Exhaust grill surrounds
Exhaust grill surrounds
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Wilder

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1,509 posts

238 months

Monday 31st December 2007
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Does anyone know where I can get a couple of exhast trims surrounds that fit to the rear grill, and allow a tidy appearance to the rear of the car, rather than just have a hole in the mesh?
I have seen a few photos of cars with these, but have no clue where they can be bought.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

Steve_D

13,802 posts

287 months

Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Mine came with the grill from the factory.
Have you checked all the boxes?

Steve

ETA Just realised you will not have seen them up close so do not know that they are simply a ring of 16 gauge ali sheet anodised and dyed black. As such they are pretty simple to make even if you have to file them out. You then just bond them to the outside of the grill with PU sealant to hide the cut edge of the grill. If you were going to have something turned you could make it so there was a return into the hole which would make an even neater finish.

Beware when you do this though that you don't try and make them too tight a fit to the exhaust pipes. The reason is that as the clip opens the grill is tilted relative to the exhaust pipe and can foul. The same applies if you arrange your pipes sticking out of the hole to far. I have seen one car catch the grill in this way and rip it out.

Steve

Edited by Steve_D on Tuesday 1st January 00:32

Wilder

Original Poster:

1,509 posts

238 months

Tuesday 1st January 2008
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Thanks Steve & happy new year!
I bought my GTR when 2 yrs old, so I will contact the factory re these items soon as they re-open. I didnt think they were factory items so theres something I didnt know.