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New grill
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:51 am
by Cereb Daithi
and scoop cover
DIY FTW. few bucks and a friend to help...
quite alot of nicks and cuts later, the end result.
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:15 am
by sirwilliam
Lookin' good! Nothing like DIY grill mod
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:06 pm
by Cereb Daithi
think i might be adding on a lower section as well (like the RBR320). i figured out how to attatch it securely... had it all cut... went to fit it and realize my final "trimming" was just a bit too much and i had cut too much off and have to restart now. however it did look pretty good i think. tied the whole thing together
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:19 pm
by Sabre
Looking great!
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:45 pm
by Mr Kleen
gutter guard?
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:02 pm
by Libra Monkee
Cool lookin' bug catcher!
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:20 pm
by drwrx
I just purchased a whole roll (4'x10') of steel mesh for $15. I plan on making a scoop screen as well. If anyone needs a few feet I can fix you up.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:47 pm
by Cereb Daithi
haha thanks guys. and yes. gutter guard. i also bought some of that garage door weather stripping for a DIY crack-proof front lip. Planning on doing that sometime in the near future. you shoulda seen the look on the face of the guy at home depot when i inform him the gutter guard, garage door weatherstripping and zipties are for my subaru.. he probably thought i had that car beat to hell and back and it was being held together by home building supplies
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:50 pm
by Mr Kleen
gutter guard won't last long. bugs, stones, and such will dent the heck out of it in short order. make a template and be ready to replace it often.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:33 pm
by Cereb Daithi
you sure? this stuff is pretty damn tough. but oh well. i have plenty extra.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:41 pm
by Sabre
That's why I have the plastic one
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:30 pm
by Cereb Daithi
lol the nice thing about the front girlle is... since i just kept the OEM plastic one.. i can swtich it back in on the fly. i even keep it in the car if the need should ever arise.
My gutter guard
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:24 pm
by GaToR
Blame the quality of the pic first (taken with a cameraphone in twilight
). The assembled grille is.... slightly better quality? But was cheap-ish! On the high side the mesh was an aluminum
weave and can be re-bent and re-shaped about a dozen times.
(MOD Edit: fixed the link in your photo )