meshing front grill

26th November 2003, 22:46

anyone give me a step by step on how
to mesh a mk1 grill, supposed to
be easy?

27th November 2003, 01:22

yea its fairly easy, is it the grill with the black plastic centre though? or with colour coded centre. i grilled my black plastic one (off a T reg) easily, but not sure about the coloured one, get back to me for help.

27th November 2003, 15:39

easy. take the grill off by undoing the bolts on the top, unscrew the current vents. clip the plastic clips off, cut the mesh to size. i used fibreglass resin to stick it in...leave to dry...job done.

27th November 2003, 22:31

yeah its the one wit the black palstic bit

27th November 2003, 23:29

well, starting at the beginning..
to take it off, undo the bolts, and then go inside the engine bay, push down the tabs on top of the indicator units, and pop the indicators out. there will then be white clips below where the indicators were, take those off each side. be gentle, but just pull it off.

then unclip the black plastic bit, and disgard. i found it easier to cut off the clips on the coloured bit with a stanley knife, then lay the mesh onto the back of the grill, making sure its completely level, or itll look bad. i then cut it with mesh cutters,(similar to normal pliers) and i fibreglassed the mesh in place and left to dry for two days.

28th November 2003, 02:18

fibreglassed the mesh

how do i do that, will i
b betta usin sumthin from a tube
as i dont really kno wot
im doin

28th November 2003, 02:35

i bought a tub of fibreglass mix, just mixed in the hardener in the ratio the box says, and stuck it all around the edge of the mesh, keeping it outa view. if you take ur time its worth it, stronger than the tube stuff. i spose "no more nails" would hold it, but i wouldnt guarantee it.

1st December 2003, 20:43

no more nails is crap doesnt stick properly, you want tiger seal from a local car store (not halfords or motor world).