[parptarf]

So my lower grill has some damage so that needs to be changed. And I was thinking about making a metal grille with some mesh you can buy at autoshops.

Then there's the top grill. I always though that was kind of shabby looking, the bottom grill is a mesh- style so why isn't the top grill? Never got that to be honest.



I found a bunch of threads on how it looked and that some custom grills were sold back in teh day. How do I get one? Or how do I make one?

Here's the one of the threads that I already found. http://www.968forums.com/topic/11568-front-grill-mesh/

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[flash]

i was reproducing these for a minute. the problem is that i can't figure out any economical way of dealing with the material and preventing damage, so i stopped making them.



the grills aren't hard to make though, in one-off fashion. the material is common. just lay down your OEM grill, mark it and cut one out.



as for the upper, it's a curved profile, so if you want to do it the way dave greimann used to, you'll need to make a buck on which you can form the grill. otherwise, you'll need to figure out a way to attach it, which isn't easy if you want to be able to remove it.



good luck

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[parptarf]

How's the lower grill attached? Screws or clips?

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[flash]

screws. a bunch of them. you have to remove the bumper cover to remove it.

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[parptarf]

Making a new lower grill should be pretty simple then. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

yup - shouldn't take more than about an hour.



the issue is going to be the material. you have to buy a lot to make one grill, and it often gets damaged in transport. pain in the butt.



good luck though

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[parptarf]

I can get it locally from different places so the material should be easy to track down. So I do this from under the car?

(Assuming the bumper cover is the pastic that goes on underneath it)

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[flash]

the bumper cover is that big painted polyurethane piece that houses the grill, the driving lights and the turn signals (basically the whole front end of the car). behind it is the bumper bar, hence the name "bumper cover"



there are instructions here as to how to remove it. do a search (use advanced options). i've done it in 6 minutes, though my best "documented" time is just under 10 minutes (lol - did it on a bet when a bunch of the guys were over here)

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[parptarf]

Ah, I see. I'm used to using the term bumper for that part. But bumper cover does make more sense.

But now I have a project for the weekend. I saw the thread somewhere so I should find it again fairly easily.

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[flash]

yeah - a lot of people use the term "bumper" for the bumper cover. i'm guessing it's because they've never seen behind it and don't realize that it's just a cosmetic cover.

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[parptarf]

I've never really thought about it, but it does make sense.



Edit: I'll make sure to grab pictures of the process and make a DIY guide.

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[jimham968]

OK. So I finally got around to installing the D1R lower grill I bought about a year ago. I have a question - without the stock plastic grill there's no place to attach the plastic blocking plate on the driver side that's there on manual transmission cars, leaving a large opening. Will this cause problems maintaining proper underhood temperatures or airflow? Have others figure out another way to mount the blocking plate?

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[flash]

the blocking plate is really only there because there is no transmission cooler on the 6 speed.  being removed will not mess with underhood temps, and in fact helps cool the exhaust.

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[jimham968]

Excellent. Thanks.

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[flash]

no worries.  not sure how the air manages to make it back there, but i noticed my driveshaft tunnel got cooler.  it's possible that the third tray is responsible for the redirecting of the flow

 

i ended up actually using that area.  i picked up a tip duct, and then added an aftermarket duct to that, and ran a hose from there up to the supercharger reservoir.  nice cold air blowing on that thing.  it also blew nice cold air onto the intake manifold, which helped with the saturation issues.

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