boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 i had a thread for grill mods that i intended to be a diy thread but i forgot to take pics of doing that and now that i redid my grill a little better and rembered to take pics i can actualy put a good DIY thread up first, list of things you need a grill bolts i went with 5mm bolts i snaged from work gutter guard for the mesh, or your favorite mesh product sand paper paint in your color of choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 next what you need is to sand the grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 then you paint it in your color of choice, i chose black. i went with 4 coats of paint with a light wet sand in between coats the one on the tarp is inbetween coats of paint and the finished one drying wont upload on this pos computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 now that its dry gotta make holes for bolts the top one is after and the bottom is before the hole was thier. backwards i know. i should have used a drill but i was to lazy to go to my car to grab mine so i just used a knife and dug into it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 next grab the gutter guard and strech it out over the grill to get a general length then cut it to that length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 and once you get it to a good length cut the mesh around the posts in the back and bolt it in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 and finally, trim around the edges. and yes that is a tattoo on my arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 put it on your car and injoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Is this built off a USDM grill or a JDM? Might be a good use for my old USDM. Either way, thanks for posting this tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Its off the usdm I wouldent have the nerve to cut up a jdm grill. Your welcome, I should note I got the idea from the 4th gen fourms where I saw a diy for thier grills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nicely done! Instead of bolts, you can also use bondo. It's a lot less work and allows you to secure the mesh all the way around and not have any hardware sticking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 But bondo costs money I snaged the bolts and washers from work, im sure they wont mind we got a metric f**k ton in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooln30 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I just painted my stock LGT one flat black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 If mine still had the emblum I probly would have done that to, but without the emblum I likethis much much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I may need to do this to my car I think. Where did you get the mesh from? Lowes or some other place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I got mine from Lowes. They have all kinds of mesh to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Any special paint? or just rattle can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 If you want flat black, you can't really go wrong with plasti-dip as long as you take the time to spray it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 I just used rustoleum auto paint, and gutter guard both from lowes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I was thinking blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Blue would be cool, if u do blue upload a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wilco. Looking at doing all the trim pieces down the side of the car, the lip of the scoop and the lips on the bumpers blue. And I vote this gets added to the DIY sticky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 I might do my door trim black next if I can figure out how to get it off and back on without braking it. If u get to it before I do let me know how that goes for u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Yeah that is stumping me for the time. Know where the trim can be bought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattlebot Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Not a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.