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#1 ·
Is there a chrome front grill available for the kodiaq I think it might look better than the black.
 
#2 ·
Apart from the subjectivity of improving the aesthetics the front radar emitter is mounted behind the front grill, I would guess that having a metalised grill would have a detrimental affect of that system. A bit of mud or snow seems to annoy it.

In terms of making the Kodiaq look better, this is my personal view, no, no and no again. It would make it look like a 1977 Austin Allegro Vanden Plas. One reason we went for the Sportline rather than Edition or L&M when renewing the Kodiaq was it has very little external chrome, for me chrome makes it look dated and like an old mans car. Personal view that many old men on here will disagree with... before they do, I'm no spring chicken either... just not stuck in the 70's when chrome was all the rage.
 
#4 ·
Zach said:
I think you can get the L&K one from Superskoda

I may have misunderstood the question but I was under the impression they wanted the whole grill chrome and not just the trim, i.e. the centre section in front of the radar pod.
 
#5 ·
Hmm....
Nothing wrong with chrome. This has an abundance of chrome, and lives in the garage next to the Skoda:

Tire Wheel Car Land vehicle Vehicle


...but as I'm now the wrong side of 65, I guess it's an old man's car.

More seriously, my Kodiak is black and has the chrome pack. The grille just has a chrome outer edge strip, the rest is black. I wouldn't want chrome vertical strakes - too much 'US SUV' for my taste. The main side window frame is also chrome, but the wheels are black Triglavs with the machined surface. Just the right balance in my view.
 

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rsk289 said:
Hmm....
Nothing wrong with chrome. This has an abundance of chrome, and lives in the garage next to the Skoda:

Misson 15.jpg

...but as I'm now the wrong side of 65, I guess it's an old man's car.

More seriously, my Kodiak is black and has the chrome pack. The grille just has a chrome outer edge strip, the rest is black. I wouldn't want chrome vertical strakes - too much 'US SUV' for my taste. The main side window frame is also chrome, but the wheels are black Triglavs with the machined surface. Just the right balance in my view.
Don't get me wrong allot of chrome on a vintage car is not a bad thing and it suits them but on a modern car it just doesn't look right. It was of the age.

I used the Austin Vanden Plas as an example as it was a complete eyesore, by taking the standard base model and sticking a lump of cheap badly chromed radiator on the front did not make it more premium. They also did it to the Princess and that was a rust bucket too.

Each to their own but sometimes as I think Coco Chanel once said, less is more.
 
#7 ·
FoxtrotAlpha said:
rsk289 said:
Hmm....
Nothing wrong with chrome. This has an abundance of chrome, and lives in the garage next to the Skoda:

Misson 15.jpg

...but as I'm now the wrong side of 65, I guess it's an old man's car.

More seriously, my Kodiak is black and has the chrome pack. The grille just has a chrome outer edge strip, the rest is black. I wouldn't want chrome vertical strakes - too much 'US SUV' for my taste. The main side window frame is also chrome, but the wheels are black Triglavs with the machined surface. Just the right balance in my view.
Don't get me wrong allot of chrome on a vintage car is not a bad thing and it suits them but on a modern car it just doesn't look right. It was of the age.

I used the Austin Vanden Plas as an example as it was a complete eyesore, by taking the standard base model and sticking a lump of cheap badly chromed radiator on the front did not make it more premium. They also did it to the Princess and that was a rust bucket too.

Each to their own but sometimes as I think Coco Chanel once said, less is more.
My Dad's old Wolsley 1300 was a bit of a dog and a rust bucket, but the chrome grill looked just right. As you say, it was of its age in 1973.
 
#10 ·
Colin Lambert said:
Yes, sorry - that really doesn't come naturally yet, for two reasons: 'Kodiak' is spelt with a 'k', and in English a 'q' is followed by a 'u'!
I promise to try harder... am I allowed to call it a Skodiak? Or even Skodiaq?
 
#11 ·
Fear not,
Only taking the P. Call it what you will🥴.
I can't help being a pedant, I was born that way! Sorry!
 
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