I finally got around to doing the Mesh grill so I though I could add to this post.
TOOLS:
1 gutter guard from Lowes for $1.40
1 Wire cutter(or anything that will cut through the gutter guard)
1 Power Drill
10 1 1/4 inch screws.(although you probably won't use them all)
Sanding paper I used rough 60 grit
Dremel or anything you can use to saw.
TIME
30 Minutes-1 Hour Max
First...
Take off the grill. There are 2 screws to take out...then the grill just pulls out.
Second...
Cut out the current grill. You want to cut out the grill thats already there...cut as close as you think you can get. Then sand the rest down. It doesn't have to be perfect because its hard to see through the mesh anyway.(keep your ford logo if necessary)
Third....
You'll notice on the back the oval that there are a bunch of melted looking screws...you need to take those out. I used a power drill for this. Its not gonna take out the screw its gonna drill straight threw it. Use a 3/16 bit There should be 10 slots if IIRC. You have to drill all the way through the thing or else it won't come apart.
Fourth....
Take the chrome oval apart from the back piece. You'll notice in all 10 spots that you drilled through there will be small structures...Cut those off, you won't need it because you'll be replacing it with screws.
Fifth
Take out your mesh and measure. You want your mesh to lay securely inside of the black piece so that when you put it together with the Oval there will just come together. If you over cut then you'll have to trim(the oval and black piece wont fit together) if you undercut your grill won't be properly secure...but you do have a alot of room for error so don't fret. Once measure your mesh to the black piece cut it out and lay it inside the black piece.
Sixth
Place the Chrome oval on top of the black piece and admire your grill. If like the look of it proceed to putting the the piece back together. You want to make sure that the structure closes all the way. Once you have the oval and the black piece properly together all you need to do is whip out the handy power drill again and drill back into the holes that you've already made using 1 1/4 screws. I didn't need to use all 10 holes though. I only used 5-6. Once its done admire and put back onto the car to be admired some more.
Alot of people are saying that they used silicon for step 6 and didn't full remove the bolts holding the oval to the black piece. I though of doing it that way, but eventually I want my grill to be interchangable and it'll be 1 billion times easier to just unscrew, insert, and screw back in. Any questions let me know
~darp~
The next project is on the lower grill(on my SE) once I finish that I'll do a write up on it also...
