grille suggestions

[jerzboi87]

Hey guys
jus got my front bumper fixed
lookin if anyone has some suggestions on grille inserts for the middle area thats open

lookin for one

and suggestions on color?!?!

my car is silver

Thanks!::yahoo:

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

don't get any color grille...plain metal (which is either stainless steel or aluminim) will be best if you do it at all.

[cherrington17]

black grilles can look decent on darker cars (like if my maroon car had dark rims/accents then maybe) but yours, stick w/ silver/aluminum

[[ion] C2]

home depot/lowe's gutter mesh for you

i had to get the "real" Pep Boys mesh since my opening's a lot taller, $40/sheet, i needed 2.

[Redog]

^^ WOW you only paid $40. Mine was $70 but the sheet wasn't that tall either.

Of course I bought it back in 2001. It's a "little Circle" pattern.

Don't do gutter mesh, looks ricey, IMO but if you do, paint it with rust-o-lem ;)

[jerzboi87]

im thinkn of sticking with silver mesh for now, found some on ebay for like 40 bucks and that covers both fog light areas and the middle

but i don know if i want to cover the fogs

[Midgear]

where did you pick yours up at redog?

[jerzboi87]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/PRO-PLUS-MESH-GRILLES/GP_2010967_N_111+200729766+600002174_10101.jcw?rev iewflag=1

that is the site im look in at right now
im thinkn small silver diamond pattern

let me know what you all think
blue also looks good but dunno wit silver and blue lol

[Midgear]

@ redog again.. lets get a closeup of your mesh lol.. all ive seen is honeycomb and diamond shaped.. havent seen the "small circle"

[itsbmw]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/PRO-PLUS-MESH-GRILLES/GP_2010967_N_111+200729766+600002174_10101.jcw?rev iewflag=1

that is the site im look in at right now
im thinkn small silver diamond pattern

let me know what you all think
blue also looks good but dunno wit silver and blue lol

Not bad. I'm just gonna get gutter mesh and make it look like chrome.

[Redog]

I got it at a local speed shop. I totally forget the name brand of the mesh

I love it actually. I painted mine white.

Don't spend $40 for it on eBay, unless you're sure it's not gutter mesh ;)

[Redog]

Here's a close up of mine.

Keep in mind, this pic was taken in 2003 during my divorce. I really didn't take that good care of the car then

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/462000-462999/462198_5_full.jpg

[Midgear]

its a bit crooked and falling out.. but the divorce thing and not taking very good care of it and blah blah blah I understand-

where did you pick this up at? that's the cleanest lookin mesh i've seen so far-

[Redog]

;) ;)

I got it at a local speed shop. I totally forget the name brand of the mesh



It looks a lot better now. In there pretty straight and cleaner paint job

[Midgear]

skim reedeeng fer tuh win.

[[ion] C2]

Don't do gutter mesh, looks ricey, IMO but if you do, paint it with rust-o-lem ;)
"Real" grille mesh looks exactly like gutter guards...

http://www.contractorssolutions.com/Information/images_gutters/mesh_ShieldGutters.jpg

And gutter guards are typically stainless steel or aluminum. It doesn't rust, like you always say.

However, I'd REALLY like the mesh they use in the new Cadillac CTS-V's grille. That shit's high qual.

[joserivas19]

check here. i got mine from here and i liked it. but now im getting da kit so we'll see if i put one on it. http://customcargrills.com/products.asp?id=11

[itsbmw]

check here. i got mine from here and i liked it. but now im getting da kit so we'll see if i put one on it. http://customcargrills.com/products.asp?id=11

I like the XXL one on the bottom of the list I might get that.

[Redog]

C2;378999']
And gutter guards are typically stainless steel or aluminum. It doesn't rust, like you always say.



Really. I thought it did :ninja:

[undecided02]

standard plastic gutter mesh comes in a roll at most hardware stores and only costs about $10. I bought it and then hit it with some duplicolor chrome paint. it looks awsome and is ridiculously easy to cut and install (clear zip tie work best and if places properly are essentially invisible). total cost was about $17 canadian.

[jerzboi87]

never thought bout the zip ties
i think i might go wit the gutter mesh and zip ties unless i find something better

i might paint em black and see how it works with the silver other wise i'll just switch em out :-D

[coolgrinder33]

advanced auto parts has a big sheet of diamond stainless pattern for 10 dollars lol

[DansGen1Alero]

AAS sells the mesh in sheets, pretty ok stuff, I got mine at pepboys its APC and I needed to sheets for the AAS body Kit, and used marine epoxy or goop to attach it, it can withstand just about anything. I was backed up into and front kit was cracked all to hell, but mesh held it all together lol

[darksobsession]

damn, redogs circle mesh is sick!

[travis-alero]

Lol how do you put it in there?

[newhorizons]

does it affect the cooling of the motor @ all.? i'm already out the door to get some. the front condenser on mine is pretty bugged up..

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

get a stiff brush (not a hair brush LOL) clean out the bugs. then put on your mesh. the mesh doesn't affect performance whatsoever, but does protect your radiator fins from small rocks and large bugs.