How-To-Guide: Colour code and mesh a mk2 grill

13th February 2007, 23:06

Here is a quick guide to colour coding and meshing a mk2 grill:

We start off with a standard front end - looking rather boring:

So we remove the grill from the car, easy as pie, 7 torx head screws on the inside of the bonnet, unclip it, and remove... Then take off the chevrons...by compressing the clips on the back...

We are now ready to start cutting out the slats... i use'd a dremel tool to get rid of the majority of the slats...(make sure you wear eye protection)

You need to cut out nearly all of the backing but leaving the edge frame... you also need to leave to two tabs at the top on each side... as these house the mounting screws to reattach the grill to the car...

I then decided to neaten it all up by seperating the backing from the front... in order to do this you have to drill out the plastic rivets that hold on the backing...

I then smoothed down all exposed edges to make it nice and smooth..(beware it's a messy task)

It is then time to sand down the front of the grill and the chevrons ready for paint... I used 1200 grit paper...

3 Layers of grey primer was applied to the surface... allowing time for it to become touch dry and being gently sanded between layers...

After leaving it for 24hours for the primer to dry it was ready for the first layer of paint

Make sure you allow the paint to dry before applying another coat, and the paint should be sanded between coats to avoid the orange skin effect...

Once three coats of paint have been applied, leave it to dry for 24hours and then it is ready for laquer...(make sure when using metallic paint that you apply Clear laquer...

I then prepared everything ready for the mesh

Then the mesh needs to be trimmed, leaving an overlap, you need to make sure that you don't cut off too much, remember you can trim more off but can't add anymore! You also need to trim out a whole so that you can still reach the bonnet release catch once the grill is fitted..

Once the mesh has been trimmed down accurately and fits the backing of the grill it is time to glue gun it in place...

Once the glue has set fit the backing back onto the front of the grill and glue gun the backing back on by regluing the plastic dowels... then refit the chevrons... IT IS NOW COMPLETE

and looking thoroughly sexy...

I will add pictures of it back on the car when it's daylight and not raining!

EDIT: Here are some pictures of it on the car, once all cleaned up

Update/Edit:

After having the grill on my car for several months i noticed the top had started to become a little loose... so i removed it, put my standard grill back on... and set to work on sorting out the grill..

I would now like to recommend that a glue gun is not used... or if it is used is supplemented with a different glue... as it may work loose over time... especially if the surfaces were not 100% dust free when applying....

I used 5minute epoxy resin, that is essentially a VERY strong version of araldite... that works on anything from marble, concrete, metal and plastics...

I peeled off the glue gun on the top of the backing, and have epoxy resin'ed it back on, and i can safely say it's not going anywhere

If you have glue gunned yours, please keep an eye on it... as i would hate for yours to work loose....
Hope that helps you guys!
Alex

13th February 2007, 23:13

Nice one mate, quality guide! Cant rep ya but would if i could looks well smart

P.S you get my cheque?

13th February 2007, 23:23

great guide rep on its way been after this for ages i cant wait to do mine

13th February 2007, 23:36

very gudddddd looks nice mate

14th February 2007, 01:12

Thanks for the positive comments guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben_Saxo

P.S you get my cheque?

Yes buddy, will cash it in asap.... and will pm you when the backbox has been sent out

Cheers
Alex

14th February 2007, 06:50

Al thats a great thread, i see loads of people asking how to do this, if it was made a sticky, then that would help solve alot of these problems! top lad, i am another who cannot rep you lol, muxt have sent you some "green love" in the not so distant past!

14th February 2007, 08:40

Top write up, covers everything you need to know. I have added it to the FAQ sticky thread at the top of this section.

Mike

14th February 2007, 13:46

Great stuff Al, would rep you, but have to spread it around first.

P.S. Get some fitted pics.

14th February 2007, 17:26

my bro is away back in london, but i went out and took some pics of the grill fitted for you all

14th February 2007, 17:50

well done on a good job looks sex. rep coming your way, catch

14th February 2007, 17:51

well thats g*y i need to spread the love sorry

15th February 2007, 09:56

nice guide, i shall be following ur advice this weekend! Hope it turns out as good as urs! cheers.

