How to make a mesh grill?

NittyNissan · Oct 30th, 2003, 01:23 PM

I want to make a mesh grill for my 96 Sentra so I was wondering if anyone knew how to do that if so let me know.

nismoprincess · Oct 30th, 2003, 01:25 PM

http://www.nissanforums.com/showthre...ght=mesh+grill

xt_out · Oct 30th, 2003, 04:10 PM

^beautiful AND smart.
yeah Nitty, make sure to use the search button (

) in the future. alot of guys here will jump your ass for posting something thats been posed before.

fondoo · Oct 31st, 2003, 07:36 AM

heres a mesh grill i installed.

http://www.geocities.com/cad_design2000/

B11sleeper · Oct 31st, 2003, 11:21 AM

I made one too. I recommend not doing what i did unless you like doing it the hard way, and selection of screen is important, i usrd screen that has 1/8" holes. It's expanded aluminum, so it looks like a solid silver piece of metal with tiny holes, so it whistles at about 60 mph. I don't know if i like it or not yet.

PICS to follow...

AL_Sentra · Oct 31st, 2003, 12:06 PM

does Lowe's carry mesh?

B11sleeper · Oct 31st, 2003, 12:49 PM

I got mine at Orchard supply hardware, they have an industrial section that never ceases to amaze. I had to be creative to deal with the fact that my grill is wider than the material they had...

I think i'm going to re-work this a bit when I get around to installing my oilcooler and CAI.

Slayer2003 · Oct 31st, 2003, 02:01 PM

damn boy, wha'd you do to that poor licence plate

NittyNissan · Oct 31st, 2003, 09:41 PM

I got the mesh so how exactly should I go about puttin it on? Cause my grill doesnt look like it comes apart so do I need to get a grill from a different year sentra

fondoo · Oct 31st, 2003, 09:53 PM

easiest way i did was use epoxy clay and sandwiched it between the grill.

http://www.geocities.com/cad_design2000/grill-back.jpg

fondoo · Oct 31st, 2003, 09:56 PM

damn geocities, block direct link. so heres another pic..

B11sleeper · Nov 1st, 2003, 08:12 AM

I really don't know how my license plate got so tweaked. I don't hit things with the car. Hmm I'll have to flatten it out.

Br1ngOnThBoosT · Nov 2nd, 2003, 01:02 AM

im trying to rework my grille too...i have the tsuru grille but cut out all the inside part of the grille including where the nissan badge sits then bondo-ed the necessary cutouts so the grille looks clean...but i was just wondering...where can i get the this epoxy clay you speak of, fondoo???...it just seems like the easiest way to put the grille on...oh and is that clay gonna hold the grille in place at high speeds?

fondoo · Nov 2nd, 2003, 10:47 AM

you can easily pick up epoxy clay at any hardware store (walmart, home depot, lowe's. etc). once it drys up, it harden's and it hold up well. sometimes i speed upto 80-100 mph without loosing my grill. trust it, its the best and easiest.

sno · Nov 2nd, 2003, 08:09 PM

i used zip ties for my grill. a little more secure then epoxy clay.