I have been told the front bumper / grille is all 1 piece on the newer cars? Ideally I dont want to replace both as its only the grille that looks a bit ropey! Has anyone just repaired or touched up the grille without having the hassle of having to replace the front bumper as well? the front grille has gone black in parts and looks faded and / or peeling in places? thanks

HSE Lux,

Deterioration of the facelift grille is a common problem. Powerful UK provide a relatively simple solution if you don't want to try to repaint it.

https://www.powerfuluk.com/front-grille-co...ilver.html driving on the right side

Thank you so much, that's perfect. It's 1500 uk pounds to replace everything at land rover!

You're welcome. If you do order one I'll be interested to know how you get on. I really need to fix mine sometime  driving on the right side

I picked up a cheap bumper that had a bad grill as an upgrade for my 2008 bumper. Spent about £20 on paint and laqour from halfords and resprayed it myself. 6 months later now, still holding up well.

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The lacquer has peeled off in large areas on my honey comb grill (late model) - looks a bit of a mess.

I'm guessing the so called "one piece" bumper/grill is actually several pieces of plastic welded together and so it might be possible to separate the grill section for repainting.

Anyone know if my guess is correct ? Jules

"I'm guessing the so called "one piece" bumper/grill is actually several pieces of plastic welded together and so it might be possible to separate the grill section for repainting. "

I was unable to seperate the grill out when I was attempting it. A few bits moved a bit but was scared of snapping anything.

Took about 10 mins to mask everything off on the bumper.

anglaslt wrote:

You're welcome. If you do order one I'll be interested to know how you get on. I really need to fix mine sometime

Whats the best way to prep the grill and get the old lacquer off ?
In some areas it gone completely, in others its lifted but still adherent. Jules

I'd suggest 800 / 1000 grit sandpaper should do fine then plastic compatible primer, top coat and lacquer?
Have been meaning to do this on mine as well.
Toying with doing the surround gloss black, keeping the grill itself grey/silver and then one of powerfuluk's replacement chrome trims, only issue is to do it right I'd want to have the bumper off and it would need to dry properly between stages so basically 3 days with the bumper off and car out of action. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

I used 1,000 and 2,000 grit wet and dry sandpaper. Then plastic primer, paint, lacquer. Similar to how bob mentions, took me 3 days as i left it to dry well. I went for anthracite on mine.

I would advise doing quick spray, leave 15 mins, then another coat and build it up to get the paint into the corners. I did my first lacquer coat too thick as i was tryng to get everything covered. Ended up with runs and had to sand and re spray a small section.

I have been rebuilding my freelander that I bought from a salvage auction.
My grill was beyond repair and I tried to paint a 2nd hand one I had, but in the end I bought a new grill from Aliexpress for £160.
Very pleased at how it turned out.

My 2013 Hse front grill had a paint problem which apparently is common so got a replacement cover from
Powerfull Uk for around £50 fitted in minutes and looks great. gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.

How do you get the flakey lacquer off from inside the grill's honeycomb holes ? Jules

Hi Jules
This just covers the outer part ie sides n bottom where the delaminating seemed to be a problem with 2013/2014 models not the honeycombed bit. gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.