Re: Reconditioning the front grille
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 12:45 pm
1owner69Elan wrote:Since a previous post brought up mesh size, the mesh (at least on the regular Elan (S4)) was rectangular and not square. The replacement grilles have square mesh as was pointed out to me by Sue Miller.
As such, I decided (for originality) to refurb and use my original unit.
Pretty subtle mesh variation to me, but I note it "just for the record", and perhaps only noticed by a sharp-eyed concours judge.
Upsetting a concours judge is pretty low down my list of worries as about 90% of the Elans on the planet would have to vanish overnight for mine to be in with any sort of chance , but it just shows how you live and learn. I've had a quick look at the (original as far as I'm aware) grill on my S4 and lo and behold it has rectangular mesh, something that I'd never registered. Hiding in plain sight obviously.
Again, just for the record this is what it looks like (complete with oversprayed numbers):
I suppose if you were that worried about it you could always snip out every second cross piece from the square section replacement ones.