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Originally posted by Sl33stak:
Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
someone give some info on how they did their pre98 grill
im interested...n provide pics.
Hate to be this way,,,, but search
Here ya go.. Found it here, and did it this way..
Oh yeah, here's pics of my grill,,, HOME DEPOT is the place!! Nice limb huh?
That how to is for 98+. He was asking about a pre98 grill which is diff. I did my grill almost the same way the how to says. I got my mesh at an automotive store for around $35.
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I just picked up some ELKY Mesh from a fellow CEG member. I had the opportunity to put it in last night to my upper and lower front grill. The whole process only took about 2 hours and it looks great. I got the mesh for $40.00 and the only other costs I incurred were band-aids (the stuff is very sharp when cut) and screws to attach the mesh to the chrome housing.
Bottom Line....This is a great mod that is cost affective and easy to do yourself.
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K&N Induction
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Originally posted by amarv12:
Price: Like $2-3 for a roll of gutter guard at Home Depot
Fastened with: Clear hot glue
Sidenotes: I did it on my post 98 mystique (on my old 99), and the procedure is a little different than contours. First theres 4 screws at the top of the grille when you open the hood--take those out, then to access the 3 allen screws below the grille, you need to carefully and gently bend the grille forward, and use one of those 90 degree bent allen keys (can't remember what size). It takes quite some time as you have very limited space to work with, but eventually you'll get them out. Then slide the grille back; once you get the grille off (for the way i did it) you need to cut out the vertical bars in the grille. Make sure the stubs are cut flush to the frame of the grille, so it looks good. Then all i did was slap some mesh in there slightly biggeer than the opening, and glued it on the grille in the back where you cant see.
*I am on the hunt for some better mesh however, because the gutter guard is kind of flimsy, and wears its shine quickly. Also when i find some new mesh, i'll probably use gel base super glue to make sure its extra tight, or figure something else out.
Also if you do use gutter guard, i would recommend putting a clear coat on it, so it keeps its shine. And if the spots where the stubs were cut flush bother you, then have your grille painted body color--to me, it doesn't stick out too much.
I have some finished pics here
Happy modding 
So; this thread got me motivated to actually go look for mesh, so i hit up home depot to look around again. Most of you know already, but i just found out that most home depots dont even sell the rolls of gutter guard anymore--instead they sell these 3' sheets. These sheets are much better than the old stuff i had from the roll, much thicker--higher guage, and just generally sturdier.
So, i re-meshed my grille, and this time i used screws to fasten it, along with hot glue. Also i cleaned the mesh and get a chance to put on some clearcoat early this morning, it looks great.
This picture is a little big, so i'll post a link. In the pic, where i have the red circles you can see that i have put screws, driven from the outer edge to inner; and where the blue circles are is where i later put hot glue. There's more pics in that album too. Sorry about the quality, photobucket resizes pics when they're too big.
So to recap:
Mesh: Higher guage gutter guard 3' sheet
From: Home depot
Price: $1.25
I know this is all pretty simple, but i think its nice to outline it for the newcomers that may be scared to just tear stuff apart on their own. 
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Here's some pics of my Stazzi SVT grills.  
98 Lime Green SE w/SVT Kit, Projectors, CF Hood, 18" Rims, GC's, Shaved, System
98.5 Silver SVT #5737 Black FSVT Rims, MSDS, BAT Drop
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hahaha pete...i don't think costed is a word  
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Originally posted by proliphik:
hahaha pete...i don't think costed is a word
Merriam Webster:
3. past cost·ed : to estimate or set the cost of 
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Elky Mesh is DEFINITELY the way to go:
GROUP BUY for it here
I got mine just the other day and still haven't had time to put it on, but for my '95, I plan to CAREFULLY cut out the stock black mesh in my grille, so the black surround of the grille is still around the perimeter, and I will mount the Elky Mesh in from the rear so it will look inset (similar to the above pic of the post-98), and it will look TIGHT when I'm done. Whenever I finish I will try to post pics, but I already know what it will look like in my mind.
The reason I chose the Elky Mesh is because it has a totally smooth surface ( flat metal with shear-cut slots in it), and is ALUMINUM which has the ability to get finely hand polished to look totally shiney like chrome. You can't polish the jagged diagonal stamped effect of the gudder guard tin. And gudder guard just looks too industrial for my taste. I like my car to look sexy clean
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ere's a link to some pics I took while doing mine. They might help, but then again they might not.... LINKY...
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Originally posted by bk4293:
ere's a link to some pics I took while doing mine. They might help, but then again they might not....
LINKY...
thanks for the pics, I have been wondering how to do the front of the grille, I just got a 99, and it was way different, so now I am going to do that today, only question was how did you get the two pieces seperated.
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I used a soldering iron to melt the plastic tabs. Or you could also drill them out I guess.
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