Thread: Adventure Grill for Defender 90

Buy an adventure

People pay quite a bit for the opportunity. The Adventure parts shouldn't find their way onto normal cars...

Ahhh that old chestnut.
Sounds like you met the gatekeeper. Land Rover's first line of defence.

Before this line of questioning goes any further, I've read on the UK forums that the Adventure grille is around 420 pounds...

Originally Posted by gcla

Went into a main dealer in Melbourne to see if i could order and Adventure style grill for my

If you want to grill on a Land Rover grille, you need a grille from a Pre-Series III model.

See Land-Rover - The Plastic Radiator Grille Saga

Try defendernet if you're going to get Pompous replies on here.

News flash for Adventurers your vehicle is exactly the same as every other Defender out there, you just have more makeup on.
Take the makeup off and oops........

Try eBay you will probably find one there

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I don't have a copy handy to check, but I'm pretty sure I've seen a similar grille, I think called the Saudi grille or Middle East grille or something similar, advertised in Land Rover Owner International magazine. You could order direct from the supplier. It was steel or aluminium and had a square pattern.
Thing is, while it would increase airflow, wouldn't it also let in more dust and debris compared with the standard grille, whose plastic sections deflect a lot of that stuff?

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Thing is, while it would increase airflow, wouldn't it also let in more dust and debris compared with the standard grille, whose plastic sections deflect a lot of that stuff?

I don't know for sure, but I would guess the standard design's plastic slats are more to reduce solar gain i.e. sunlight heating up the radiator/condenser, meaning more heat to get rid of.

Originally Posted by p38arover

If you want to grill on a Land Rover grille, you need a grille from a Pre-Series III model.

Or make your own. Probably job a small manufacturer supplier of aftermarket components could take on. Maybe undercut prices of spare part plastic ones while making money supplying a much more durable product Some possible repeat business supplying spare ones for when blackened, rusty where plating has burnt off or maybe slightly warped / flaked mesh from use as camp barbeque does not look respectable enough for general tone of the vehicle.


Plastic grill on my '97 was busted in a couple of places. Such weak plastic rubbish offers very little protection for whatever expensive radiator component is behind it from eg hitting a galah at high speed. Having once owned a late Series 2A which had headlights in guards but still a steel mesh grill, reckoned something similar was appropriate.


While visiting a steel merchant yard for another reason, spotted and bought what I reckon was most appropriate weldmesh to make one. Mesh of 3.15 mm (ie 1/8th inch) wire at 25 mm (not 25.4 mm or 1 inch). Sold only in full sheet of 3 x 2.5 metres. Grill size I have made is 825 x400 mm. Maybe a bit bigger than some would prefer. Extends a bit over grill surrounds piece. Cut and rewelded corner squares to create 45 degree bevels Also cut bit out of top wire to accommodate DEFENDER writing. The bottom goes lower than standard as I have also cut piece out of bottom surround to let more air through. (Probably one of the reasons why I can get away with no shroud and radiator fan stored behind seat in case needed for extreme conditions).


Have cut out a couple of extra grill size pieces for spares. Found other uses for the large remainder. Would have to check what full sheet cost me but probably with in the range of prices possible for a new plastic grill.


For quick installation, standard screws with large panel washers can be used but potential for improvement on this with a bit of work eg welding on bits to line up with screw holes.


Another advantage of this grill is it is flat and offers better support than plastic ones for putting gauze of some sort - even shadecloth in front to reduce problems of grasshoppers and /or other wogs and rubbish clogging radiator core. Have a piece of 6 mesh /inch woven wire on mine. Was originally obtained long ago for another purpose from one of possibly only two manufacturer/ suppliers in Melbourne. For this purpose, reckon much better than eg flywire.