I know some people hate the fake 'bentley' grill on any other car but a Bentley. Others hate to see or discuss any modification on cars (read:Jags).

I myself quite like the 'Bentley' grill and to be honest I don't even want to call them as such. To me they're just a different typ of grill.

I have seen cheapish mesh inserts on eBay and would like know if some of you have any experiences with them. This one in particular draws my attention:

S Type Jaguar Grille Stainless Steel Woven Grill mesh insert 1999 - 2002 | eBay

Are these any good? I know they are quite cheap, but I am on a budget myself. That's why I have a 1999 Jaguar and not 2009 one.

 

Your money, your car, your taste.

 

To be honest I never made the connection between Bentley and the S-type mesh grill - it is after all, a Jaguar option.


But for me the best "look" has been achieved by another French resident on his 'S' where he has chromed up the slatted grill; put a Leaper on the bonnet but the 'coup de gras' is the chrome strip which goes up the middle of the bonnet.

The ensemble looks just beautiful - very evocative of the first S-type but with a modern touch.

Cheers
Dave

 

I always saw a mesh grill as a sign of a 'performance' model. Such is the case for the S-Type R.

 

Pretty much just an STR grill for the early model S Types.

I think it looks fine. I added the Mina stainless mesh lower grill to my 2005 STR instead of the cheap black plastic stock ones.


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There's every chance that other people were doing it before Bentley anyway. With the right kind of mesh on the right coloured car, and fitted nicely, they look good - but like any other "styling"option, done badly they look completely pants.

 

Actually all the 2008 US S-Types came standard with the mesh type grille, so it's hardly doing a "Bentley". Plus even the non-STR 2008s all came with the STR-style front facia, and the formerly STR-only Vulcan wheels (but only in the front wheel size).