Starting to buy a few things now for my arrival of my white, edition and want to change the chrome strip on the upper grill and the lower grill strip both to white as well as try and get the grills in gloss black. The only company I can find is Customvanz that want £600 plus vat for this.
Are there any other companies that people know of?
If you're Gloss Blacking your grills, that's where a lot of the quote will be accounted for. OK, it is quite a high price, but there's a fair amount of work involved removing the front end to actually get to the grills, then the prep needed to get the bare plastic ready for a paint. I've done all the stripping and prep work at my bodyshop, and i'd say start to finish it's around 8hrs if you have done this before, then materials, and time in a booth etc, it's easy to see why you'd pay £400-£600 for this job.
As for the chrome strips, I agree with
@DaveyB, and wrapping would be my preferred method, simply because it's an easy job, and can be reversed in the future if you ever fancy a change. Bare in mind that the upper grill chrome strips don't come out easily, and you need the grill off to access the tags behind the strips. Plus they are very easy to bend out of shape. The lower chrome strips are a little easier to remove.
I'd like to see the finished job though. I love the finishing touches of Gloss Black work, and don't think i've seen anyone go White on the strips yet.
Edit:
Just reading your post again, and your location, I don't know if you meant £600 for supply of new grills already done and sent to Germany, or the job being done on your actual van, or an exchange service with Customvanz?
just use the search box and revive an old thread, it's much easier.
