making own mesh grill

by **hari-bhari** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:05 pm

hey guys, i started making the mesh grill for my car, and its harder than i thought it would be. im having trouble cutting the mesh, im just using wire cutters for each little link basically. but it takes a long time, and its scratching up the grill cuz of all the sharp edges. plus, its hard to get it to fit exactly without leaving any gaps (im trying to make mine look like flash's). does anyone have tips?

by **TadS** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:08 am

Use sheet metal shears

. That’ll save you a lot of time.

by **FLASH** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:22 am

DONT use wire cutters! I had a bad expereince when I tried...took forever and it did mess up the mesh by bending it actually. Like i said in the PM, I just used scissors....my grille actually did get chipped from the mesh, but as long as i odnt take off the mesh, you dont see it

by **Dawgz** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:47 am

yo flash u wanna do my grill :drinking:

by **Grazi07** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:46 am

Hari, how did you get your grille off? I've gotten the top three bolts undone, with a 3/8" socket, but am having trouble getting the bottom out. Any advice?

by **Mandarinsolara** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:15 am

Grazi07 wrote:Hari, how did you get your grille off? I've gotten the top three bolts undone, with a 3/8" socket, but am having trouble getting the bottom out. Any advice?

same here

by **lilm** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:35 am

all you have to do is put a screwdriver in between the little clip things..i think that there are two on each side
flash do you take out the inside of the grill(the little bars) or do you just put the mesh over the whole thing?

by **2kSoulara** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:11 pm

Im in nj he do my grill!!!

by **FLASH** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:28 pm

Hey if you wanna meet up sometime PM me...I could charge you an astronomical amount to do your grille

Got any pics of your car? Maybe ive seen it around.

by **Dawgz** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:49 pm

My car? i live in parsippany, u prolly havnt seen mine....how much would u charge?

by **FLASH** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:59 pm

well i WAS referring to 2kSoulara but I didnt see your post....I dont know if I actually have the time to do grilles, plus Id want yous guys to see mine in person first, because it isn't really flawless, but iono maybe we could work somthing out

by **hari-bhari** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:00 pm

Grazi07 wrote:Hari, how did you get your grille off? I've gotten the top three bolts undone, with a 3/8" socket, but am having trouble getting the bottom out. Any advice?

if you pry the top outwards some and look in, you will see where the black of the grill clips in to the *insert color of your car here* colored bumper (i guess if u have a black car its harder). so it takes a lot of force, but dont worry you wont break it, just use a flathead and pry outwards and use some muscle

by **2kSoulara** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:02 am

I'd like to get one from a junkyard and work on that one so if i mess it up i still have my original. First things first changing interior lights this weekend

by **hari-bhari** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:19 am

ok i used the shears and got it cut really nicely. whats the best way to attach now? i tried zip ties but theyre bulky....

by **thealkimo** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:50 am

use gutter clips cuz they're discreet and do the trick...

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