Originally Posted by JHM2K
This hypothetical company is Chrysler, for those not connecting the dots. Chrysler's brand identity was the three-slat grille with hood strakes. You wanted to abandon that.
Bottom line, it's your car and you like mesh. And, per your candor, it's still not fitting properly, which underscores the arguments of those fans of the OE look.
Like anything with the XF, it does not come out of the box ready to go, it needs some serious handling to get it to fit perfectly, and although I will continue to play with it, it fits better than any I have seen, as pictured below. I tried to recess mine back further so you would get more depth from the grille, I also accentuated this by painting the recess for the grille in matte black. IMHO this setup looks miles better than the OEM, but it is simply my opinion, some do not like the depth of the emblem and the grille being a little farther apart, I think it adds to the look. I still need to spray the core support and a few other bits in black, but all in good time.
Do not buy this grille and expect it to look like this without some serious effort...
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