[GreenBeast]

has anyone meshed their bumper holes?

i'm thinking about doing this.

how did you attach the mesh to the bumper?

also given the colour of my car (in my sig) what colour do you think i should paint the mesh...black or colour code it?

 

[LOFLUX]

I've been thinking of doing the same mate; look on Votex for a how too..... Can?t seem to find it now...

Think it's a bumper off job and good old silicone sealant to hold it in place.

Defo go black []

 

[GreenBeast]

yeah i'm looking on the vortex at the mo.

yeah you're probably right about the colour. otherwise it might be too much gold

 

[J111ASE]

if im not misstaken sem did this on his old ride.

bumper off and stuck on from behind.

you can buy some proper ones (mesh in a frame)

 

[GreenBeast]

yeah i just found sems write up via the search. i'm defo gonna do this this week i think

 

[pope1]

Here's a good write-up concerning a ready-made product but it has some excellent tips for a DIY installation.

http://members.shaw.ca/nemod/grillcraft/install/install.html

 

[LOFLUX]

cheers pope, that very useful...

 

[thechief]

I did mine differently to most people i had the mesh at the front of the bumper so it was level with where the vents were. If you put the mesh on the back of the bumper it looks a bit 'sunk in'

That was on my old car i have an r32 front on this one

 

[thechief]

BTW, to do it i cut all the slats out of the vents then bent the mesh into shape so it had the old slat surrounds as sort of a support. Then got the mesh powdercoated black so it wouldn't ever chip. Looked OEM

 

[pope1]

I was thinking of doing this last year but just didn't bother when I was sent silver mesh instead of the black that I'd ordered. I thought long and hard about whether to have it fitting flush to the front or flush to the back. Decided that best would probably be to have it flush with the little ridge that is exposed when you remove the standard vents.

 

[GreenBeast]

i couldn't get any mesh in town. where did everyone else get theirs?

i'm gonna have to look at the bumper to decide whether to go flush or sunk

 

[pope1]

Have a look at this site. They offer a number of styles and sizes.

http://www.motor-world.co.uk/kroozin/show_prod.php?PHPSESSID=8eb2137cdf1ad1437db1c74ded1dd91f&prod_id=6370

 

[smithjoe]

Make sure you post up some pics when you have done it.

 

[Sem]

here's my effort

 

[GreenBeast]

thats just what i'm looking for.

is that how it looks if you remove the black slat pieces and mount it behind?

pope1 - cheers for the link

 

[Sem]

Yep.

I wanted the sunken effect like the R32 bumper []

It just doesnt look right to me when the mesh is flush with the bumper.

 

[pope1]

Quote: posted by Sem on 14/02/2005 00:00:41

Yep.

I wanted the sunken effect like the R32 bumper []

It just doesnt look right to me when the mesh is flush with the bumper.

I agree and I think you managed to achieve a great compromise with your last car - nicely recessed but not too far back.

 

[GreenBeast]

good thats what i'm gonna go for then.

sem - what mesh did you use? and where did you find it?

cheers

 

[02 Bora]

the mesh used is the Savage Grille Oblong http://www.carstylingdirect.com/acatalog/Grille_Mesh.html This is the cheapest place i could find it when looking.

 

[GreenBeast]

do you know how big the sheets that they send are?

also i know that sem had his bumper smoothed and painted, so what

does the recessed area look like if your bumper hasn't been

resprayed? is it well painted and tidy or what?