Grille_types Grille_(car)

1 grille types

1.1 per style
1.2 per fastening method
1.3 history

grille types

per mounting location on car body:

radiator grille (front engine vehicle);
roof or trunk grilles (rear engine vehicles);
bumper skirt grilles (front , rear);
fender grilles (brake ventilation duct covers);
hood scoop grille (to allow intercooler air flow)

per style

the american aftermarket restyling industry defines 2 major grille styles:

oem factory-style grilles – such grilles have no difference manufactured automobile producers;
custom style – produced in small quantities , have assortment of materials.

per fastening method

bolt on style

in installation method, billet grille bolts on existing oem plastic grille. method not require drilling or cutting of oem grille shell. hidden bolts, brackets , clamps used simple installation. downside may not clean replacement style, because can still see oem grille underneath. bolt overs should take no more 30 minutes install.

replacement style

the oem grille must first removed , replacement billet grille must mounted in place of oem grille. drilling , cutting required method. installation instructions provided grille manufacturer, unless handyman need take job professional garage.

history

1934 bugatti type 57 stelvio radiator grille

grilles on automobiles have taken on different designs through years. feature first appeared on automobiles in 1903. several years later, arch-shaped design became common , became standard design on automobile grilles many years. split grille design first appeared in 1923 on alfa romeo sports car.

in 1930s , 1940s, automobile manufacturers became creative grille designs. of these designs bell-shaped (buick, chevrolet, , pontiac), split , folded (silver arrow, mercury, 1946 oldsmobile), cross-shaped (pre-war studebaker champion models, 1941 cadillac, 1942 ford), while including packard, rolls-royce, , mg-tc models still followed older arch-shaped design.

grilles took on new after world war ii. following introduction of 1947 buick, studebaker, , kaiser, grilles became shorter , wider accommodate change in design.