Thread: Custom Made Mesh Grille

Alright like the title implies, I just made a custom mesh grille using the outside rim of the stock grille and dremmeling out the inside. It took in all about 5 or 6 hours of straight prying away at the damn expanded metal (note to self: think first about the gauge metal you are getting; I used 16 gauge and had to use the sawzall to cut through that crap. I'm posting to see what you guys think if I should leave it that metal silver color or paint it black so the notches that I couldn't do anything about would blend in? Sorry for the bad pictures, my phone is awful.



update: got it painted

BLACK!! Cause right now.. No offence.. It looks like chicken wire..

Just one opinion though...

Originally Posted by kyle91

Lmao no offense taken but that's a funny one though. I didn't think it looked that bad hah.

I mean.. Ive seen worse.. But Ive just never been a big fan of mesh grills..
Thats just me though..

Never basge yor car for something its not... thats what we call rice-a-roni

definitely paint it

Just paint it black...Be done...and looks badass at the same time!

go with black man 100%

i like it the way it is! maybe take some silver touch up paint and paint the pattern into the black tabs. a buick emblem would look cool in the middle too.

eh, i still think lsx/gsk regal grills look better. and u can find them for 50 bucks if ur patient.

lol i've been patient and the cheapest over the past year is 90 on ebay. And yes I think the actual gsx/lsx grille looks better but you can't beat $10 dollars in parts and a little bit of handy work and patience to get things right. I think I'm going black with it tonight. I'll post up some pics when I'm done with it.

i drive a regal too, and i think painting it would be the best idea, im not feeling the silver metal look, but thats me, paint it up maybe ill follow your lead.

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

i drive a regal too, and i think painting it would be the best idea, im not feeling the silver metal look, but thats me, paint it up maybe ill follow your lead.

I got it painted and finished and the car are detailed up. I'll post some pictures when I get home today from work. It looks pretty bad-ass IMO but needs something to it like a badge of some sort.