martini Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) Bought some mesh from Matt H (thanks), and fitted it this evening using a power drill and some very small cable ties. I think it looks pretty neat, and considering it was all done for £10... I am very pleased! I would like to thank Darryl for his tips on how to do this, along with a few other members (Heckler, Matt H, Gaz, Pixelfill, SupraGirlie, Luxluc) for advice. Before: (flipped for continuity) http://idisk.me.com/martinirwin/Public/Pictures/Skitch/MESH_3-20090708-232400.jpg After: http://idisk.me.com/martinirwin/Public/Pictures/Skitch/MESH_1-20090708-232634.jpg http://idisk.me.com/martinirwin/Public/Pictures/Skitch/MESH_2-20090708-232559.jpg Took me about 30 minutes with the bumper on! Fiddly indeed Mesh is only to stop the radiator getting destroyed, but also looks quite nice. I might change the bumper in the future, but for now, I think this does the job. In daylight, you could see the radiator - which is pretty uncool and ugly! Skirts are being fitted on Friday! Edited July 8, 2009 by martini (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Looks good, but maybe a little too silver on the black car... How about spraying it Gun metal or black to help blend it in a little ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I used black mesh on mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Looks good, but maybe a little too silver on the black car... How about spraying it Gun metal or black to help blend it in a little ? Well, I am getting skirts done on Friday, so maybe they could spray it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave17 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Looks good to me, i quite like the stark colour contrast actually, was this a bumper off job? I'm thinking about doing the same with my standard front bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Bumper on [edited] was a bit difficult but not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 no pictures showing for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 cracking job mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 only for a bit of comparison... black mesh... http://www.internetwork.org.uk/pictures/10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Heckler... if I get a bumper that fits 100% I'll do it like yours probs. Mine's a non-perfect replica, with a bit of wear and ageing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Heckler... if I get a bumper that fits 100% I'll do it like yours probs. Mine's a non-perfect replica, with a bit of wear and ageing. mines a rep too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 mines a rep too Mine's a non-perfect replica. i.e. it had to be bent a fair bit to get it on... hence me not taking it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Mine's a non-perfect replica. i.e. it had to be bent a fair bit to get it on... hence me not taking it off! ah, got ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Black mesh will look miles better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_A Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Mine came with silver mesh in the apetures, thought it looked hideous so removed it and polished up the FMIC pipes, I keep toying with the idea of putting black mesh in all of the holes though. Looks a tidy enough job mate but IMHO the silver mesh is just too much against a black car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraGirlie Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Good job I been thinking about putting some mesh in my TS front to protect my new FMIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice work dude - black mesh is the way forward for the TS front IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Good effort but silver looks poo. Dig the spray paint out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asad Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 what color mesh to put in a alpine silver supra front with stock bumper? BLACK or SILVER? black i was thinking..need to do mine too asap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie-R Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Silver mesh for me love the contrast with black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 changed it to black. If I had mesh covering ALL the gaps, I might have left it silver... http://idisk.me.com/martinirwin/Public/Pictures/Skitch/Finshed_3-20090710-143537.jpg Thread on my new skirts is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asad Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 much better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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