15th February 2007, 13:29

quality guide mate! about time someone done one!

Thanks!

20th February 2007, 16:36

top guide!

5th March 2007, 13:34

christ; that car is CLEAN!

I need to cut the slats out of my desire grille.

5th March 2007, 13:56

that car is also very gorgeous

5th March 2007, 14:15

that looks mint might do that with my spare MK2 grill cheers buddy.

5th March 2007, 14:54

looks realy smart and clean lol you wash it before you took the picture

5th March 2007, 15:05

Just washed, detailed, claybar'd, dressed and poorboys polished

Cheers for the positive comments guys

Alex

5th March 2007, 17:35

Thanks for the guide! very very handy, and nice and simple to follow! will be doing this to mine asap!

7th March 2007, 14:36

Great guide. Might have a go.

13th March 2007, 15:01

Followed your instructions, needed extra elastoplast for fingers! I think it turned out well. sorry for poor pic.
great guide, if I can do it anyone can.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...d/DSCF0006.jpg

13th March 2007, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by beltandbraces

Followed your instructions, needed extra elastoplast for fingers! I think it turned out well. sorry for poor pic.
great guide, if I can do it anyone can.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...d/DSCF0006.jpg

better photo.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...DSCF0002-4.jpg

13th March 2007, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by beltandbraces

better photo.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...DSCF0002-4.jpg

thats looking good mate. how did u cut the little slats off because i dont have a dremel tool. and where did u buy ur mesh from n how much was it?

13th March 2007, 17:49

I used the dremel to cut the majority of the slats... but i also used a tool that is like a mini hacksaw, but it is just a single blade that sticks out of a handle... available from most hardware stores... then filled down any sticky out bits...

I bought my mesh from halfords at the extortionate price of £20-25... but i have enough mesh to do 2-3 grills... so i think i will mesh my standard grill and sell it on...

Glad you found my guide useful

Alex

13th March 2007, 17:53

if u mesh your grill and wanna sell it on PM me and i will probs buy it off ya

13th March 2007, 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by graham_ha

thats looking good mate. how did u cut the little slats off because i dont have a dremel tool. and where did u buy ur mesh from n how much was it?

I used a dremel, and a bit of old hacksaw blade, the mesh was in a box of bits when I bought car.
FurioAL's guide was spot on,
thanks
will rep you when allowed!

10th April 2007, 21:05

Sorry to bring this thread up, but brill, ill give it a go tomorow now I have eveything. Ill post some pics up then too.

10th April 2007, 21:50

awesome guide mate

good work

anyone going to try it with a mesh grill?

Barney

10th April 2007, 22:29

Ok, i just remembered that I dont have a glue gun... any other way of fixing the mesh to the grill, or should I just chop it all out and leave it open for a while?

10th April 2007, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Global_discovery

Ok, i just remembered that I dont have a glue gun... any other way of fixing the mesh to the grill, or should I just chop it all out and leave it open for a while?

brilliant guide i started doing this a few days ago hears the result i have not got it put on the car yet as im waiting for the glue to dry fully. to glue the mesh i tried no nails but i found that the glue gun was better as it sets much more quickley any way hers the pic

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10th April 2007, 23:00

ok well I have some stuff like no more nails but ive found it before to be better when i stuck my rear spolier onto the glass, so I think ill give it a go and if it does not stick very well, ill just leave it for now and cut the slots out and leave it with a gap for now, will be ok, would it not?

