lemans grill 348

Husker is still manufacturing them yes? I'm gonna get one soon just hope they are still available when I'm ready...

 

Pictures!!!!

 

yeah where are they?

 

I was actually thinking about removing mine. I do like the LeMans grill, but oddly tempted to go back to the strakes.
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Not me man, I love the lemans grille, but I kept the entire stock assy, including the pieces I carefully cut out, in case someone wants to return it to stock. I noticed your lights kinda point up, I fit mine in so that they point straight back. I also kept my stock wheels, but I really like my 360 wheel, lemans look, most people don't know what year vehicle it is. Of course, it's all personal preferrence...

 

Why do you want your 348 look like a 355 from behind??

Kai

 

I found the vertical alignment of the lamps to be limited by the cut of the fiberglass panel. No matter how much I adjusted the mounting threads which hold the lamps, there wasn't much more I could achieve. Can you shoot a few pics of yours?

 

Imitation is often the best form of compliment.

...and envy is just such a b!tch, ain't it?

 

Truth is, I thought about it long and hard and then realized that I am proud of having a 348.

No reason to make it look like a 355.

Kai

PS: I think the strakes are making a comeback.

 

imo, the LeMans grill is lovely, but the original is a complete, integrated design with the side strakes and bonnet. That wasn't an accident.

 

+1

 

I have to agree that the rear strakes are the least favorite part of my car but I think the rear of the 355 is worse. Maybe we need a copy of the 458?

 

Daniel, like you, I was a test mule on these for Collin. I had the same problem, but eventually I got the super-die-sander out and went crazy on mine. If you grind off much of the inner flange material, the lights will sit at the right angle. You have to be careful because if you grind the flanges too low, you will run out of threaded stud on the bottom to attach the bars too.

I'll get you a decent pic of mine sometime today.

I'm never going back to stock, in fact, I just sold my tail lights to Ernie... I still have the grill (perfect condition) and the inner mesh piece if anyone needs them.

I may wind up having to buy a new one eventually... the newer one appears to fit the car better, and also mine now has developed a hairline crack at one of the top screw holes.

Nothing could be further from MY intention... I wanted mine to look like, A FERRARI!

Not only that, my car runs profoundly cooler in the Las Vegas summer heat!

 

Steve, I would be really grateful (what a pun!) if you could shoot a picture of the lamp angle or your sanding/grinding area. I think ours were the first two delivered. If that angle were better, I'd have zero issues with the whole thing.

Did you simply sand/grind down the inner lip of the fiberglass panel?

 

Dan - this time we should take it to the pros. I dont think we are qualified Husker grill installers.

 

Just to make it clear. Do you think that the rear lights/grill of a genuine F355 does not look good, or you think the copy of the 355 lights on a 348 don't look good?

 

I used Weatherpack connectors for my lamps, and mated them to 360 Challenge wires, which directly fit the lamps. (I used: http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=279957)

My wiring is shown somewhere here on Fchat, and it has worked very well.... clean and tight.

 

Here are some pictures of mine. The wire connectors came with the LeMans kit - maybe Collin helped me out? I ordered new lights from F of Atlanta ($450 for the set). Easy wiring. I think I could actualy tilt mine down more (from the bottom threaded picture) if I wanted to, not sure why I pointed them slightly upward. As to the look, it is all preference. I think Ferraris look best with the round tail light look, similar to Corvettes. I modify about everything I own, 33's on the Jeep and Excursion, body kit on the BMW, and I can't say how much on the 2 harleys (afraid my wife might find out), so this car was destined to get some modifications! Once again, it is all personal preference, so I kept the orignial stuff just in case the next owner likes the stock look. I still think the LeMans grille and some bigger wheels rock! Daniel, ever find me a 760mm belt?
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Love the LeMans grill, I too switched last year the originals are nice but with the new grill looks way more exotic and more like a Ferrari. Only difference I did was I was able to reuse the stock backing from the original making mine more water proof. When you open the engine compartment everything looks stock, you don't see the wires hanging or the lights themselves. All I did was replace one of the original LeMans screws with a longer one as the holes lined up perfectly, then a washer and bolt voilà .
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I made all the wiring harness kits (and instructions) for Collin when he was "mass" producing these. Its kinda cool to see my handywork on Dave's car, I never get to see MY contribution to the lemans grill in people's completed project pics!

I assume Collin just wanted to keep costs and the price down, and he just stopped asking for more harnesses, and stopped including them in the kits. I also think Collin wasn't happy about the cost to make the harnesses, I used all OEM connectors and premium grade materials, and each one took about 1.5 hours to make, completely by hand.
I only made a few bucks on each one, but I think he assumed I was getting rich over it.

 

I think the Lemans grill looks fantastic. I also think the original does too...just matter of personal preference.

 

Looks great Dave! But I would say that, since you have the rosso version of my nero 348 (Husker challenge grill and 360 wheels).
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Wow that's nice looking!