308 Euro Grill Installation

you need to take off the tabs off the old valance.

install them on new grill, with screws.

then match drill the tabs into the new valance.

i will look for one of my threads, i have done this a few times, and will do it again as many of the Qvs i am looking at have the shallow valance, not the deep one i like.

search under valance and not spoiler or grill.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/search.php?searchid=4062425


mine with pics :

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249758&highlight=valance

i added 3 small shims to the center post on my grill to get the proper contour. do not over tighten the screws or bolts. there was a gap under the post where the grill horsie mounts. after shimming that everything fit perfectly. i have done this twice so far, a si prefer the deep valance, even on US spec cars.

 

Looks to me like u're going to have clearance issues with the grill & bumper fitting into the opening like I did. I was going to lower my car so I didn't want to put the larger spoiler on my car & ended up having to cut the grill to make it fit my small spoiler.
Mod well worth the cost & risk of accident damage to have the car look like it should.
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Thanks, my car was originally a blue/blue car & everytime I see a blue one like yours I wish the previous owner hadn't gone the red route.
Bottom is mounted in original little L-brackets, top is attatched to bumper.

 

strange you had to cut yours down. my euro qv in the link came with the shallow valance, euro grill, bumper and flash to pass lights, and everything fit. i added the deep euro valence for looks. wonder if its some sort of spacing issue on USA spec cars? extra metal or cross bracing in the front perhaps?

 

My spoiler is fiberglass so i take it its either from an earlier glass car or an aftermarket part.

 

All front spoilers are fiberglass.

 

Thanks for asking, gave me a chance to wake the toy up & drive a little bit.
However I noticed I never finished mounting the lower outer parts of the grill ;-( thanks alot! ;-) I can now add that to my TODO list. Anyway the center lower bolt is a hex head & the top screws are sheetmetal screws.
Pictures worth a thousand words.
Bill
ps as I recall I trimmed about 3/4 inch from the center uprights but due to age & beer it really could be anywhere from adding an inch to trimming 3 inches ;-)
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no, they are sheet metal if made factory Ferrari. the deep ones are most commonly found in fiberglass, both Ferrari original and aftermarket, but Ferrari did in fact make deep steel valances for the front out of metal.

Bigtex i think has a metal deep one on one of his 3 cars?

the one i took on a euro Qv was hand made original Ferrari out of metal.

i too prefer the glass ones, way lighter and easier to maneuver for drilling than the metal ones!

 

you can see the small 1/4 shim i used on the center post to get the fit i needed on mine. funny how all these cars are slightly different! i touched up the aluminum shim with a black sharpie later, and it became almost invisible.
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Good luck getting it in Chip ... I sent you a PM.

Bob

 

No, they made them in steel also...

Carreaper and I both have one....mine's shallow.

To the OP, my horns are all in the RH fender, not centrally mounted is that for the later cars???

 

rh fender is correct for all the cars i have ever seen. which of course they could all have been wrong!

 

I was just noting they are keeping it from going in all the way....

The other item is that mine have top mounting brackets, swinging off of "whatever they bolt to...." leaning the whole assembly out further, none of mine came close to the actual bumper to pop rivet to, as one Chatter has posted.

You don't want that connection, if the bumper ever moves...

 

I think euro has horns on the side and at least US QV's have them in the middle.

 

Chip...you know you are always welcome to come over and see the real deal...it may give you some better ideas on how to mount yours.

 

I made a bracket from 1" flat bar that I anchored to the bumper bracket bolt. It goes over over the top of the fog light & just rests on the fender spoiler joint. I used thin steel & the light vibrates a little like those flashing motorcycle lights, hopefully no one will pull out in front of me again.

 

wow that came out nice!