Euro front bar meshed grill :D

[EUR003act]

hey guys, finally got around to taking pics of my new DIY meshed grill :D

pretty easy to do... looks extremely hot! im looking forward to the arrival of my euroR grill to top it all off...

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff128/eur003/grill.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff128/eur003/grill2.jpg

its very similar to this:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27627

however, i decided to cut out the stock plastic frame - i think it looks alot better without it :D

[cupnoodle]

I dont get it, isn't that the stock grill for 03-05 model? Did you "down-grade" from the 06-07 model?

[EUR003act]

I dont get it, isn't that the stock grill for 03-05 model? Did you "down-grade" your grill from the 06-07 model?

the mesh - in the front bar.... sorry i should made it clearer!
:p

[TRaNz]

LoL!!!!
Very nicely done mate. looks great, wish i could not be so sto0pid and lazy and do that....haha

[EUR003act]

LoL!!!!
Very nicely done mate. looks great, wish i could not be so sto0pid and lazy and do that....haha

lol thanks buddy! :D

its heaps easy to do, but yeah, i know what you mean with lazy.... took me 3weeks just to take the photos lol

[Suntzu]

Man you will be happy with the type R grill. Its friggen HaWt! Love mine.

Like the mesh. will go well with the grillage.

[EUR003act]

Man you will be happy with the type R grill. Its friggen HaWt! Love mine.

Like the mesh. will go well with the grillage.

lol thanks for the comment in the door sills thread lol

yeah ill come show you once i get my euroR grill :D it looked so sexy on your car!

[johnprocter]

looks awesome iam gonna try it next month

[Merlin086]

Did the same thing when I put my Mugen grille in.
Also I removed the plastic vents near the foggies, and slotted and meshed them too. Bit tricky cutting out the louvres.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9066/1013458ae9.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1013458ae9.jpg)

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7081/37026905oz1.th.jpg (http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=37026905oz1.jpg)

[Adrian Euro]

lol thanks buddy! :D

its heaps easy to do, but yeah, i know what you mean with lazy.... took me 3weeks just to take the photos lol

Hi do you have any steps on how to have this done???? Your help would be great. Because it looks GREAT.

[Merlin086]

Hi do you have any steps on how to have this done???? Your help would be great. Because it looks GREAT.

What I did was to take off the radiator cover, which allows you to access behind the grille and lower vent.

The inside face of the lower vent is almost flat, but with a couple of small tabs sticking out, preventing the mesh from sitting flush against the back of the vent. Trim these tabs off with a pair of sidecutters.

Buy 1 x 1.8x.2m length of zincalume gutter guard, designed for corrugated iron roofs, from Bunnings or similar ( I paid $17 a length)

Cut the mesh about 30mm longer and wider than the opening.

Spray bothe sides with a couple of coats of flat black, preferably the same as your mesh grille.

The two lower edges need a slight trim to fit flush where the bottom of the lower vent begins to curve up. You will see what I mean when you put the mesh in place.

Once the bottom is a nice fit, cut into the mesh from the top where it overhangs up above the opening. By doing about 6 sets of cuts, 25mm in and about 30mm apart,you can fold between the cuts over to form 6 tabs. This will allow you to fix the tabs to the inside with hot melt glue, as well as anywhere else it can be fixed without being seen from the front, eg far outer edges and behind the vertical bars on the vent.
Make sure you clean with acetone before you glue to get a nice clean surface.

[Adrian Euro]

What I did was to take off the radiator cover, which allows you to access behind the grille and lower vent.

The inside face of the lower vent is almost flat, but with a couple of small tabs sticking out, preventing the mesh from sitting flush against the back of the vent. Trim these tabs off with a pair of sidecutters.

Buy 1 x 1.8x.2m length of zincalume gutter guard, designed for corrugated iron roofs, from Bunnings or similar ( I paid $17 a length)

Cut the mesh about 30mm longer and wider than the opening.

Spray bothe sides with a couple of coats of flat black, preferably the same as your mesh grille.

The two lower edges need a slight trim to fit flush where the bottom of the lower vent begins to curve up. You will see what I mean when you put the mesh in place.

Once the bottom is a nice fit, cut into the mesh from the top where it overhangs up above the opening. By doing about 6 sets of cuts, 25mm in and about 30mm apart,you can fold between the cuts over to form 6 tabs. This will allow you to fix the tabs to the inside with hot melt glue, as well as anywhere else it can be fixed without being seen from the front, eg far outer edges and behind the vertical bars on the vent.
Make sure you clean with acetone before you glue to get a nice clean surface.

Sounds easy but seems to hard for me. ANyone wanna make some cash money and do it for me??? I live in Sydney????

[Merlin086]

Sounds easy but seems to hard for me. ANyone wanna make some cash money and do it for me??? I live in
Sydney????


Sounds easy?..really?...must have explained better than I thought................:thumbsup:

But honestly, it takes about an hr and all you need is a pair of tin snips, pair of wire side cutters, pliers, a hot melt glue gun and solvent cleaner like acetone for the glue to bond well.

..and a little patience......:thumbsup:

[henri123]

another thing to do this holidays :)

[E-Gene]

I've got my mesh sitting in the garage for the last 4 months. Hahaha.

[EUR003act]

I've got my mesh sitting in the garage for the last 4 months. Hahaha.

lol stop being lazy and do it :p

after youve sorted out your exhaust ofcourse!

[secksy]

Illl do it, its really not that difficult.... its just fiddly... does anyone have problems with their grill bending once its in?