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Michaels Defender



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Anyone thought of fitting mesh behind the aircon grill, I think this just neaten up the front Thumbs Up
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Grenadier



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That looks very smart. Would it have an effect on getting air to the rad/fan/condenser? Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Michaels Defender



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I did this about 5 years ago and I have not had any issues with cooling
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mk1collector



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josh_a_miller wrote:
What was the verdict then bud? Were you able to fit the later style “sticky out” grill?

Id like to put the later style on my 1988 if it’s doable

Cheers Thumbs Up


Fitting a sticky out front grille is easy and other than the grille surround all you need is two small brackets and a few clips and screws/bolts. There’s a couple of pics in my build thread below if you want a look as I’ve just fitted factory air con. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
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Michaels Defender wrote:

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Anyone thought of fitting mesh behind the aircon grill, I think this just neaten up the front Thumbs Up


That looks great. Also, as I zoom in the picture quality is amazing. What did you use?
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Matt110



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Michaels Defender wrote:

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Anyone thought of fitting mesh behind the aircon grill, I think this just neaten up the front Thumbs Up


Love the grille and headlamp surround colours. What colour are they? Looks superb on silver, just pondering if it'd also look good colour balance on black....
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Grenadier



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Matt110, saw your USW on the ‘Show me your 110’ thread. Very nice. Think these anthracite surrounds and grille would look great on black. But you better save up, because next you’ll be wanting anthracite Bowlers to match... Whistle Laughing Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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Thanks Grenadier. Might do it its own thread at some point. It needs a new grille surround panel and grille at some point due to making some changes to the bumper position to get more air con condenser fans in behind the 8274, and thus now having gaps... Which irritates me lol.

Was just considering painting in solid anthracite myself might be vastly cheaper than having Santorini sprayed elsewhere and also look good. Very Happy
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josh_a_miller



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mk1collector wrote:
josh_a_miller wrote:
What was the verdict then bud? Were you able to fit the later style “sticky out” grill?

Id like to put the later style on my 1988 if it’s doable

Cheers Thumbs Up


Fitting a sticky out front grille is easy and other than the grille surround all you need is two small brackets and a few clips and screws/bolts. There’s a couple of pics in my build thread below if you want a look as I’ve just fitted factory air con.





Thanks bud! appreciate it. Where in the 76 pages am i likely to find it Rolling with laughter 1988 Defender 110 County 300tdi


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mk1collector



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Rolling with laughter In the last three or four I think. Someone asked the same question a week or so ago and I posted links to the brackets needed if you do a quick search it should be easy to find. Thumbs Up Ray
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Adammacky



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It was me who asked Very Happy

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Theres the brackets required Thumbs Up
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rustandoil



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farmer giles wrote:
just to slightly hijack this thread - can my aircon grille be made flush but still keep the aircon?


prefer the flush look myself



I prefer the flush look too....is there a way?
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Adammacky



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If there is a way I'd be happy to swap my "flush" grill for a "sticky out one" with someone Laughing
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Not without re-engineering the A/C system. There are aftermarket kits that allow for a flush grill but they're quite different from the standard LR set-up. Darren

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