mesh

[stanleym]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

figured i should post this here but please move if necessary

in the beginning
the original owner of the car either atempted a diy or got some1 to install headlights for him and either way a shocking job was done this being the result
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Picture015.jpg
u can see how he has cut/hacked into the front bar
so i figured today i was gunna attempt to diy putting some mesh into the space and remove the foglights etc
so following are pics with possibly the worst digital camera ea so pics do finished product no justice
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Picture010.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Untitled-2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Untitled-5.jpg (thats wat i meant by he hacked it bad
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Untitled-11.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Untitled-21.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Untitled-31.jpg

please give me any comments/feedback as it will be appreciated (note car has been washed since cheers

[stanleym]

i swear this wasn't up b4 there is a double post now sorry whoever i should be sorry 2 other post is in appearance

[NeRV]

im not really feeling the mesh insert... maybe you should save up abit and put a FMIC there ;)

but good work at attempting some DIY

[Eclipsor]

Yeah. Good effort. But I reackon get rid of those two little bits left on the sides. Maybe spray the mesh black.

[SiReal]

yeah, it does clash with everything else on your car. i would spray it black or put it back to stock (which u cant now cos you cut it :))

[stanleym]

its was cut originally so had no chioce realli and if i cut the bits on the sides leaves huge hole oin front bar lol

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

first thing i did on my da9 - look 4x4 yo!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/ACTI0NMAN/frontgrillinstallflash2.jpg

[stanleym]

foggies were broken to being with neva worked lol
i will do mesh darker but i duno ddoes look betta when u see it properly
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar003.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar004.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar005.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar006.jpg
i was mucking round today lol

[Eclipsor]

You could have a go at patching the holes with some scrap plastic glued behind it and some plasti bond or something. You'd just need a can of touch up paint. Would probably only work if the hole is reasonably small

[kayot1k]

no neons please.
and it looked better stock

[stanleym]

was playin round with neons prob wontkeep it there n e way but it does go with the all blue theme of the car

[Bayani]

keep the neons, who cares, looks nice with them on, and if you like it, that's all that matters, ricer add, or not.Suits your car, anyway

[roar]

thumbs up for the neons...

but yer...darken up that mesh...looks a lil cheap with that much bling

[stanleym]

took on views of others etc and made some changes new lip still to be painted and added

after more opinions based on new design and old one cheers guys

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar016-1.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar019-1.jpg
opinions please old vs. new etc cheers

and dont worry tape has been removed haha was used to keep grill attached there but goneeeee now =)

[Eclipsor]

Looks much better I reackon. Maybe fill in the bottom of where those bits stick out with some fogs or something?

[preludacris]

1000 times better!

thanks for takn the advice man.

now u just gotta sought out those lil fangs. hehe .. yeah possibly form fogs or cut them right off .. and sand it back nicely. mite need to put some touch up paint on the stumps tho .. :S

[stanleym]

considering cuttin right off then from the holes it forms using that piece and cutting out the shape an filling it in then i duno liquid nails it haha and touch up paint.... thats for the next day i have off haha but soo the lip shall come

thanks for views guys

[stanleym]

UPDATE AND PICS

ok so i got the sprayed grill on and had a think about how i am gunna get rid of the gill part
so here are some pics of what i decided to do.....
it was either cut sraight through or sand on the bend and use a heat gun to perfect it .... i decided to do it this way for the moment cuase i can change it later if needs be
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar021.jpg
once cut
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar022.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar023.jpg
this is the hole it will leave and if i sand the entire gill down it will leave a cuved one....
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/stanleym_69/Samscar025.jpg
i decided to re use the part i cut off so i can fill in the hole (the white bit is maskin tape on top of the old blue piece)
by doing this i can use grout and then some touch up paint after sanding down the edge properly

wat do u guys think of this approach to the situation

suggest things if u think it wont work etc
i will be cleaning up all the cut parts - does look a bit sketchy but will ba all sanded down etc
cheers

[stanleym]

so the bottom of the soup bowl as u say is masking tape?? jsut so i undastnad correctly and then fill the bowl with epoxy until even ?? is this to leave it as it is now or to remove the gill bit totally/?

cheers and thanks for advice

[6thgear]

hey, looks nice man, much better than normal silver mesh and than before! black makes it not as cheap looking...

hey just wondering where u get ur mesh from, was it already black? save me from spraying!

[stanleym]

i bougth it from repco was in the bling bling chrome haha so yea have to spray it

i did it with some glosy black spray wasn't that hard a couple of coats either side......
update the side holes been filled with putty just gotta sand back and paint n all should be done

[stanleym]

ahh yea i see wat ur sayin ... i ended upusing a putty to fill it as it is thicker than the taped bit could move easilt as it wasn't attahced to everythin