"Normal" Mk1 grill same as GTE/Sr??

[Adam]

What a noooob question

Basically, ive got a plain plastic mk1 front grill, it has no bages on it, just straight slats. Is it same as a SR/GTE grill, bar not being colour coded to the car???

[vaughanmc]

'Normal' Mk1 grill has a central badge built into it

SR/GTE grill is plain slatted but has like a swedge line built into the plastic casing of the grill if that makes sense

[John]

no mate, the merit grille is different from the sr/gte grille, take a look at mowglis.

[Adam]

I THINK the grill i have looks like this, but without the badge. I assume someones just removed the badge on the one i have?

[John]

not working chap.

edit now working, that's a merit one. if it's the one i gave you i'm sure that was an sr one.

[vaughanmc]

Could have just cut the slats out as the badge is moulded into the slats

[MK999]

That one, is moulded in, yours is most likely a GTE/SR one.

edit: SR ones weren't colour coded afaik.

[vaughanmc]

That one, is moulded in, yours is most likely a GTE/SR one.

I was going to say that but couldn't think how to put it

[Adam]

No idea which mine is then
I'll have another look tomorrow. It definently has no badge, and hasnt had anything cut/modded on it.
Just some random grill i found in the parents back garden

[Jack]

If the slats are black and the grill is a two-piece (i.e. the slats are bonded to the surround), its an SR grill.
If the slats and surround are all moulded into one, its a poverty spec grill.

Also, as vaughan said, the SR/GTE one has a swage line across the top.

GTE is the same as SR, just a colour coded surround.

Poverty:


SR/GTE grille, from behind so you can see its separate: