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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Wow, looking real good bad basic. It goes nicely with the silver streak mica paint. Damn good job.
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by salteen
damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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That is fantastic!!!
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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thanks guys. i found a few mistakes when i made these, so it was a learning deal. going to try and find different material for the edge especially since the plastic trim will wear out over time.
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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You should have a few years before the chrome wears off...
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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That looks killer.
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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i abhor mesh metal grilles, but you made it look good.
nice job
Old Apr 6, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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dude u should so make more and sell them. seriously. $35-40 , double your profit.. heck, id buy it.
Old Apr 6, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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it would prolly be about $10 to ship, so the price would be closr to $50. takes about an hour an a half to make( not counting the hrs it takes for the paint to dry). I would need to have about 10 sets @ a time to make it worth doing. this is a cheap mod that anybody with a little know how and patience can make a relatively cheap and have pride in making something personal for their car. Im going to make another set for mine and Ill make a how to just to show how easy it is.
Old Apr 6, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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I have all the materials to make mine but I dont know how to go about cutting it out to make it fit...and I was also wanting to take out the factory grill inserts and replace it with the ones I'm making so that way I wont be restricting any airflow
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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Use your stockers as a guide.....use some posterboard as a guide...just use something as a guide.
Old Apr 8, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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thats nice. i would buy one. how did you mount it?
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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3M double sided tape. you can see the strips in this pic
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 02:08 AM
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waiting "patiently" foe the how-to......

can't wait to try this on my SRP XA
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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I'm SOOO waiting for the how to for my XB.... This looks awesome.
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 04:24 AM
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Yeah, this was done just under a year ago by scikokid on his tC. looks good.
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 04:24 AM
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not my style but damn good work...

probably the best chicken wire grill I have ever seen..

keep it up
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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very nice...great job
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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Loks really nice.
Old Apr 14, 2007 | 01:28 AM
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probably the best chicken wire grill I have ever seen..
It's not chicken wire it's gutter guard
Old Apr 16, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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badbasic wrote:

it would prolly be about $10 to ship, so the price would be closr to $50. takes about an hour an a half to make( not counting the hrs it takes for the paint to dry). I would need to have about 10 sets @ a time to make it worth doing.

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