I came across the ooglie Home Depot valence installation page (using mesh gutter cover stuff) and I figured it didn't look so hard so I'd give it a shot.

After realizing that without some sort of rubber surround, it was going to destroy my bumper and look like hell, I got frustrated and decided to throw my hours of work in the garbage.

As I threw the piece in the garbage, I slammed it in a downward motion. Well, the piece inadvertently hit the lip of the can and the crease betwen my thumb and my index finger went sliding down the razor-sharp, barbed-wire-esque edge.

The cut was about an inch long and really deep, since it is on the crease I couldn't get it stiched. So I gauzed the hell out of it and watched The Real World for the rest of the afternoon.

Anyhow, have any of you had any luck with this type of valence? Is there any way to put some sort of surround around the valence so it doesn't look like crap? I can't see myself dropping $80 for a piece of mesh.

 

Gee... sorry to hear about that man.

 

I thought the installation was pretty easy. You just need to take off those plastic things that are holding the splash guard up. Then you pull the splash guard back and insert the mesh grill up into the lower valance. Then you just zip tie it to the four posts in the lower valance. Hope that helps.

 

home depote mesh goes behind....unless your trying to put it in the front like the street scences valence?

 

Yeah, I was trying to put it up front...Maybe I'll try it in the rear tomorrow....

 

Yea it goes behind the bumper. The only way to get it behind there is to take off the splash guard in the front to get the mesh up in there.

 

Whats the address of the Home Depot valence installation page? I bought the the gutter mesh and so zip ties and I need to know what to do next?

 

Do a search. I never found a real "how to" page. i just typed in valence. I found something interesting in the 4th gen forum...... But no "how to". But I think there is one.

 

Russ has a write up for the mesh grill on his site, its under the how-to section under cosmetic.

 

Just finished mine. Looks great! I use white zip tipes because I have a white car. You can't even see them. I am REALLY happy with the results. DON'T TRY TO MOUNT IT ON THE FRONT SIDE. IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP.

 

it really isnt too hard, you just have to be very careful

 

Post pics... of your finger. No but really I hope your finger is ok. How long did the whole thing take you, without the cutting your finger part?

 

After I pulled my head out of my *** and decided to put it behind the grill- 20 minutes. But I think I am going back to Home Depot on Tuesday for the thicker stuff. They have another one with hinges for $6 that has thicker strands. The zip ties made it a cinch.

 

Yeah I remember i made mine and managed to lodge the mesh grill in the space bet my thumb and index finger. i was bleeding like crazy and only under a water hose did i unlodge it. That sucka was deep in there, THose things are dangerous!
Roger

 

I keep trying to take a pic of my thumb with my digital camera, but they all turn out bright white. This thing has terrible focus.