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#Post#: 54764--------------------------------------------------
What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: 982knn
Date: March 17, 2013, 2:57 pm
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Picked up a new project vehicle.
Got a few bits to do to tidy, but it's come with a rather sad
looking black grille with silver showing through.
The vehicle is a hardtop and finished in Limestone all over.
Would the grille have been silver/grey or black, I've not seen
many black ones, but I'd say that's what this one was last
painted.
Currently in a fetching grey primer colour, so can go anywhere
from here.
Is there a paint code/gloss level?
Mark
#Post#: 54775--------------------------------------------------
Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: prof-pat-pending
Date: March 17, 2013, 3:28 pm
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all the grills should indeed be silver and the land rover bit
should be gloss or satin black with silver letters
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Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: 982knn
Date: March 17, 2013, 5:22 pm
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That's what I thought too.
Just a bit confused as there seems to be quite a few pictures of
Limestone ones with Black Grilles. >tnking<
#Post#: 54803--------------------------------------------------
Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: kev
Date: March 17, 2013, 5:45 pm
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I'm sure there were black grilles in existence, I saw a brand
new one at an autojumble once, maybe eight or ten years ago, but
the geezer wanted stupid money for it, so I walked away.
IIRC, it didn't have the words 'Land Rover' on it either... :-?
#Post#: 54847--------------------------------------------------
Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: bubble
Date: March 18, 2013, 3:11 pm
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I painted mine with silver paint (use one designed for plastic)
after masking off the Land Rover wording/badge. Once done I
masked of the the rest of the grill and sprayed the
wording/badge black. Once dry I rubbed down the raised letters
with fine wet/dry paper to reveal the silver grey color of the
plastic underneath. Not perfect but easier than trying to paint
the individual letters or masking them off individually.
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Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: kev
Date: April 7, 2013, 11:41 am
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And here's a black one.
HTML http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-LAND-ROVER-SERIES-3-AND-SANTANA-FRONT-GRILLE-PART-NO-346346-/160988012852?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item257ba22134
#Post#: 56326--------------------------------------------------
Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: 982knn
Date: April 7, 2013, 12:32 pm
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Well I went with the majority, and went for silver (aluminium
spray) with black surrounding the lettering.
Sprayed everything silver (inc surroundings) and then dabbed
some thinned black paint around the landrover wording, letting
it find its own level in the recess.
Wiped any excess paint off the lettering and then left to dry.
Looks as new!!
Shame about the rusty front panel its sitting on....
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Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: feelinperky
Date: April 7, 2013, 12:35 pm
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pink :giddy:
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Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: Drew
Date: April 7, 2013, 12:43 pm
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Civilian S3 grilles = silver in the main with a black background
to the similarly silver letters.
Military S3 grilles = completely black so they don't dazzle the
enemy.
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Re: What colour should 1971 series 3 front grille be??
DIR By: Glen
Date: April 8, 2013, 6:10 pm
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And the headlight surounds (civvy only) should be be body colour
till about 1980/81 and grill colour after that, (silver on a 4
cylinder (5 bearing?), black on a V8 - early V8s were still in
the body colour era)
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