10th April 2007, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Global_discovery

ok well I have some stuff like no more nails but ive found it before to be better when i stuck my rear spolier onto the glass, so I think ill give it a go and if it does not stick very well, ill just leave it for now and cut the slots out and leave it with a gap for now, will be ok, would it not?

the grill will have to be off the car for 3 days mate if you spraying it too coz you have to leve 24 houres between stages primer/paint/lacker ETC i have a spare grill i used while i was doing the standard 1. as for the glue i would advise you to go buy a glue gun as no nails is crap i tried it first but ended up borrowing a glue gun of a mate. hope this helps ps you could try super glue

10th April 2007, 23:08

Im not going to spary it, im leaving it black as its very dark black now anyways and im happy with it :grin

The stuff i used for the spolier is like super glue, its this spray stuff you spary on to what you want to stick, then apply the glue to it and it sticks so well!

10th April 2007, 23:11

yer it should work then mate its a pritty easy mod to do and looks much better good look to ya

10th April 2007, 23:19

Cheers, ill start it early tomorrow morning anyways and let you all know with pics what it goes like.

12th April 2007, 21:39

great guide

12th April 2007, 22:03

Awesome thread mate, i actually bought a new grille from work the other day to do this, and was wondering how to do it, so i can do it now. Plus mines allready primered lol

12th April 2007, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richardson_VTS

Awesome thread mate, i actually bought a new grille from work the other day to do this, and was wondering how to do it, so i can do it now. Plus mines allready primered lol

if your selling grill pm me as i cocked mine up

and would like to try it again

17th April 2007, 22:39

i tried to do that myself....was a challenge but came up ok i suppose. then asfter about 6 weeks it was on my car for the glue started cracking and it came apart. think im going to buy the debadged grill. its on www.espdesigns.co.uk for around £50. what do you think of it?

19th April 2007, 23:25

Update/Edit:

After having the grill on my car for several months i noticed the top had started to become a little loose... so i removed it, put my standard grill back on... and set to work on sorting out the grill..

I would now like to recommend that a glue gun is not used... or if it is used is supplemented with a different glue... as it may work loose over time... especially if the surfaces were not 100% dust free when applying....

I used 5minute epoxy resin, that is essentially a VERY strong version of araldite... that works on anything from marble, concrete, metal and plastics...

I peeled off the glue gun on the top of the backing, and have epoxy resin'ed it back on, and i can safely say it's not going anywhere

If you have glue gunned yours, please keep an eye on it... as i would hate for yours to work loose....

Thanks
Alex

11th May 2007, 00:47

Iv got a dimma type grill on mine but im going to do this so got two grills to swop over. Great guide very helpful

28th May 2007, 13:07

i glue gunned mine and it has come lose so i think i will araldite it

were best place to get mesh from b and q works out about £20

28th May 2007, 21:29

What colour is the paint mate? As my furio is exact colour..

May try it one day

.. Also is it the same primer, paint and laquer you'd use for the interior?

28th May 2007, 21:58

whats the difference in removing the grill when it is a 98 mk1 saxo??

29th May 2007, 12:26

wen i bought my saxo the previous owner had done that to the grill and mucked it up the front part kept falling off and was not flush with the bonnet so my advice be careful wen doing this got a standard grill on mine at the mo wana get a dimma grill soon

9th July 2007, 21:11

Used this today, love you Al!

9th July 2007, 21:57

No problemo

Let us know how it comes out!

Alex

13th July 2007, 10:51

just wondering, if i prime and then use a metalic spray the same as my bodywork and then a clear laquer for the grill will it come out with the same finish as the body work (like yours has)?

Cheers

13th July 2007, 11:14

Yes... halfords spray cans though are pretty much pot luck as to whether you get a good colour match...

If you get them to make some up for you then your more likely to get a colour match

If using metallic paint it is also important to spray the grill whilst it rests in the same way it would on the car (up right) so the flake is sprayed and will stay in the right position... as that can often lead to non colour matches...

Hope that helps!
Alex

13th July 2007, 11:20

nice 1 mate that helps alot

1st October 2007, 16:35

nice guide! been planning on doing this 2 my car for a while now

1st October 2007, 18:18

thanx for the guide will b doing this soon to mine. thanx, good tips!

1st October 2007, 18:38

Glad to be of service

Alex

19th October 2007, 16:25

what colour did u paint the chevrons? matt black or dark grey or soemthin? seems to blend in really well

19th October 2007, 16:28

They are painted black buddy... just halfords own satin black i believe....

