Grill Mod
06-30-2011 | 02:54 AM
#981
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From: Royse City, TX
did mine last week...used the squares from home depot, didnt have to soak them in anything to remove the double-sided tape, they just rolled right off with a little rubbing. wife and i had 40 of them done in about 20 minutes.
the only mesh i could find at my local home depot or lowes was the 6x36" (roughly) gutter guard stuff. can't say i'm pleased with that stuff, what it takes to cut it and the time it took messing with that stuff (without gloves...yeah, my fault!). i used gorilla glue to attach the squares. even after 3hrs of drying, one popped loose. but i'm not gonna mess with it for now. at some point in the near future, i'll buy one-piece mesh to replace my current stuff. definitely happier with the looks, though.
the only mesh i could find at my local home depot or lowes was the 6x36" (roughly) gutter guard stuff. can't say i'm pleased with that stuff, what it takes to cut it and the time it took messing with that stuff (without gloves...yeah, my fault!). i used gorilla glue to attach the squares. even after 3hrs of drying, one popped loose. but i'm not gonna mess with it for now. at some point in the near future, i'll buy one-piece mesh to replace my current stuff. definitely happier with the looks, though.
07-01-2011 | 05:49 AM
#984
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From: Graham, NC
Originally Posted by Black_JKU
How difficult is it to remove the front plastic? Pics always make it look easy!
07-01-2011 | 10:23 AM
#985
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Leduc Alberta
Breadboard engineering... OH YEAH!
Breadboard is nylon 11mm thick. Cut into 23mm wide pieces and used Sikaflex 221 to secure in place. I can't see this stuff coming unstuck anytime soon.
I'll lay the grille down and then screw self tappers in there with mudguard washers to secure in place.
I'll take some more pics once the sika has dried and it's all screwed up haha
**PS cable ties and blocks are there just to hold it in place while the sika dries.
Breadboard is nylon 11mm thick. Cut into 23mm wide pieces and used Sikaflex 221 to secure in place. I can't see this stuff coming unstuck anytime soon.
I'll lay the grille down and then screw self tappers in there with mudguard washers to secure in place.
I'll take some more pics once the sika has dried and it's all screwed up haha
**PS cable ties and blocks are there just to hold it in place while the sika dries.
07-01-2011 | 12:30 PM
#986
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Joined: May 2011
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From: Lost
I wasn't thrilled about using the million zip tie block method, especially since it's already over 103 degrees here eveyday and I didn't want to have to worry about some of the tabs coming loose due to the heat. So I used a different method. I didn't read this entire thread, so some others may have already mentioned this.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
07-01-2011 | 12:35 PM
#987
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From: Ohio
I wasn't thrilled about using the million zip tie block method, especially since it's already over 103 degrees here eveyday and I didn't want to have to worry about some of the tabs coming loose due to the heat. So I used a different method. I didn't read this entire thread, so some others may have already mentioned this.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
I think that is easier, using one piece the way you did it, rather than using all the zip-tie mounts like I did. Seems like a good idea!
Mabar
07-02-2011 | 11:01 AM
#989
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From: Black Pearl,
I wasn't thrilled about using the million zip tie block method, especially since it's already over 103 degrees here eveyday and I didn't want to have to worry about some of the tabs coming loose due to the heat. So I used a different method. I didn't read this entire thread, so some others may have already mentioned this.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
07-02-2011 | 12:29 PM
#990
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From: Saint John
Originally Posted by deathwagon
I wasn't thrilled about using the million zip tie block method, especially since it's already over 103 degrees here eveyday and I didn't want to have to worry about some of the tabs coming loose due to the heat. So I used a different method. I didn't read this entire thread, so some others may have already mentioned this.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.
I used the same M-D Products Door Grille that Mapar mentioned in his posts, available from Ace Hardware. Rather than mounting it to the grill, I just mounted it to the radiator shroud plastic. I had to make some cutouts so the grill mounting tabs could pass through the mesh, but it worked out well and the whole process only took about 40 minutes. Ghetto engineering at it's finest and I think it turned out pretty well.