How did you secure the mesh to the car?

Thanks
Al

 

wire ties

 

and i used some clear coat on there too, keeps it shiny longer

 

- Skinny zip ties for the top 2 grill openings and the bottom most one.
- Friction for the bumper openings



Link to BlackCat's cardomain pg with pics
(He was the "designer" of the bulge-grill using mesh.)

Link to my cardomain pg with some pics of mesh-grill making session with BlackCat

 

Drop ceiling hanger wire stuff.

And on the clearcoat idea. I didn't do it and I'm regretting it.

 

Still looking good, Felix! Brings a tear to my eye!

I've since painted my grill and license plate grill black. I don't care about seeing the plastic grill underneath the mesh anymore. The lower valance grill I still have it as silver colored.

 

Thin wire on the grill..........friction on the bumper openings.

Painted three times and clear coated twice.

Grill looks professionally handcrafted

 

Hey Daniel! How goes? Like you suggested, a few coats of silver and clear coat goes a long way in preserving the lustre in the mesh grill. Have you had any brainstorms about dealing with the grill structure under the mesh?

Cheers!

 

Cut out your opening(s). That way you can cut your mesh bigger than your hole and place it from behind. Cut out "tabs", bend them over and glue them to the inside of the bumper. No zip ties.

 

plastic zip ties that you can get at any home depot. IT looks awesome after it is done.Stygian max homepage is what help me out with the mesh grill. It's worth the pain for the pleasure.

 

Thanks for the props. And I pass my kudos to BlackCat.

 

StygianMax,

What mesh did you use ? It looks different

 

Sup EZEMaxima - the stuff is called "Premium Hinged Gutter Guards". It measures 36" long and ~ 6" wide. The manufacturer is Gutter World (made in USA). It's aluminized steel.

 

Anybody have a pic of the homemade grill on a Max painted Sterling Mist?

 

Best stuff in the world, just make sure you have lots of band-aids handy during install...

 

Nice craftsmanship! I used leather work gloves (95% of the time) and springloaded sheetmetal cutters for the mesh & I only got nicked once.

 

Zip tires, hot glue, silver paint, gutter guard not in that order