360 Adding Challenge Rear Grill - Get OEM Challenge Style, Replica Challenge Style, Challenge Strad.?

If your only worried about the build sheet then don't change. If then you must buy get oem. 99% of people don't know that the real cs grill is aluminum and the repop that most have are steel.

 

I'm pretty sure the CS grille has extra holes for the "Challenge Stradale" emblem that you may want to account for.

 

I love Challenge Grills, had one on my Yellow F355 and on my Black Challenge Stradale (I know that one would have been obvious LOL).

Where are you able to source the Grills?

 

If you are keeping the old oem panel, I would get an aftermarket one that looks good. I don't stick to oem parts if it's something reversible and cosmetic. Juice doesn't seem worth the squeeze to me but ymmv

 

As well as being lighter a genuine CS grille has the added advantage of not rusting out like the standard steel grids can.

I would suggest going for the OEM part where possible. Replica grilles are not always built to the same tolerances and will save you time adjusting and aligning such an unwieldy part. I recall there was a thread on here where an owner fitted an aftermarket grille to their 360 and needed to wallow out some mounts to get it to fit.

 

I finished drilling a OEM panel couple days age. It's in paint shop getting satin black layed on it. Not sure if im going to fit it to the car i have CS grill on car now.

Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

I bought an aftermarket grill. It fit just fine and at the time I spent about $900 delivered. It's steel of course and after 6 years no signs of rust anywhere.
I didn't have to wallow out any of the mounting holes. Maybe I just got lucky. But saving around $1500 was a nice benefit. And as I always do with parts I replace, I put my OEM (solid) painted panel in the loft.

 

I purchased my OEM from Ricambi, installed in about 3 hours. I had one small hiccup with the hood latch mechanism, but got that resolved with the mechanic quickly.

I would get OEM.

 

Where did you get the aftermarket grill from? I've been looking around myself.

 

OEM is only $1k more ? That makes it a no brainer to stick with OEM. You'd lose way more than that on resale with a replica grille.

 

Prosport makes one.

I would have considered aftermarket if I could have seen one in person, but it's one of my favorite parts of the car so I didn't want to risk it.

 

I'll have to look at my folder of records. After 6 years I don't recall off the top of my head. I do know it was from UK. Shipping then was reasonable and it came to me undamaged and in a very short time considering. Positive experience. All good.

 

Anyone know who still has an OEM in stock?

 

Ricambi?? I would be surprised if Daniel didn't or couldn't get one in short order.

 

I guess.I’ll call and see.
I’m looking for a 360 so if grills are still easy to get I’ll scratch it off the must-haves.

 

I just spoke with Daniel and you are correct. Even though "out of stock" on their website he can order one anytime!

THANK YOU!

 

Glad it worked for you!
Daniel is the best.