Hey guys. Ok long story short some punk ripped my grill off my car at a mall. I wont go any further in depth since I may throw something out the window! I searched all throughout and couldnt find any real DIY's for grilles. If there is one could someone possibly post that link. If not....then I have a few questions... Now I know buying one will look 100x better...but im interested in making one...what kind of materials would you use? any info would be great!

i've heard people use chicken wire or screen door mesh.

finding a lower grille piece is one of the better DIY project ones.

yea im trying to be cost effective lol (otherwise known as broke as a joke) anyways...yea ive tried the good old home depot gutter stuff...but it was very very very tough work with imo... maybe ill search out a bottom grill somewhere and hack it up... hmmm

"i've heard people use chicken wire or screen door mesh."

i had that....looks cheap and tacky, i did it twice......i have pics if u wanna see...as soon as i get home i'll post some

yea i'd totally appreciate it. I just need something to tide me over ya know.... Now what did you find best to work? screen door mesh seems like its to flimsy and personally ive never worked with chicken wire...

You can get a lower grille for under $50. That'll be your best DIY job. IMO, its the best looking grille out right now.

And as the people above said, don't get the chicken wire. It looks cheap.

Even though some people will say that a Home Depot grill is a horrible idea, i figured might as well try it and i think it came out pretty decent!

I made it from Gutter Gaurd that i bought at Home Depot, and it costed me a grand total of:
Parts- $5
Labor- $0
Shipping and handling-$0


I'm not to great in math but i think that adds up to.......... carry the 0, and then subtract the.. OK i think i got it!! :nails: :D


*Drum roll please*.......
:)


TOTAL-$5
I know this price sounds a bit steep for some of you people that are a little low on cash but trust me it's worth it!
(Not sure how to upload a pic yet but i'll keep trying)

If you take your time with the home depot gutter stuff, it turns out great:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/keroliukas/Scion/park/DSC02854.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/keroliukas/Scion/park/DSC02852.jpg

Even though some people will say that a Home Depot grill is a horrible idea, i figured might as well try it and i think it came out pretty decent!

I made it from Gutter Gaurd that i bought at Home Depot, and it costed me a grand total of:
Parts- $5
Labor- $0
Shipping and handling-$0


I'm not to great in math but i think that adds up to.......... carry the 0, and then subtract the.. OK i think i got it!! :nails: :D


*Drum roll please*.......
:)


TOTAL-$5
I know this price sounds a bit steep for some of you people that are a little low on cash but trust me it's worth it!
(Not sure how to upload a pic yet but i'll keep trying)



Some of you people? :eyebrow: :blah: Yea did the gutter guard and it looked terrible... I personally could never get it even or remotely close to looking like what I wanted....if you have any tips or a how to that would be appreciated...

actually doesn't look bad, but i'd paint it black.

that looks pretty good....maybe its my technique.... seriously even my bottom bumper looks like crap... i find myself scratching my car up with the gutter stuff ___ well...


maybe im just retarted...

All you have to do is have patience!

i used a wire cutter, a flat head screwdriver, a cutting blade, and a little bit of "Pit Crew's Choice" glue...
Other than that i just took about 2-3 hours trying to get it to look good, and i'm still not done, i still have to put on the chrome border, and finish the two bottom side vents.

So trust me it takes time!

Yea worst..i have no chrome border...wonder if I could DIY a border even lol

Sorry to get off topic... but....

KeRoLiUKas did you use a relocation kit for your license plate? If so where did you get it?

here's mine.. :P

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/ace_ac2002/front.jpg

I did it bout 9 mos ago, it's still good till last night when a frog was stuck on my lower grill, I'm gonna make another one and now painted black just for a new look.. :P

And yeah there was a DIY on this guttergrill long time ago dunno if its still there or its been deleted but as mentioned patience is the key and practice, using a dremel will be a very useful tool on this project, you'll be done in 1 hr if you know what your doing... Some people say its cheap and thats ok coz they are, but so far people think it looks good and asked where did I buy it/who made it.. Good grills for a good price are out there now if you dont want DIY but I was forced to learn this coz back then the cheapest decent grill you could find is 80 plus shipping..

Sorry to get off topic... but....

KeRoLiUKas did you use a relocation kit for your license plate? If so where did you get it?
no..this freaks out a lot of people..simply screwed into the bumper...

alright guys I appreciate it greatly... :) I guess its just a bit harder..I dont have a stock grill to work off to make the original template ya know? How did you go about fastening it on? and what abotu all the clips in the bumper? did you just completly cut around them or what? thanks again!

Having the original grill will help you do the DIY, you will need the frame so you can use the clips to fasten the grill back to the bumper, for the lower you can zip tie the gutterguard to the frame and then clip the whole grill back like stock

looks nice guys. good job!

how do I remove the front bumper? i should probably just search this question...

sorry i just realized i typed bumper instead of original Grill, so i made an edit.. :P You dont need to take off the bumper for this one... and if you wanna know yeah you can do a search but it shoudnt be hard to figure out. :P

here's mine.. :P

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/ace_ac2002/front.jpg

I did it bout 9 mos ago, it's still good till last night when a frog was stuck on my lower grill, I'm gonna make another one and now painted black just for a new look.. :P

And yeah there was a DIY on this guttergrill long time ago dunno if its still there or its been deleted but as mentioned patience is the key and practice, using a dremel will be a very useful tool on this project, you'll be done in 1 hr if you know what your doing... Some people say its cheap and thats ok coz they are, but so far people think it looks good and asked where did I buy it/who made it.. Good grills for a good price are out there now if you dont want DIY but I was forced to learn this coz back then the cheapest decent grill you could find is 80 plus shipping..

I like your grille a lot actually! Surprised, really. is it really just gutterguard?

well...i have some good news and some bad news lol.... good news is...im getting a new FREE grill for the TC...bad news is, its off the new 2008. But honestly im just happy im getting one, and on top of that im gonna figure out a way to spruce it up a little bit. Im actually getting the bottom grill as well for free, i kind of like the bottom grill though. But the top is like a 4 out of 10 hahah but itll make my ghetto no grill car go from a 5 out of 10 to a 7 out of 10....confused yet? i am lol

thats purely gutter guard and the stock grill frame i used to mount it back like stock. Some patience needed to do some works in the edges, if you have good eye you'll notice its not perfect on the sides like uneven bends but this was taken before i was finished this project but yea dont worry if its not perfect coz you wouldnt notice it when its on.

nice :] thanks man

you know, i just went to home depot, and could not find it. sadly. i found every other pattern except one similar to yours.