Alex

20th October 2007, 17:42

Great guide.

Started it today, should be finished tomorrow. I'll post up some pics when I'm done.

21st October 2007, 15:23

cant actually get the backin off??? any advice??

21st October 2007, 22:39

Right had a play about with this today but ran into a few problems...

I take it the mesh sits in the recessed edges of the black backing part and is then sandwiched between that and the front part?

I cut the mesh so it fitted perfectly within the backing part but the far ends became a bit of a problem. The front part of the grill isn't flat at the ends, it steps out so you can't sandwich the mesh in between. What do I do here? But the mesh to it actually sits further forward?

Hopefully someone knows what I'm on about. If anyone's got pics of one they've done here that would be great.

Cheers

21st October 2007, 22:48

you need to glue the mesh to the back of the backing, otherwise if you sandwich it between the 2 parts, when you stick back on the car it will stick out a bit

22nd October 2007, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jungle_Jim

you need to glue the mesh to the back of the backing, otherwise if you sandwich it between the 2 parts, when you stick back on the car it will stick out a bit

Ah right. I just assumed it went in between because it looks that way in the pics. Makes sense now cheers.

22nd October 2007, 14:38

cheers for that alex al get some pics up once its done :d

22nd October 2007, 17:51

God that's clean lol. Thanks for guide i'm going to try it on my old grille

!

30th October 2007, 18:03

Nice guide m8 i wud du it but im 2 lazy lol so jus gona buy 1 probs

2nd December 2007, 23:29

Good guide m8, great help! Heres hoping i dnt mess it up lol!

7th January 2008, 14:46

This looks much better than standard and saves alot of money. top guide

6th February 2008, 22:46

nice guide +rep

28th February 2008, 17:45

thanks mate, been looking for ages for this! top guide

11th April 2008, 19:19

sorry to raise this one again chaps but when you cut the slats out do you cut the middle bit off aswell?

12th April 2008, 22:31

no cut around it.

13th April 2008, 09:50

cheers mate

13th April 2008, 11:56

great guide, looks well nice

14th May 2008, 01:02

cheers, great guide

23rd June 2008, 11:00

Great Guide

Does anyone know were i can get the same mesh from ?
FITZY

23rd June 2008, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by FITZY

Great Guide

Does anyone know were i can get the same mesh from ?
FITZY

Halfrauds, B&Q, Focus

1st July 2008, 21:11

I've managed to get another grill. just to clarify, the tabs where the screws are that you use to mount the grill are left there and you have to cut around them?

Also the little bits that are melted down to hold everything together are ok to be ground off?

2nd July 2008, 00:48

nice guide mate, made it look easy enough for me to do. You've inspired me lol thanks

2nd July 2008, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxmaniac5

I've managed to get another grill. just to clarify, the tabs where the screws are that you use to mount the grill are left there and you have to cut around them?

Also the little bits that are melted down to hold everything together are ok to be ground off?

i did this yesterday and got a bi confused so i just cut around the screw mounts as best i could and it worked fine, the tabs ou can't even see. also its fine to grind/cut them off.the both parts attach back together using the screws you use to put the grill back on to the bonnet so...hope it helps...hope it dont confuse you more lol or hope you havent already done it and messed it up lol

2nd July 2008, 19:46

btw...B&Q?what department lol is £20 for the proper stuff a good price?

2nd July 2008, 21:25

this really helped me out much preffered than the dimma cheers mate

3rd July 2008, 13:42

that car is mint

4th July 2008, 13:35

I think i'm possibly the only person on here that cant work out how to get the mesh to fit between the facia and the mounting bit... I've cut all round it bent the edges over but the back bit doesn't fit flush. surely this will mean the grill wont sit right on the car?

i'm so bloody confused by it...something so simple too lol!!!!!!!

