Hi guys and gals

I have a Hippo HST which I love, I'm looking to play with some of the external bits that I'm itching to change however I'm unsure about the grill. It is loosing a little of the silver coating so time to tidy it up but I'm feeling that the front would look meaner if the grill is painted gloss black. I plan to get gloss black mirror caps and door handle covers plus vinyl wrap the D pillars in gloss black too so the rear window looks like it merges with the rear side windows so the grill would match these items.

What do people think? I realise style is totally individual I'm just interested in others opinions and thoughts

I've blacked out on of my photo's to show the general idea.

Cheers in advance

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IMO, You should've considered a 'facelift' grill to your options.

I'd go with No3.  FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

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If you intend keeping it for another 5+ years spend the money on it for your own personal enjoyment. Otherwise it is a money pit! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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ronp wrote:

IMO, You should've considered a 'facelift' grill to your options.

I'd go with No3.

LR NUT wrote:

Black grill makes it look more aggressive and it takes a few years off it

That is exactly how I feel about it the black seems to tidy up the front end and add some aggression

Have you got any uploaded photos of your colour coded D pillers? Ive not really thought of doing that I was going to gloss black them to try and 'loose' them into wrap around glass. Another option now think about

Lightwater wrote:

If you intend keeping it for another 5+ years spend the money on it for your own personal enjoyment. Otherwise it is a money pit!

It is indeed going to stay for the foreseeable future I have somewhat fallien in love with her
I realise they can be expensive but I have hopefully fire proofed her somewhat as she has a new DMF and clutch kit fitted when I bought her, I then had the 10 year service with an extended rear axle service completed when I got her. My mech went over her with a comb when its was in bits and he says she is solid with no obvious issues as yet.

Fingers crossed

Dragore wrote:

I do like the facelift grill however do you not need a full bumper change as the facelift grill doesn't cut into the top of the bumper?

If this is true I would loose the HST front and Im not sure how a Sport front end would look with the HST sides and rear.

Ah thank you I didn't realise they were the same apart from the front sections, I will remember that because eventually I would like to face lift her with the rear lights and boot handle so maybe facelift the front end too with the bumper, grill and lights.

So many ideas to play with my wallet is aching  If your going through hell, keep going!

Wrapper of rear pillars 😀

Dragore wrote:

Have you got any uploaded photos of your colour coded D pillers? Ive not really thought of doing that I was going to gloss black them to try and 'loose' them into wrap around glass. Another option now think about

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Dam! That is one good looking Freelander you have there and the pillars look great, looking closely at them I'm not sure if they will look as good with my Zermatt silver though. A great looking machine mate.  If your going through hell, keep going!

Wrapper of rear pillars 😀

if Black wins over Silver .....

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...... although you will need to plastic weld it in the bezel.

So

Black won out so grill has been painted 😀

Very happy with it at the moment and I do believe it does make the front look meaner while taking some years of her. Home facelift for my Hippo 😀

On to the next tinker

 If your going through hell, keep going!

Wrapper of rear pillars 😀