indus Sliver - that has a black (metallic) grill surround as standard on this model and IMHO it looks good

MY13 grill is different than the one i have..the silver part of the grill slightly craves round on the MY13

Just my two penn'orth....it would only look right on a Black or possibly White model. Foraging near Gaydon....
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It will look bloody awful with a silver grill surround.

Either do it body colour and leave in black. The black you have done looks good.

But as you have now painted over the original mat grey finish, Stornaway grey with silver bars will look good. But just don't do the whole thing silver, it will look crap.  Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

I have a feeling Mav your not to keen with silver on silver

Like i stated above im gonna dry fit my bumper this weekend or next so ill see what the black looks like before i decide..

I just cant make my mind up at the Moment im back and forth with color choices its driving me crrrrrrrrrrrazy

The original mat grey surround needed painting anyway - that's why i ain't to bothered about experimenting with it

Cant quite make yours out in the photos Mav, did you do yours body colour ????

Slaneydore wrote:

I have a feeling Mav your not to keen with silver on silver

Like i stated above im gonna dry fit my bumper this weekend or next so ill see what the black looks like before i decide..

I just cant make my mind up at the Moment im back and forth with color choices its driving me crrrrrrrrrrrazy

The original mat grey surround needed painting anyway - that's why i ain't to bothered about experimenting with it

Cant quite make yours out in the photos Mav, did you do yours body colour ????

good effort but not to my liking personally, i do have to wonder why grey car owners are always fiddling and altering them, in an attempt to make them less dull? At work
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