6th July 2008, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxmaniac5

I think i'm possibly the only person on here that cant work out how to get the mesh to fit between the facia and the mounting bit... I've cut all round it bent the edges over but the back bit doesn't fit flush. surely this will mean the grill wont sit right on the car?

i'm so bloody confused by it...something so simple too lol!!!!!!!

the mesh sticks to the back of the back part of the grill.if you sandwich it between the two it sticks out on the car. epoxy the grill to the back of the back part of the grill then epoxy the back part back to the front.worked brilliant for me, hope it helps

7th August 2008, 09:43

sorry to bring this thread up, ive done my grille now ( didnt see the guide at the time ), but just wondering if i could get away with using superglue?

cheers

15th August 2008, 19:55

i tried this and followed the guide step by step and then when trieng put the back and the frount back together there was a gap bwt 6-8mm bwtween them and i tried press them tgether because the mesh was blocking it and i snaped it in the middle

and the glue i was using was too runny so couldnt bridge the 6-8mm gap to glue them together lol

so i think im going to buy a dimma grille instead lol

after buying the paint and and prinmer and glue and mesh it ends up costing about £30 bit more i think.

and then i broke it at the last hurdle gutter so take care while doing this guys.

30th November 2008, 20:57

cheers mate this looks good, guna do it to mine soon

17th December 2008, 20:23

On a saxo 1997 1.1 Can I mesh it or is it better to get a mk2 grill and will that fit?
nice guide though, Thanks

17th December 2008, 20:33

are you meaning you want to put a mk2 grill on a mk1??

17th December 2008, 20:48

Yerh basically as i think meshing the mk1 is going to be 2 hard?

17th December 2008, 20:50

it wont be hard, the same principal applies.
and theres no way a mk2 will fit on a mk1, its a completely different body shape

17th December 2008, 20:52

Ok cheers mate but it's the old mk1 grill

18th December 2008, 11:30

just get a facelift mk1 grille and mesh that. thats a piece of cake to do...! look at my progress thread

18th December 2008, 13:03

Like your thread!

ermmm But the scrappy doesnt hav any? or should this be an ebay job? or can you get anycolour uplift grill and spray it? thanks for the help.

2nd January 2009, 19:05

Where can i buy some of that Black Mesh? im looking at doing mine this weekend

2nd January 2009, 20:23

halfords mate, its about £20 though

2nd January 2009, 20:35

Yeah quality guide! Looks smart toooo!!

3rd January 2009, 19:04

£20 for that little bit. Fuck that!!! surely ill be able to get it somewhere cheaper than that? :|

4th January 2009, 16:18

great how to guide mate.i did mine the other day looks 1000 times better imo.

4th January 2009, 22:29

that looks really cool mate, deffinatly suits your car because of the colour, i think i mite have to try that on my black car good thread

4th January 2009, 22:30

as in the colour coding i rekon

8th January 2009, 10:57

how do you get the chevrons out??? i cant get mine out :@

12th January 2009, 20:12

Amazing step by step guide thanks mate

15th January 2009, 11:47

exelent thread mate

15th January 2009, 13:57

I started something like this a while ago but I have removed the chevrons too and fibre glassed & fillered holes (looks just like a dimma one) what I wanted to know is...

The mesh you used looks very flat which is ideal, but myne is more 3d and i wondered how much room there is now you made it slightly thicker with the mesh?

I have cut my backing piece to bits but dont think i should have! Shouls I just tiger seal it in place?

Has anyone attempted a home made dimma grill before?

16th January 2009, 23:07

on to painting now i must be the worlds worst painter very orange peeley
i used 90 sec aroldite to stick the back on and its suppost to be water proof but when i came to wash it ready for painting its started to come loose. but i have a selent thats like tiger seal that im going to run all the way around the edge so hopfully that will help

19th January 2009, 21:52

nice one was thinkin about this for my vtr

4th February 2009, 00:10

I did this but I got a bit carried away and had the chevrons off too, didnt come out too bad though!?

5th February 2009, 09:51

im having a problem meshing mine, some help off someone would be great... The mesh will make the grill thicker making it not sit flush with the bonet, so ive been told to mesh the back, but this will have the same affect??....

