Automotive grille

An automotive grill comprising:

• a substrate having a first and a second side wherein the substrate has a plurality of mounting structures that mount the first side of the substrate to the vehicle and wherein the substrate further includes a plurality of decorative members that extend at least in part across the front of the vehicle when the substrate is mounted to the vehicle;
• the plurality of decorative members further defining a plurality of exposed surfaces with a plurality of resistive members secured to the decorative members along at least one of the exposed surfaces so as to define an interface therebetween wherein the plurality of resistive members and the plurality of decorative members collectively define a channel and a guide that interconnect the plurality of resistive members and the plurality of decorative members that engage with each other so as to secure the plurality of resistive members to the plurality of decorative members.

A method of forming a grill component of an automobile, the method comprising:

• forming a substrate of the grill so as to be dimensioned to be interconnected to the front of a vehicle and so as to have a plurality of decorative members;
• and
• interconnecting a resistive member to the decorative members by positioning a channel formed in the decorative member about a protrusion formed in the resistive members.