mesh grill install - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

jokelana · 05-20-2004, 07:24 PM

ey,
ive just finished my latest 'mod' and put some mesh behind my grill, besides making the car look a bit wider and cleaner

it keeps bugs out of my radiator.. ive caught 5 in the last 4 days.. the auto parts store sold the mesh for around 37$ for a ridiculously small sheet, so i ran down to the hardware store and picked up some gutter cover mesh...total spent $3.06..and some epoxy i had lying around..oh.. and a couple paper clips..despite a few nics from the mesh, it was a fun/easy project overall...and thanks for the warm welcome TN

incase the pic doesnt show up: mesh grill

Tarzan · 05-20-2004, 07:30 PM

Nice

But I think you should cut the little poles in your air dam off.

DrewsCam · 05-20-2004, 09:32 PM

looks nice, you need some clear fronts !!!

Camry_rider · 05-21-2004, 02:00 AM

Nice work man, Ive got a girl wanting me to do her 92's front grill with a custom top grill. Looks great, now just hack up the top grill

vsixcamry · 05-21-2004, 07:24 AM

if you cut the air poles in the damn off wont their be holes in the bumper

Erbe · 05-21-2004, 08:22 AM

^yeh....prolly...im thinkin mayb you could use some bondo to fill in the holes...as for painting...mayb some touch up colour might work

finese1 · 05-21-2004, 09:51 AM

I did my grill before. Bout a year ago. Cut the stems and the toyota insert. Then put the aluminum grill behind. Looks alright. Needs a little refining. I get a lot of looks and headnods. Compliments here and there. Wish i could show picks but I don't know how. And I don't have digi camera yet. But as soon as I do you can see it.

There won't be hole in the bumper. You guys

There will be a hole where toyota symbol is. That's if you cut it. You don't got to cut though. It depends on what you want and how far you want to go.

Tarzan · 05-21-2004, 01:14 PM

Maybe there will be holes but I don't think it will be noticable cuz their in the back right?

vsixcamry · 05-21-2004, 03:39 PM

it will be close...im gonna go examine my camry tonight cuz i wanna put a new grill in so ill let you know how it turns out.

jokelana · 05-21-2004, 09:46 PM

yea, there is actually mesh behind the top grill but its hard to see and i wasnt sure if i wanted to cut out my emblem...

i want them to see that its a toyota about to pass em before its too late

heh.. i wish.. but on the bottom bars, i was apprehensive to cut them out, do they have any structural use?

vsixcamry · 05-23-2004, 08:01 PM

do grills need to be primed before they are sprayed???

vsixcamry · 05-23-2004, 08:04 PM

i cut the little verticle poles off today and sprayed the grill black, im hopin the spray wont fall off b/c i didnt prime it. but it looks pretty good now im gonna put mesh behind it ill post pics lata.

jokelana · 05-23-2004, 08:58 PM

id sand it lightly then prime it, just so that the paint will stick better and to get any imperfections out.. thats the way i repainted my emblems from faded gold to silver

vsixcamry · 05-23-2004, 09:23 PM

kk i sanded but didnt prime...damn

vsixcamry · 05-24-2004, 07:19 AM

kk i sanded & sprayed it black with a high gloss...sorry about the pic quality...http://camrygen3.tripod.com/