9th February 2009, 19:56

this guide is excelent,let the project begin

9th February 2009, 19:58

jus gotta hope its all straight forward

10th February 2009, 14:51

Quality guide. very easy to understand, i will be doing that to ma car asap!

17th February 2009, 01:21

great guide im going to have a go at this tomorow on mine and see how it gose

will let you no and il probz be askin loadz of questions if i get stuck haha cheers (Y)

18th February 2009, 12:05

well i got it off alrite and cut all the slats out fine and cut the mesh to size, i primerd the surroundin and colour coded it same as my car and left it to dry over night... all iv got to do today is glue it in place and laqer the surrounding and fit it back on my car

jobs-a-gooden !!

24th February 2009, 23:22

Looks class mate, gonna get a few spares from a breakers near me and give it a go i think! Cheeers!!

2nd March 2009, 02:46

lmao that dint go to plan, it now dosent sit flush with the bonnet so looks like im guna have to buy a dimma grill or get a standard 1 bak lol

2nd March 2009, 15:10

nice! i'm going to be doing this. weird how it makes yer car look that much better
cheers for the guide man!

10th March 2009, 22:39

gonna grab a grill form the scrap yard n give it ago. good guide!!!

24th March 2009, 15:09

nice guide!!!

24th March 2009, 22:51

Hey Al want to do mine lol ill pay you?

1st April 2009, 02:21

i used this guide a while back encountered some problems, but this was a massive help
thanks

1st April 2009, 10:20

top guide mate! decided what im gonna do today now, this guide will be a massive help thanks

13th April 2009, 11:13

that looks fookin rudeee mate

17th April 2009, 00:53

looks easy at first.. but it's not!!

i cut my hands with the mesh and now it wont fit flush with the bonnet..

apart from that.. top guide, but not for the simple minded.

24th April 2009, 23:35

Nice, want to do this to mine, where did you get you wicked red paint to match the car? Dont know whether to trust halfords lol

13th May 2009, 17:55

hi i was just wondering wer u got the spray eg primer, laquer n paint i herd somewer u can get um at halfords but how much an wot primer would i have t use for a posi blue grill thx btw gr8 guide

22nd May 2009, 17:40

nice guide matey followed it to a tee and its come out mint and fits loveley

By the way all if you get your mesh from halfords at 25 nicker cut out the grille piece as small as you can get away with and afterwards you can de slat the front bumper leaving just the bar in and

you will have enought mesh left to mesh that aswell thats what i did if you like that sort of thing

one last hit the mesh with some lacqure for that extra shiny effect if you like

23rd May 2009, 16:04

cool awsum guide

am soo gonna do this to my saxo. it looks sweeeet lol

5th June 2009, 11:12

great guide...thinking of doing this soon....thanks

5th June 2009, 14:29

Thats an awesome guide mate 5/5

5th June 2009, 16:35

used this guide to do mine last week, really happy with the results. Cheers again buddy top guide!!!

31st August 2009, 16:37

I will give this a try but I think I'll find a spare grill piece

lol

31st August 2009, 16:51

I'm just finishing mine off 2nite when I get my more paint. Just got the mesh to be painted & then glued. Job done. It's looking good tho!

31st August 2009, 16:55

might seem daft but is halfords the only place that sells the mesh??? top guide cheers matey

31st August 2009, 18:13

i think you can get mesh from b&q or diy store...

28th September 2009, 22:53

Hi i recently did my grill and it seems a little patchy like u can see on one side that it has run a bit. Do u think i should do this again and what if anything did i do wrong.

28th September 2009, 23:04

any advise

29th September 2009, 15:35

Maybe too much paint. When I spray RC planes I use the stuff very sparingly. Best bet is get a airbrush sort of thing pros use. Covers it in the right amount

20th October 2009, 17:20

nice one unsure of weather to spend£40 on a sports grill after reading this

20th October 2009, 21:48

is there anyone is the cumbria region that can do this ? dont fancy doing it myself !

