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I got tired of looking for an SSIII grille so i decided to make my own with chicken wire ( mesh grill) I know some people dont like this.

But with the superb availability of parts for our cars.... , i felt inclined to do something ricey.

Ill post pics when done. they are still on the mail...

EWWWW, but yeah post some pics, maybe with a little time and effort you can make that chicken wire look nice. Try painting them dude.

i disagree with the "eww".. chicken wire has a good pattern and i put it in the grille of my 94 coupe.. i didn't paint it and it looked fine. Very subtle, clean look.

here's a pic




PS: ricey would be if you went to autozone and bought the grill inserts they have... you know the ones with little flames cut out etc..

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Nov 8, 2007 - 11:53 AM

what exactly are you supposed to put down there? go to the dealer n ask for the 'mesh' bumper grill inserts? mine is jus fallin apart n it looks all bootleg from me trying to keep it in place :\

btw, the chickenwire aint lookn too bad..seriously, never autozone flames..never..never..

i dont mind the "chickenwire"/mesh grills. I used to have one on my car that i didnt paint, and it looks meh, but i put one on sarahs coupe but painted it bronze to match her rims, it doesnt really show in this pic, but it looks pretty good.

Mine's not that bad looking either, well IMO. I got this from one of the tuner stores in a Chinese mall (Pacific mall baby)

^ that pic right there looks likes high quality mesh. Well I guess chicken wire is okay as long as they don't look crinkled which makes it look like it doesn't belong.

well, i guess its ok then. im planning on it to be black....

Yeah I think black would be a more subtle look.

i'm looking into getting some mesh for my front grill but i don't have the slightest clue on how to mount it an keep it in one place. any pointers?

this is what i did... on my 94 bumper there are those little struts that run up and down, well they have these black plastic covers over them that clip on. I removed these and zip tied the mesh to each strut at the top and bottom. Then i managed to snap the covers back on and you couldn't see the zip ties at all.

The hardes part was securing the mesh around the edges

on the edges am planning to do a couple of little holes

This post has been edited by celicadude04: Nov 9, 2007 - 4:41 PM

o/t but when did you get JDM headlights? and where the hell have u been Tyler??..lol

ive painted the grill and the bumper post when ive painted the car



some other pics from my profile also

(talking like elmo) Hey everybody, lets do the chicken dance!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have to say ^ that is the best one yet. Black really looks good.

For the SS-III grill, I think Vincent_Doggy has some for sale. If not, I can go to Toyota and give them the part number, and sell it to you for my cost if you want. I don't know if the US Toyota dealer has it but I know the one I went to a few days ago does...along with a few other goodies I found part #s for! Go me!

I been wanting a mesh that looks like this , just waiting to buy some rims so it can match something

Did you have to take the bumper off to install that ??? or did you just reach from the back ? front ?

yeah the hole bumper needs to come of. i recommend cut out a piece of cardboard to measure the hole. and get a pattern.. it will be easier then to cut the mesh. If you paint it, remember any rock will chip it.. I have chipped spots now...