Finally fitted my premium bumper!

ceetdm · 12th August 2012, 14:58

Well, I finally fitted the premium bumper I bought from ebay about 18 months ago :-( And as promised, to those who have given me the inspiration to do this, here are some pics.

The grille parts are from radioguy. I bought the Chinese chrome grill but thought I would prefer black - so stripped the chrome, chopped off the part that holds the badge and shaped it, so I could use the original facelift badge, then sprayed it black to match the mesh parts.

I'd like to say a big thank you to Devilish for supplying me with some brackets and of course his fine 'how to' on fitting the Chinese grille. Also, a big thank you to Trebor for going to the trouble of designing and sourcing the Rover 75 badge for these grille's. And last but not least to Sean (radioguy) for sourcing the Chinese grill parts - which I know was not without some stress.

Tommy :-)

cossie dunc · 12th August 2012, 15:04

Very nice indeed......I like it without the chrome

windrush · 12th August 2012, 15:06

Well done Tommy, she looks great

Mischief · 12th August 2012, 15:11

Very nice looks great

Wilmac · 12th August 2012, 15:20

looks great !!! must be worth all your effort and time

rover54 · 12th August 2012, 15:31

Where did the grill surround come from? Is it a remodels MG7 (MG bit removed)

ceetdm · 12th August 2012, 15:36

Grille parts all bought from radioguy - he has a shop on this forum and I believe has just taken delivery of some new grille's. Yes, MG7 bit chopped of and reshaped!

Tommy :-)

Alex30013k · 12th August 2012, 16:49

Well well done, top job with the bit around the badge!!

rover54 · 12th August 2012, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceetdm

Grille parts all bought from radioguy - he has a shop on this forum and I believe has just taken delivery of some new grille's. Yes, MG7 bit chopped of and reshaped!

Tommy :-)

Thought about doing that, but I thought it might look a bit naff, it looks good in black with silver car, so a colour matched MG7 surround modified as per your pix will look good. Was there enought plastic to just cut and form the new profile, or did you have to add plastic filler?

al_dente · 12th August 2012, 17:05

Very nice.
What did it look like before?

Al

12th August 2012, 14:58	#1
ceetdm Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Manual Saloon + Rover 75 CDTi Auto Saloon Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 417 Thanks: 170 Thanked 42 Times in 33 Posts	Finally fitted my premium bumper! Well, I finally fitted the premium bumper I bought from ebay about 18 months ago :-( And as promised, to those who have given me the inspiration to do this, here are some pics. The grille parts are from radioguy. I bought the Chinese chrome grill but thought I would prefer black - so stripped the chrome, chopped off the part that holds the badge and shaped it, so I could use the original facelift badge, then sprayed it black to match the mesh parts. I'd like to say a big thank you to Devilish for supplying me with some brackets and of course his fine 'how to' on fitting the Chinese grille. Also, a big thank you to Trebor for going to the trouble of designing and sourcing the Rover 75 badge for these grille's. And last but not least to Sean (radioguy) for sourcing the Chinese grill parts - which I know was not without some stress. Tommy :-) __________________ Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Contemporary SE +pack Last edited by ceetdm; 12th August 2012 at 15:35..

12th August 2012, 15:06	#3
windrush This is my second home December 2004 Rover 75 2ltr CDTi Connoisseur SE HL Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aldershot Posts: 74,464 Thanks: 2,431 Thanked 3,015 Times in 2,347 Posts	Well done Tommy, she looks great __________________ ][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My Pearl Black Beauty Best regards Lilian and Derek Club Member No. 96 / Forum User No. 111 REGISTRATION to the club as a member FREE, FULL MEMBERSHIP is £10 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

12th August 2012, 15:11	#4
Mischief I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Willenhall Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 181 Thanked 340 Times in 264 Posts	Very nice looks great __________________ Regards John [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My 75's General Information: This vehicle was the 49,501st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1st 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 1st 75 in Celestial (Special Metallic) (code: IAI) to be made out of 19 Celestial (Special Metallic) 75s

12th August 2012, 15:31	#6
rover54 Retired rover 75 v6 Auto Conn. SE 54 plate LPG and 2006 Rover 75 v6 Auto LPG , 1.8 r75 Manual Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,379 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Where did the grill surround come from? Is it a remodels MG7 (MG bit removed) Last edited by rover54; 12th August 2012 at 15:33..

12th August 2012, 15:36	#7
ceetdm Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Manual Saloon + Rover 75 CDTi Auto Saloon Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 417 Thanks: 170 Thanked 42 Times in 33 Posts	Grille parts all bought from radioguy - he has a shop on this forum and I believe has just taken delivery of some new grille's. Yes, MG7 bit chopped of and reshaped! Tommy :-) __________________ Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Contemporary SE +pack

12th August 2012, 15:04	#2
cossie dunc I really should get out more....... rover 75 contemporary se cdti + rover 75 connie cdti work horse Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: West lothian Posts: 2,258 Thanks: 217 Thanked 424 Times in 189 Posts	Very nice indeed......I like it without the chrome

12th August 2012, 15:20	#5
Wilmac Avid contributor 75 Connie Saloon cdt (03) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Portglenone Posts: 194 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	looks great !!! must be worth all your effort and time

12th August 2012, 16:49	#8
Alex30013k Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon 2.0 CDTi Conn Se Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ashford Kent Posts: 1,560 Thanks: 17 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts	Well well done, top job with the bit around the badge!!

12th August 2012, 17:05	#10
al_dente Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nr Telford, Shropshire Posts: 375 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Very nice. What did it look like before? Al