Mesh the front grill?

1. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #1 7th January 2006, 04:03

   need some advice on if you think this looks good or not?
   
   nare in mind that I'm gonna put he smoked front headlights on it and lower it soon.
   
   standard:
   
   
   meshed
   
   
   
   thanks
   scott
2. jclaydon Established Member Joined: Mar 2005 Peterborough, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1255 zetec s

   #2 7th January 2006, 04:14

   use darker mesh in my opinion with your future plans in mind. Besides, it means the bonnet release lever hole wont show up as much on dark mesh just my opinion. I just think the hole you have to leave is more visible on silver mesh...
3. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #3 7th January 2006, 04:38

   ahh shit i forgot about that. hmm will he to re-look at my plans on that one lol. Thanks for the idea about darker mesh though. Will consider that as well.
   
   
   
   
   
   What you think to this exhaust as well? someones selling it cheap and was thinking it might be ok until i have some more cash to spend on one.
   
   
   
   
4. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #4 7th January 2006, 05:08

   yeah use darker mesh looks miles better
5. jclaydon Established Member Joined: Mar 2005 Peterborough, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1255 zetec s

   #5 7th January 2006, 16:24

   exhaust looks nice too. I personally woulnt have anything bigger than a 3"5 pipe, as i've got the same car as you
   Twin pipes look nice i reckon.
   
   I wouldn't want people to hear a 1.1's exhaust from down the raod... a nice quiet purr will do. But its your car, depends what sound your after.
6. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #6 7th January 2006, 18:11

   I saw a lowered 1.1 with a 4" jap cut peco exhaust and smoked rear lights and it looked really good. That's eventually what I am going to get but was thinking of getting this for now just until i've got 130 quid to spare
7. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #7 7th January 2006, 18:18

   Here's my car.... oldish photo and from my avata (i got rid of the brows )
   
   As you can see it does leave a black hole sized gap in the mesh for the bonnet release but most people dont have their heads at bumper height usually, so most of the time you can get away with it.
   
   Bare in mind it can be a totol slag to get the mesh fitted properly without the grille poking out the from of the bonnet.
   
   I thought about getting the smoked headlights, but wasnt too sure because of the contrast, in the end i left it.
   
   
   
8. BennyBoi Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Maldon United Kingdom (England) Posts: 150

   #8 8th January 2006, 21:24

   I was thinkin of meshin my front grill like this, is it simple to do? And also where can u get the meshn what colour u reckon would look best on a black saxo?
   
   
9. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #9 8th January 2006, 22:31

   I think most people with a black saxo have gone for black mesh. For the MK2 it's total piss to remove the grille (7 torx screws i think) but getting the mesh on can be a little tricky. Have a look at the Haynes Saxo modding manual
10. BennyBoi Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Maldon United Kingdom (England) Posts: 150

    #10 8th January 2006, 23:25

    Yea i got the haynes manual comin, looked at my mates one and looked pretty gd. Someone told me you just glue the mesh onto the grille, wot kinda glue wud b best? dnt want da plastic eaten away, im guessin that mite look a bit crappy
11. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

    #11 8th January 2006, 23:25

    i think smoked fogs aswel will look realy good
12. vinny315 L-plater Joined: Jan 2006 Ballymena United Kingdom (England) Posts: 70 Field car, saxo 1.1

    #12 9th January 2006, 01:27

    Yep liamk15 is right
13. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #13 9th January 2006, 22:24

    I bonded my mesh to the grille using TigerPaste (i think), £10 from a decent motor spares dealer. It's a black substance supplied in a tube, and thats all i can remember. Be bloody careful with it tho sticks to anything! i spent a week peeling the stuff from my fingers.
14. BennyBoi Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2005 Maldon United Kingdom (England) Posts: 150

    #14 10th January 2006, 02:10

    Okidoke ill hav a look around and give it a bash, cheers 4 ya help
15. lozi_murias Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2005 Northampton United Kingdom (England) Posts: 970 Fiesta mk6 2003.

    #15 10th January 2006, 14:30

    I'd love to mesh my grill i really like the look of it.. but it sounds really tricky to get right, and i really wouldn't have been happy with a gaping hole in it for the bonnet catch (no offence to anyone who's done it)
    
    So i've got chrome strips on the standard grill 'til i make my mind up
    
    
16. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

    #16 10th January 2006, 22:59

    that's what's putting me off doing it as well. I was thinking maybe leaving a few rings cut so I can bend a flap down in the mesh instead of having the hole there all the time but I dunno whether it'll look good or not
17. addictedtosax Established Member Joined: Jun 2005 Dalkeith (Edinburgh) United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 1162 MKII Saxo 1.1i

    #17 11th January 2006, 04:26

    meshing the front grill will always look good, and unfortunately on mk2s the bonnet catch will always be a problem, but no-one will really notice unless they look for it, so i wouldnt worry about it dude.
    
    personally i think you should use silver mesh, but use stuff that is finer and more like a sieve than chicken wire, then your on to a winner
    
    
18. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

    #18 11th January 2006, 05:46

    okee dokee i'm gonna go ahead and do it then this weekend. If it looks shit then i'll take the mesh off and use some darker mesh
19. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #19 12th January 2006, 00:34

    Well good luck man anyways.
    
    As addictedtosax said, passer's by and othe motorists are unlikely to see the hole, and probably not even the mesh. But it does help lower the contrast with the silver saxo's.
20. robsaxo Newbie Joined: Jan 2006 manchester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 10

    #20 12th January 2006, 01:17

    will look good mate but use black mesh