PM if so.

Cheers

12th December 2009, 23:07

thanks just what i was looking for mate.

15th December 2009, 15:20

Does anyone think its possible to get the slats out with a chisel?

16th December 2009, 16:32

Wow this is ace! It looks MUCH better

28th December 2009, 11:37

very nice mate good job

28th December 2009, 13:04

What other tools can be used to remove the slats? Would a hack-saw blade work?

7th January 2010, 20:49

did this today, not got a dremmel so i used a junior hack saw (the small ones not for kiddies lol)and some precision clippers the kind used for models and stuff. very possible takes about an hour and a half and needs to be done fairly carefully but is entirely possible. finish is not very neat so will need to sand down sharp edges. looks the real nice when done

18th January 2010, 22:20

Just done this myself, looking really neat, but after having it on the car for a while its not flush to the bonnet, seems the glue isn't holding very well. I used araldite, but found it hard to get a solid position to glue and have it still flush, right pain in the arse.. why I would also recommend using a dremmel bit to be more accurate. Don't know if anyone has had the same problem and overcome it?

Ta

19th January 2010, 01:00

i just done mine too doesnt sit perfect because i didnt seperate front and back just glued it to back and all the araldite.. well most of it got crushed off when fitting. will redo it with the mesh i have left in the spring by seperating the two parts and using epoxy or fibre glass

23rd February 2010, 22:25

I'm still unsure were the mesh is glued? Is it in between the front and backing? or on the back of the backing?

I need to get this right as i've spent alot of time on it, helpful advice would be appreciated greatly!

17th March 2010, 22:58

Thanks for this

18th March 2010, 10:08

thanks that will help loads!

19th March 2010, 22:58

Where did you get your black mesh from mate? thanks alot!

20th March 2010, 20:01

wicked mate. iv noticed that most grills are really faded. this should help

31st March 2010, 16:01

brilliant mate been wanting to do mine great guide wanna give it ago but sure i will fcuk it up .... yours looks proper mate good job

31st March 2010, 16:07

very handy guide mate

3rd May 2010, 17:28

this has to be one of the best guides on here work done mate

15th May 2010, 23:26

great guide mate!!! been doing mine today, its all primered ready for the mornin lol!
not got any mesh yet though? does anybody know if b and q sell it?

cheers!!

5th June 2010, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManGo-SaXo

I'm still unsure were the mesh is glued? Is it in between the front and backing? or on the back of the backing?

I need to get this right as i've spent alot of time on it, helpful advice would be appreciated greatly!

i have not got round to doing my front grill yet but looking carefully at the last few pictures it looks like the mesh has been glued inbetween the two parts. hope this helps

8th June 2010, 18:27

very good guide mate

9th June 2010, 18:26

Nice guide the car looks miles better with the mesh grille, might have to do mine on a nice day

9th June 2010, 19:46

brill guide

9th June 2010, 21:17

Anyone seen saxo in stockport?
503hp. Racing subarus and beatin em!
send me msg if u hav

28th June 2010, 20:45

Does anyone know if I can put the back off a meshed grille off ebay (without badge) onto my standard grille after i took the back off, as i bought one off ebay with out the badge and I decided i liked my colour coded one with the badge but want the mesh.

1st October 2010, 22:52

great guide gunna do mine this week just waiting for resin and the mesh to be delivered

how do you upload pics and will post some when im done

2nd October 2010, 11:22

will be using this guide soon

thankyou

3rd October 2010, 15:22

guy starting mine tonight got mesh resin paper primer paint lacquer

my vtr is iclandic gray i got crome mesh, am colour codeing grill but dont know if i should leave chevrons crome or paint them black ??? what you think
my headlights are standered atm but might smoke or colour code them later on

NEED OPINIONS QUICK GUYS

9th October 2010, 16:00

improves the looks so welll

10th October 2010, 14:33

Proper helpfull thread, just wanted to say thanks. Looks awesome, i did mine a few days ago and its turned out nicely!

