BA grill on and AUII?

[Uncle_Ken]

Ok someone has probably asked this before but....
Can a BA grill fit on an AU II/III?
I know about the AU egg crate design, I just like the BA grill.

Uncle_Ken :

[jonbays]

I don't know if this is what you were thinking of but on my AUII I have used one of those BA XR lower grilles you can buy off ebay and a tickford wings badge and AUI/AUII Fairmont Chrome Grille surround to make a new distinctive grille. I also have the twin round sports lights off Ozeparts too.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by jonbays

I don't know if this is what you were thinking of but on my AUII I have used one of those BA XR lower grilles you can buy off ebay and a tickford wings badge and AUI/AUII Fairmont Chrome Grille surround to make a new distinctive grille. I also have the twin round sports lights off Ozeparts too.

Yes thats it.
Did you have to make nay mod to the BA Grill to make it fit?
uncle_ken

[Uncle_Ken]

Jonbays
Are you happy with the lights as well?

Uncle_ken

[jonbays]

uncle_ken the grille had to be cut to fit with tinsnips and and little clamp brackets made to hold in in place behind the grille surround not fitting in front like the std grille.

The lights were fine not quite as good as stock lights on low beam but about the same on high beam. The headlight adjusters and globe retainers are all much poorer quality than the stock headlight though which was disappointing.
I gues you see why they are half the price of genuine lights.

Looks wise I like them on my white and lighter coloured cars and the chrome in them goes well with the AUII fairmont grille and bonnet chrome.

[Uncle_Ken]

Thanks Jonbays.
Food for thought.
Uncle_Ken

[jonbays]

I will get a better grille picture and post it up to help you to make up your own mind about looks. its easy enough to do and not that expensive compared to a new front bar and grille even from our friendly forum sponsors.

[Tornado]

Which grill are you guys talking about ?
The one above or below your number plate.

[Uncle_Ken]

Above Tornado
Uncle_Ken

[GlennBA]

Does anyone know if the middle part of an AUII fairmont grille (i.e. no chrome, just the black part) will interchange with the AUII forte's middle part? (horizontal slats) I like the look of the fairmont grille but i don't like the chrome at all.

[JC]

The couple of wreckers I have tried only sell the grille as a complete unit (ie black honeycomb bit, and the body coloured surround). But yes, I believe you can remove the centre piece and swap it over with a forte grille.

Ford may sell the middle/mesh bit separately, but it's not cheap:
AU2 8200 DP GRILLE - RADIATOR (PAINT TO SUIT) FAIRMONT/GHIA $145.00
ER 8200 CP GRILLE - RADIATOR, FAIRMONT $143.00

Strandard Forte Grille (AU2) is:
AU2 8200 A GRILLE - RADIATOR, FORTE $60.50

[jonbays]

Glen the fairmont AUII Grille centre mesh fits the AUII all other models. I sold mine to a guy who did just that.

You can buy complete AUII Fairmont AUII Grille and the surround for $200 off Ozeparts.

[jonbays]

here's a better pic of the grille.

[GK]

Originally Posted by jonbays

here's a better pic of the grille.

Very nice work jonbays, very nice indeed. I still like to see the blue oval though! I wonder how both the blue oval and tickford wings would go? Probably unbalanced and not clean looking I guess.

[jonbays]

Exactly my thoughts too. I should post up my alternative grille made with aluminium mesh and the Blue Ford oval. It looked a little like the NL fairlane by tickford grille.

[jonbays]

OK 99 Futura here is my first attempt at the home made grille which is Aluminium mesh and the Ford oval badge much like you suggested.

If you want it PM me.

[Tornado]

Why not just use a T3 grill, it should fit... right ?


click for a larger view

[LG]

Isn't the Tickford Grill/Mesh, the whole one piece and around $800 from Ford?

If your after some nice mesh, speak to Adam at AWC, http://www.awcinfo.com/ They have a nice bigger style mesh, like the T3 grill.

[FTE217]

Good point Goran.....Jonbays good job mate,my pref is with the Ford badge.

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by LG

Isn't the Tickford Grill/Mesh, the whole one piece and around $800 from Ford?

If your after some nice mesh, speak to Adam at AWC, http://www.awcinfo.com/ They have a nice bigger style mesh, like the T3 grill.

I think he is after the top grill, not the bottom one.

[LG]

Could you put this type of grill in the top bit?

Heres a picture

// edit, what i meant, was... is the top part and lower part of the grill on the T3? joined? or are they two seperate pieces?

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by LG

edit, what i meant, was... is the top part and lower part of the grill on the T3? joined? or are they two seperate pieces?

They are 2 pieces.

[jonbays]

The t3 grille won't fit and is stupidly priced. The T3 grille surround is a part of the front bar and has a bigger opening than the AUII grilles which are a separate piece to the bar.

It does look good though.

LG the BA lower grille is what i used but the non genuine ones off ebay.

Sorry blue driver I prefer the tickford wings grille on the black BA lower grille mesh to the ford badged silver aluminium grille I made.

[GlennBA]

Originally Posted by JCXR8

The couple of wreckers I have tried only sell the grille as a complete unit (ie black honeycomb bit, and the body coloured surround). But yes, I believe you can remove the centre piece and swap it over with a forte grille.

Originally Posted by jonbays

Glen the fairmont AUII Grille centre mesh fits the AUII all other models. I sold mine to a guy who did just that.

You can buy complete AUII Fairmont AUII Grille and the surround for $200 off Ozeparts.

Thanks guys, at that price though i think i'll just get the existing one colour coded!

[b2tf]

I've been interested in replacing the grille in our Fairmont with a silver mesh similar to T1 for a long time now, ive just never been able to find the actual mesh.

If anyone knows where i can get some I'll look at swapping the honeycomb grille out and selling it for a good price.

[GlennBA]

The T1/T2 mesh is like chrome woven mesh isn't it? I think you can get it fron supercheap or autobarn.

[MrAUII]

Sorry to butt in, will a BA Front Bar fit up to an AUII or III? they do look similarish.

[JC]

Originally Posted by back2thefutura

I've been interested in replacing the grille in our Fairmont with a silver mesh similar to T1 for a long time now, ive just never been able to find the actual mesh.

If anyone knows where i can get some I'll look at swapping the honeycomb grille out and selling it for a good price.

Not sure if anyone near you does it, but New Gel in Canberra can get the woven chrome mesh - it's not cheap though. You'd be looking at around the $150 mark for the front of a falcon/fairmont. I priced this about 2 years ago, so it may be even more now.

BA front bar on an AU - short answer, No. Long answer, Yes - but would also require front panels, bonnet, headlights, radiator support panel, etc.