Bright finish / standard grille AMV8

[codieskid]

Hi everyone

I was wondering what the difference is between the bright finish grille and the standard grille on the AMV8?

Does anyone have any pictures of both versions for me to have a look at preferably on a black car.

Thanks

Trev

[Murph7355]

Bright's shinier.

No pictures of both side by side - my car's black and has the bright finish. Looks good on darker cars IMO.

[Grant3]

I went for the bright finished grill 2nd time around,the standard grill looks fine, but can look like a black maw in dark conditions, bright grill stands out more & better balances the large dimensions on the grill IMO... hope these two give you an idea, but you will find dozens of examples in the Aston used car search section

[XXXAngelXXX]

i have to agree with Grant happy new year

[stats007]

Can you not get a mesh grille?

[Murph7355]

stats007 said:

Can you not get a mesh grille?

Oh no

I'm sure one of the aftermarket companies do them, but it'd look awful in such a large space IMO.

[stats007]

Can't look any worse than the standard one .

[bogie]

Los Angeles said:

If the standard grille is plastic I'd go with mesh any day.

plastic grille? on an Aston? LOL ...maybe on cheaper German sportscars, but not on an Aston ...no its metal and a pain in the ass to polish

[GetCarter]

bogie said:

a pain in the ass to polish

Glad someone else said that... drives me crazy. Can anyone suggest the best compound to get it shiny? Ta.

[stats007]

bogie said:

Los Angeles said:

If the standard grille is plastic I'd go with mesh any day.

plastic grille? on an Aston? LOL ...maybe on cheaper German sportscars, but not on an Aston ...no its metal and a pain in the ass to polish

Aston have used plastic grilles in the past.

T-Cut is very good or Autosol/Autoglym Metal Polish which also leaves a protective residue. A toothbrush handy for applying it to the mesh itself.

My old Maserati grille which was quite tarnished beforehand:

[Grant3]

XXXAngelXXX said:

i have to agree with Grant happy new year

Cheers Angel, & a happy, healthy & prosperous new year to you

[XXXAngelXXX]

hehe same to you mate......


btw i noticed on the Bentley GT that the mesh grill is chromed plastic - you can say its a german sports car alias Phaeton perhaps also the gear shift paddles are made out of plastic.......