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You can't do that without cutting out a piece of the aluminum frame structure, which will leave you with a big ugly hole, and a whole bunch of other problems.
I do not believe this is entirely accurate. The aluminum frame is completely behind the plane of the grill. The Bumper Bar shift is seeking to obscure is a plastic covered aluminum tube that in not attached to the frame in any way, but does sit up against the frame when the front nose/clip is installed.
While one might also think the Center Grill is one piece, with the Bumper Bar in front thereof, the picture below from inside a removed front clip shows the Bumper Bar actually separates two sections - upper and lower - of Grill lattice.
In either regard, your premise was on the right track. Can't just cut out the Bumper Bar without having a custom made one piece grill to install instead.
Another poster here (can't remember who) was going to be looking into having a once piece grill made for this express purpose. I've been waiting to hear/see the results, because I would be very interested in doing the same, for all the reasons shift started this thread... The Single opening Front Grill of the Project 7, with the same concept also shown for a short while on Arden's site of available F-Type accessories, is a far superior look to an otherwise perfectly gorgeous automobile.
I do not believe this is entirely accurate. The aluminum frame is completely behind the plane of the grill. The Bumper Bar shift is seeking to obscure is a plastic covered aluminum tube that in not attached to the frame in any way, but does sit up against the frame when the front nose/clip is installed.
The whole point was that if you did remove/cut/whatever the black bumper bar he doesnt like, that you would still have the aluminum frame behind it, which would obviously look ugly.
In an attempt to return some semblance of sanity to the OP, here is a good picture of a white base coupe (courtesy of Whitetardis) with the matte bar. Unless you're looking closely, it nearly disappears.
biggest problem is the bar protrudes in front of the grille proper.
You could possibly:
a) Remove the bar
b) Replace the bar with a piece of lexan or similar attached to the *back* of the existing grille for (rigidity and for the sensors if any)
c) paint the lexan flat black to hide the metal bar behind it.
d) skillfully attach some black wire type grill material over the entire front of the existing grille.
e) reassemble
f) you'd prob have to lose the badges, might have sensor issues - which might be addressable.
might even be reversible.
simple...ha ha...
the presumes the metal bar behind the grill does not protrude in any way into the plastic bar.
mshedden, you nailed it...it's not the actual bar that annoys me, it's that it protrudes out. if the bar was much like audis that is flush with the grill mess, then it wouldn't be so bad!
In order to maintain the original F-Type nose design, it's obvious JLR decided this was the most cost-effective way to pass U.S bumper requirements, stipulating the ability to withstand a 2.5 mph impact without any major damage to any of the car's systems.
I don't know how they're planning to certify the Project 7 in the U.S., but they've obviously engineered a different solution, if indeed it is available in this country.
I don't know how they're planning to certify the Project 7 in the U.S., but they've obviously engineered a different solution, if indeed it is available in this country.
Sadly, I think they might put in the bumper bar for US Project 7. While at Laguna Seca during Monterey Car Week last year when they had the 7 on display, the Jag guy said it might not be like that for the US (citing the same safety regulations). I do think there's some exceptions for small volume cars...so we'll see...
Sadly, I think they might put in the bumper bar for US Project 7. While at Laguna Seca during Monterey Car Week last year when they had the 7 on display, the Jag guy said it might not be like that for the US (citing the same safety regulations). I do think there's some exceptions for small volume cars...so we'll see...
I think its correct to say that the original spec Projet 7 has a lower profile windshield that I believe doesn't make it to the US as well. So what you see may not be what you get.
In order to maintain the original F-Type nose design, it's obvious JLR decided this was the most cost-effective way to pass U.S bumper requirements, stipulating the ability to withstand a 2.5 mph impact without any major damage to any of the car's systems.
I don't know how they're planning to certify the Project 7 in the U.S., but they've obviously engineered a different solution, if indeed it is available in this country.
Yes, but....it seems difficult to qualify the F-Type plastic bar as a 'bumper' in any sense of the word, given that its merely a zero strength piece of plastic of similar strength to the rest of the grill (and indeed the only point of attachment of the bar appears to be the rest of the grill). Yes, there's a metal support somewhere behind it, but everything's crushed to the tune of $ thousands before that comes into play, IMHO. Jag may be playing 'fast and loose' or they get an exemption, in which case why have the bar at all?
