Archdog7564

i am wondering if i should do the grille mod; adding the mesh to a slp grille. it seems easy and not much money, but what does it look like? anybody have any pics that are on the car, i have seen off the car and only one on the car,,, any suggestions would be great

here's a pic from SLP message board from Bad XXX:

<img src="http://www.cartogra.com/rs/C374F2A2-CEA1-11D6-B42C-0090277A760E/screen" alt=" - " />

if the pic didn't show up, here's a link:

http://www.cartogra.com/rs/C374F2A2-...77A760E/screen

thanks

minivette

Does it really show up enough to make a difference? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

JackZ28

I think the mesh looks good, but you could also paint the area behind the inlets black, so they're not so obvious. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Steve1969LS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dr Debacle:
<strong>Does it really show up enough to make a difference? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, besides.. its the details that count <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

minivette

I know it's the "details that count" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> but... you would have to stand 10'-20' away from the front of the car to see them. my too sense <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Archdog7564

anybody ever paint or polish the grid for the grille mod, what would look like? would it stand out more?

ratio411

I have seen close up pics from this install posted. He posted a whole series of pics on how to do the mod. A very good write up and he did a very nice detail oriented job.
My .02 is that he did a beautiful job and it looks very nice. If you saw before and after pics of the front of the car the mod would stand out and be a very nice touch.
I saw a post on the same mod by someone else just recently. They took a stock Camaro grille and did the same thing. They took the grille off, trimmed the backs off the 'gills' so they were only about half as deep when they were done. Then they put the mesh behind the 'gills'. That looked good too. May have looked even better painted body color.
No matter what you do, a nice touch for any car is to paint that styrofoam bumper back there to make it 'disappear'. It's just plain ugly and a detail that makes a difference when you want your car to look it's best.
I have pics of my grille mod on my site in sig.
I did away with the grille all together, painted the styrofoam black, and put aluminum mesh in the 'nostrils'. I think that this is what GM had in mind when they originally designed the car. I believe this because the nose has that nice "Camaro" lettering back there. The mesh cost me about $2 at a hardware store and the sheet would have done at least 2 cars. It is gutter gaurd for keeping leaves and trash out of your rain gutters.
Dave

<small>[ December 05, 2002, 12:33 PM: Message edited by: ratio411 ]</small>

Archdog7564

anybody ever seen it polished?

thanks

Blu Beast

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Archdog7564:
<strong>anybody ever seen it polished?

thanks</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ask and you shall.............

<img src="http://www.boomspeed.com/blubeast/AUT_0421.JPG" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.boomspeed.com/blubeast/AUT_0414.JPG" alt=" - " />

all you need is a Dremel, polishing kit with buffing wheels and Red rouge, and I finished it with White rouge from sears Hardware.....it's stainless steel, so you can buff it to your hearts content........ <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />