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preferably gloss black mesh for grills and bumper openings. Anyone know of any good vendors out there?

 
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subscribed, I'm making a custom grill soon...

 
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i kno you can go to autozone and get that mesh and paint it thats what ive seen

 
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I kind of know a way to get black mesh but u guys'll prolly think its rice. If ur gonna paint it anyways you can buy the same kind of mesh at Home Depot really cheap i think its $10/yd or somethin like that its in the fencing section. Check it out

 
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Im looking for the anodized stuff thats like 30 a sheet. The painting thing doesnt work for long. I have the apc chrome stuff now and that stuff has lasted 4 years....

Ebay has some but Ive bought from them before and its like that bbq grill stuff so no go there.

 
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I just painted the same apc mesh you spoke of. I did it a high gloss black with two clear coats. I have never seen the same style mesh in black.

 
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bling*

Arospeed ALUMINUM MESH GRILLE INSERT : JC Whitney: Auto Parts & Accessories

just JC charges a fortune for shipping...

 
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well its not that bad, ~26 bucks shipped.

 
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I picked my mesh up at home depot for <$4...I painted mine but i understand what you are saying because I have to repaint it all the time. You could try powdercoating the polished stuff....

 
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are you looking to make your own or buy a premade one. Try grillcraft for premade

 
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Na, I just need it for the upper grill I made. Im going with the black instead of the chromey look. Im also picking up a fg r34 bumper so Ill put some in that while my oem bumper and lip kit get repaired and molded.

 
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then just pull your mesh out and have it powdercoated....

 
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hmmm....26 bucks sounds good enough to me!
does any one have measurements or a diagram to cut that out?

 
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Hey blouisgod can you made a diy for doin a custom upper grill. I have a CWEST front end which is almost the same as an r34 the only difference is where the "holes" are in the bumper and I really wanna make a custom grill for it. Its already got the mesh in the bottom parts. Also wut do u guys think would look better chrome or black? My car is silver with gunmetal rims and blackouts.

 
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has anyone ever found any of the hardcore plastic mesh. Like the kind on the altezza grills?

 
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Is there a diy for making an upper grill that I'm not finding? I tried searchin and couldn't come up with anything. Also for my lower grill in my bodykit wut's the best way to fasten it to the bumper? should i get some of those gril hooks put in or is a glue type stuff better?

 
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^there isn't one... I'm probably going to make a DIY for the grill, it isn't that difficult (from what I've read)

 
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Heres how I made mine, but Ive heard they make the grill shell now somewhere. Anyway, get an altezza grill with the hard plastic mesh built in. Take straight edged pliers and cut the mesh out. Use a dremel to de-bur the old grill leaving you with a smooth shell...this takes time. Use bondo to seal any gashes and smooth everything out by wetsanding. and, paint that bitch.

 
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A quick overview of my grille...

1. I started by cutting out the honeycomb of the factory grille.
2. I took the factory molding (painted piece) and put it up to the mesh. I then wedged the clips at either end into the mesh. I cut all the excess mesh off.
3. I put the molding up to the factory grille and started puttting all the screws and tabs into place. I then took some adhesive and started gluing all the tabs (mainly because I was missing some screws.
4. Put the grille back into the factory location and bam...done!

Of course this was with the factory grille...

 
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blouisgod, do you still have that hard plastic mesh left over? I've been looking for some.

 
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Nope, I destroyed it making my grill...