Beta Don Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Has anyone ordered and installed the SS Grille kit from Eurocampers.com? Got any good pictures? Any idea where to find that uppermost grille bar which doesn't have the Ford emblem? Looks much better, IMO Thanks! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 A question for our European owners - I'm assuming this picture is of a euro model because of the front license plate http://www.eurocampers.com/2014--2016-Ford-Transit-Connect-4pc-Chrome-Grille-Accent-Kit_p_1699.html Does anyone know if the uppermost grille bar without the Ford emblem is available from dealers anywhere in Europe? I would sure like to find me a source for the part - I think the front end looks so much better without that HUGE Ford emblem Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Seen it in C-max but not in the new Connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) Well, since nobody else was in any hurry to order this kit, I bought it and installed it. Looks pretty nice, IMO I think that massive faux 'bumper' in the middle would look better with a Euro license plate there - Think that will be my next addition. It's obviously the same bumper used on the Euro models . . . . there's a 21" recess there and the Euro tags are 20" long Don Edited October 28, 2016 by Beta Don OLDSCHOOLFOOL and mrtn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBJ Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Looks like you got the last one. They show as out of stock now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Beta Don, Your state does not require front plates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 They should've ditched the moulding completely or made it for US plate only, Euro plate would have covered it. But then again, it would have looked even sillier then with no front plate attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 No - No front plate required in Mississippi. As a plus, we can stick *anything* we like on the front where the plate would go, so I ordered me a German license plate "14 TC XLT" to go there. I'll post a picture when it comes in and I get it installed The stainless grille pieces are high quality and look much better in person than they do in n the picture. They install with double faced tape and they include a 'primer' to rub on the plastic to make them stick better. I think they're on there permanently - It would be next to impossible to get them off without bending them I agree they could have done half a dozen things to make the front end look better - The basic style is similar to the Ford cars, but the way they implemented in on the TC makes it look like a cheap truck, at least to me. If you have an XL work van where half the front end is all black, the grill doesn't look as out of place as it does on an XLT where the bumper cover is the same color as the rest of the van Still waiting on a few pieces to install my new Fog/DRL combination lights. We're going to Gatlinburg for a week, so the install will be after that Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) Well, ordinarily I'm not a big fan of front plates on cars . . . . but in this case, I think it looks better with it than without What do you guys think? Don Edited November 7, 2016 by Beta Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBJ Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Great Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Nice. Sure wish I didn't have to have front plates here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Heh. We would get a ticket if there's anything remotely resembling a reg plate on the car (besides the ones issued to it), let alone a real fake plate for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I like it. Naturally, they seem to have discontinued it. Some days I think it is a conspiracy. Been trying to figure out how to get rid of some of the black on the cargo model in the front & back. Not all, just some. The idea being to give the impression of bumpers. The back is easy enough but the front...........not so much. Now I know that most people seem to want to get RID of bumpers, not add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukconnect Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I was going to look for the grill with the chrome frame (titanium in uk ) then cut the bars and bumper out and replace with black mesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swps Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 11/7/2016 at 3:40 PM, Beta Don said: Well, ordinarily I'm not a big fan of front plates on cars . . . . but in this case, I think it looks better with it than without What do you guys think? Don How did you attach the plate to the bumper, some kind of double sided tape or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Yes, it's double sided tape. The grille kit came with tape and a 'cleaning agent' which makes it stick to the plastic much better so I used some of that to clean the bumper and I had some 3M double sided tape I bought for a project on my boat and I used two full length strips of that on the license plate. I'll probably never be able to get it off without destroying it, but I really didn't want to drill any holes Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 If you ever have to remove the plate , use an electric heat gun it will make the adhesive weaken and allow for easy removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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