made the famous Home depot grill today but with variation.





Ill try and take some day time pics soon.

 

top looks good

bottom valance section looks curved & pushed into place

Create a template out of cardboard & fit/trim until it fits exactly. (this is time consuming, but neccessary if you want it to look right).

Then, lay your adjusted template over the wire mesh & outline w/ a Sharpie marker (backside of mesh). Now, take a Dremel cutting disc to it & voila, perfect fitting mesh!

 

ok so where is the variation? it looks just like every other home depot grille, some what anyway, ive seen better, but still it looks nice.

 

I know its the same, but i have never seen just the valence done without the top grill. And i did use a template but it was getting dark and cold so i had to cut it short(pun intended) in time, so in a future date i have to trim a few places to make the valance fit better.

 

How did you get the mesh to stay on...I really want to do that grille on my Silver 98....I just dont know how to get it to stay on..Thanks !

 

Possiblilites:

1) 18-22 gauge galvanized wire (avail in a spool at h-ware store)
2) thick mono-filament fishing line
3) zip-ties (wire ties)

I chose option 1, but kinda wish I'd gone w/ option 2, because I think it would be least conspicuous (You can see the galvanized retainer wires heading toward the back if the sun hits them just right). I think the zip-ties are more visible, too, so that's why my vote's for #2.

(Just b sure to brush-up on your knot-tying abilities!)

-K-

 

The grill looks pretty good so far. That bottom piece is hard as **** to cut. I finally gave up and put mine behind the bars in the bumper. I used thin wire to hold it and best of all the piece doesn't have to be cut to a perfect shape.

 

Looks nice, I will be doing this to my car in a couple weeks. FOund a kit on the net for $9.99, do you know if local stores carry mesh kits?
Thanks,
Paul

 

That's $9.99 + shipping, right? Blow that off.

Go to your local home improvement center & pick up the required amount of "aluminized steel gutter mesh." Don't get the all aluminum stuff, as the aluminized steel is stronger & will resist indents from stone impacts, bending, etc, better than the aluminum version.

Should cost you anywhere from $4-$8, depending on how much you get.

 

I think it looks great, but how is it sitting up and out like that? How is the galvanized wire supporting it like that? HELP

 

Not a very good pic, please ignore the busted fog (unless you are selling one). I think that with the mesh in the top it is a bit much, mesh overload. I still haven't decided if I like the mesh in front of the bars beter, WaarrEagles looks pretty good. I think I will wait until I see one in person before I redo mine though.

 

i used zip-tie, but im going to redo it with thin metal wire, and i also need to retrim it a bit