Thread: Alternative front grilles for series 3

The woven wire grill from the wide headlamp model SIIa was an option for the SIII when people wanted to fit a chaff mesh.



Unfortunately while they were the standard grill for wide headlamp models in the U.K they were relatively rare in Australia where we usually had a welded wire mesh grill. The Army ones used the woven wire type.

is it that you just dont like the s3 plastic grill or you want one that is steel?

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

is it that you just dont like the s3 plastic grill or you want one that is steel?

Something about the plastic is just a bit wrong. I would swap the dash for a series 2 one if I could as well - I like the more rugged look. As my S3 was stored for 20 odd years in a farm shed, the grille has suffered a little with a few breaks and old repairs plus the UV hasn't been kind to the painted plastic.

An "all metal" old school car like the series 3 should have had a metal grille (only my opinion of course). It isn't that I particularly dislike the plastic one as such, I just like the look of steel a little more. I've seen a few that are custom made from stainless with the square holes all punched out, but unless you have an engineering workshop at your disposal, this would not be a cheap option.

If I could track down a compatible grille, have it gal coated or powder coated and fit it to mine, it would complete the look I'm hoping to get. Otherwise it might be a case of trying to make something up myself either from stainless sheet or wire mesh, but trying to get an end result that doesn't look too dodgy.

some one in England makes a stainless steel one which looks good very like the plastic one it was on one of the LR sites.I should of saved it

Brian Danielson at Land Vehicle Spares Silverdale had a whole stack of NOS Australian welded wire ones for the wide headlamp SIIa. (Some people call them 6 cyl grills but they were also fitted to 88").

Famous four have the stainless grill for the S3 for 67 pound

I can always cut you one

Adam

Here ya go

with plastic on


Looks like this under the plastic


Adam