Does anyone know the AR part number for the MY16 grill?

 

53605 is the matte chrome version. Also on the box is K32-2-5

 

Well I have started painting so lets see how it turns out first. I can also look at the 3M tape as well. Probably pull the tape off on Friday when on Easter break. Hope it looks ok.

 

Very effective on a black car.
On a red car it's different.

 

Well cue2 if you can sell me a spoiler exactly like yours new or second hand then Id be happy to buy one.

In the meantime its going to be smoke and mirrors :yes:

 

My thoughts:
People apparently think you've got a 2017 model. You haven't. However, when they get close they see the quality of execution and assume Alfa Romeo made it. And to a low standard.
This impression isn't good for anybody and as you haven't got a 2017, and all the developments that come with it, the bumper should be left 2011. That's my opinion.

 

Ok here is how it turned out with plastidip.

My thoughts :

1) The red line is a little too wide. I need to use the 3M Tape as suggested previously

2) From a distance it looks ok rather than close up. There is still some tidying up to do.

3) I have changed my number plate also.

 

Ok looks like some people have become upsett unecessarily so.

So I have taken out the bad photos to give it a better look.

As people know its a work in progress and I dont give up on the first attempt because some one said I cant do something.

Also if you were not aware cars are double the price in Australia as they are in the UK/Europe so its not always easy to buy a late model car.

 

Ok looks like some people have become upsett unecessarily so.

So I have taken out the bad photos to give it a better look.

As people know its a work in progress and I dont give up on the first attempt becuase some one said I cant do something.

Also if you were not aware cars are double the price in Australia as they are in the UK/Europe so its not always easy to buy a late model car.

Like I said in the last sentence of my post.

 

I'm not upset Fred. I'm frustrated. I simply don't see a way of achieving the look without having to specify the viewing distance. And the durability means it won't get any better with plastidip. It's like wearing fancy-dress clothes to work.

 

Mmmm, not sure I'd agree with it being like fancy dress, maybe like wearing a fused suit jacket to work? Only those who wear canvassed notice the difference?

Edited to add: (On the basis that Fred gets a cleaner result of course!)

 

I don't understand your terminology. I refer to party clothing children wear once and throw away.
If Ferrari saw this being done to their products they'd tell somebody to desist.

 

Sorry for my vague sartorial terminology.

Regarding your second point: Do you know this car: 2006 Ferrari 360 Spider Sbarro GT8

Surely Freds tatty edges aren't as bad as that!

 

Get yourself a scrap bumper and practice?

 

Fred, if you are unhappy with the result, one thing you could do is plastidip the join between the bottom of the scudetto and the lower intake, to make the lower part look more 'detached'. You could also do the same with the join between the lower spoiler below the fog lights and the lower intake. All it does is sharpen up the edges and elaborate the lower intake. It's not factory I know but it would avoid the expanse of plastidip if this is your concern.

 

Eureka ! I have discoverd how to plastidip straight lines !:angel:

 

Bingo look what I found :


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5M-DIY-F...ulding-Trim-Red-Strip-Line-/172271306246?hash=item281c2b8606:g:PIgAAOSwyKxXhPf8

3M Adhesive Strip.

 

That price and free shipping seems a bit weird.. Maybe some crappy china stuff? But I bought one to see what it is ;p

 

I bought 3 or 4 red "3M" style tapes and none of them are acceptable imho

So I returned to touching up the Plastidip version I already had.

This time I measured the exact width of the strip which is exactly 19 mm from the new car in the showroom (photos on the left). And I also learned to paint straight lines by pulling the tape off while its still wet.

So now Im more satisfied with the result. The width is correct and the lines are straight. There are still some surface blemishes from the touch up so If I wanted to be a perfectionist I would do it again. But since I have limited time I will accept it the way it is now. So I would give the job an 8/10

But it does look close to the real thing.

(Plastidip is still wet in the last photo so ignore that)

 

Well done that Man. Think you have done a superb job looks Great. Love those Mirrors / door handles also, did you do the handles yourself?

 

I have also upgraded to the new grille. Before & after:

 

Great ! Will you update the lower spoiler as well ? That's the hard part :wink_org:

 

Thanks! Nope, I will leave the spoiler as it is.

 

Thats what I said after a week or so till I noticed the grille still looks different from the current model it became annoying that it didnt look the same. Anyway hope you dont suffer the same way I did Lol

 

I found a place on ebay.it that sells a replica lower piece doesn't look too bad for $250AUD.

 

Oh man after all the effort I went to the weekends it took the time and effort I could of just bought one for $250 ??!

At my going professional rate I would have paid over $1,000 to get this done in my spare time :squareeyed:

Do you have the link for it by the way ?

 

http://www.helvetia-spoiler.it/public/thumbnail_100_6390_3.jpg

I think this is the site.

However it is not exactly the same as the original. It is a different design slightly. Maybe they did this because of copyright issues or something ?

 

It's different as it still has the old bumper underneath. That's why it has to be different to the current bumper where the black bit is flush with the bodycoloured bit.

 

Hmmm... tempted


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I actually like new the lower spoiler, but im not a big lover of the new grill.
I think it makes the lights look small and the front out of proportion :boxedin:
And where can i find that spoiler ?, UK Ebay doesnt list it
Forget that, found the site of the pic, but my Italian is not up to it.

 

You can press the Translate Button if you have one.

 

My plastidip version is a much more acurate representation of the original I reckon

 

I am basically very happy with the result. People think it is a new car from the front and it certainly captures peoples attention when they look at the front of the car.

I have only seen 1 other Scudetto grille car on the road in Sydney and that was near the dealer. So it is very rare and nice to have a "new" look car.

 

Great job on the front lower grill Fred, looks exact and if I saw your car would assume it's the new giulietta.

Has anyone be able to buy the new dark grey door handles? Except the new guilietta badges What other difference does the 2016 g have

 

Thanks ! I spent alot of time on this so quite happy with the result.

 

The new fog lamp surrounds, since 2014, are bigger in the opening and the ring around the lamp is bigger. The honeycomb mesh in the lower grille is bigger(fewer honeycombs in the opening) . I'm still concerned that on relatively close examination the poor execution of Fred's painting will be mistaken for a real Alfa part which is decaying/repaired? It gives the impression at a distance though.

 

Painting mistakes have been corrected if you were paying attention and reading all my posts :wink_org:

 

But certianly the Mesh size and fog lights are different on the current model. However it would take an eagle eye to notice the difference.