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Ok guys i recently meshed out the front of my 96 GS-T, and got a couple requests for a writeup on how i made it look like i did, so here ya go! Though i have only done this to a 96 front bumper so far, but i will soon do it to a 97, and post the differences. It totally TOTALLY transformed the look of my front end, combined with clearing my headlights.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
-wire cutters
-a sheet of stainless gutter cover from a local wholesale hardware store, such as the Home Depot, Home Base, etc. It only costs about $3.50 for a 3X10 sheet. (pics below)
-zip ties
-Drill with a small bit
-leather gloves (if you dont want battlescars from mesh cutting)
-Detatch your bumper. a writeup for this can be found here
-Using a hacksaw or something similar, saw out that ugly fiberglass grate on the front of your bumper (the one that makes your bumper look like it has teeth, you know what i mean). I have factory foglights, so i didnt saw out all 8 places, i just sawed out the center 4 and then the two where it attatched to the outside braces for my foglights. It's up to you.
-measure and cut a piece of mesh from the back of the bumper hole, leaving about an inch extra in all directions.
-From inside the bumper, place the mesh over the hole and fold down the corners overlapping the edges. Try to fold them neatly, not bending a large curve, but instead making a sharp corner all around to fit the bumper exactly.
-secure the mesh with zip ties using the existing holes, and maybe a couple of holes that you can drill with your drill. Be careful not to zip tie to somewhere away from the edge, it will be visible from the front if you do and wont look good. zip tie to the mesh as close to the edge as possible.
-Do your other bumper holes. These dont have any pre-existing holes to place the zip-ties in, so you will have to drill (the fiberglass drills very very cleanly).
-reatatch your bumper, and examine the new hotness. NOTE: if you have factory foglights, you will have to cut a couple of holes in the mesh where they screw into the frontend. this is np.
Here's my new hotness...
by the way... GOD DAMN the html on these boards can be a bitch...
If i had never gotten into cars, i could still afford to eat.
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