12th October 2010, 14:39

good thread thanks

12th October 2010, 17:06

great thread might have a go at this in the mornin

scotty r

12th October 2010, 23:11

guide looks awsome gunna do mine on weekend.

can you get wicked red vtr pain from halfords? do they sell the actuall colour?

14th December 2010, 20:47

was just wondering if there will be any problems if you dont use the mesh?

14th December 2010, 21:37

Great guide doing mine soon will come in helpful

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichieVtr

was just wondering if there will be any problems if you dont use the mesh?

Think it would be safer to use mesh

14th December 2010, 23:29

ok thanks for the reply mate

17th December 2010, 12:04

this guide was brill mine worked 100%

17th December 2010, 16:23

Nice tut, im going to do this tomorro.

Thanks

17th December 2010, 18:01

great guide pal, hope t do this soon

11th March 2011, 12:53

Great guide mate

11th March 2011, 21:10

Helpful guide, Top man

13th March 2011, 14:42

that looks nice may give it ago

28th April 2011, 20:20

I follow this guide turned out like this, pretty happy really

Thanks a bunch mate

28th April 2011, 20:24

I follow this guide turned out like this, pretty happy really

Thanks a bunch mate

30th May 2011, 10:18

hope someone can help, I've got a mk2 saxo and I want to de slat the grill but don't want to colour code it and I would rather not split the two section, I've cut the bottom section but I just can't seem to work out where I need to cut at the top in order for it not to show but so I can still attatch it, is there any chance someone could help with maybe a picture, any help much appreciated, jason.

2nd July 2011, 17:32

is it just my computer i cant see the pictures in this guide :s

5th September 2011, 10:49

awsome guide,cheers

4th October 2011, 19:41

Ok, now I see you leave a gap in the mesh so you can open bonnet. In silver it will be very visible I guess ? My VTS is black so I want silver mesh. Anyone with the silver mesh pictures?

5th October 2011, 00:42

I did this but my glue wore off and my grill flew offand smashed all over the road. So I repainted it and its coming loose again, any one got a link to some strong glue!?!

5th October 2011, 02:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lukus-vtr

I did this but my glue wore off and my grill flew offand smashed all over the road. So I repainted it and its coming loose again, any one got a link to some strong glue!?!

You can use some of the Two Component Epoxy Adhesives. It won't loose again!

5th October 2011, 07:50

I've found what I'm doing at the weekend.

thanks

5th October 2011, 23:09

I did buy some 2 part epoxy resin I'm not too sure how to apply it when its mixed.

16th October 2011, 18:43

Fudge me, how the hell do you do this and get the grill to sit flush? Mine is stuck out so far...

8th November 2011, 14:37

might give this ago sometime soon! looks alot better afterwards

8th November 2011, 16:38

i found a better way of mounting it, to prevent it sticking out so far.

Get the little cutting tool and cut the middle parts out without separating the two parts of the plastic grill then place it back in the bonnet and fasten the mesh on the back with the screws.
It sits flush so looks allot better in my opinion also allot easier

6th December 2011, 13:48

Great guide where did you get your lights fromt they look awesome with your grill ???

15th January 2012, 21:56

nearly finished my grill and i cant wait to get it back on my car

thanks for the guide

17th January 2012, 08:14

Good guide mate I didn't really need a guide tbh but guys instead of cutting a price out to open a mk2 bonnet, just do slits like a 'n' shape so u can just bend the piece and then bend it back if u get me? Can't even tell it's got a slot in it

17th January 2012, 08:15

Just be careful when opening bonnet as mesh can be sharp

don't wanna cut your pinky lol

27th January 2012, 00:20

Great guide

14th April 2012, 17:46

Great guide, cheers buddy.

6th May 2012, 15:32

Mate this is egsactly what i want to do with my grill! how much did you get your dremel tool for? is it worth buying one for the job or can you use other tools??

15th May 2012, 18:20

I saw this on another thread, by UKtom i think, instead of using a halfrauds rip of mesh, he used a disposable bbq. A nice cheaper alternative, and looks just the same