Meshed my Mk 3 grill today

[Brake-buster]

I plucked up courage and took the grill to bits lastnight and then tried to figure out how to put it back together, after a lot of cutting and messing around it all fitted together ok. Then today i hotwelded all the plastic joints back together with the mesh inplace and then used mastic to stop it from vibrating. Its now back on the car and i think it looks OK.
I have pics but dnt know how to post em , so if u want to see i will e-mail em to ya

[mavvmad]

Email them to mavvmad@aol.com and I will postem for ya tonite.

[TomH]

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/mig/upload/

[Brake-buster]

Thanks Mav ur a star
i will try to put some up aswell using the other link supplied, thanks to u all

[Brake-buster]

This is it

[OllyHewitt]

nice! ive got some of that mesh aswell (not on my car tho)

not too keen on the eyebrows. makes the car look a bit "lazy" thats the only way i can describe it i think

[Brake-buster]

thanks
it looks better in the flesh as the bumper isnt in shadow

[TomH]

attack the bumper with a hacksaw lol, would look good with that style mesh u got

[Brake-buster]

i like ur splitter, what is ot of?

[TomH]

thats a laguna one

[Brake-buster]

i think i will have to get some fogs and a laguna splitter , but i cant seem to find any in the breakers round here, i have been lookin, but i didnt know what 4

[TomH]

yeah splitter is wider, but aint a prob as cut in the middle and joined and about 30 self tappers keep it in place, as for fog does your bumper have the markings to cut out for fogs ? mine where std

[Brake-buster]

yeah , i got the cutouts in the bumper i saw em when we sprayed it, will the car be wired for spots though, there is a spare plug in the dash by the back foglights but i aint seen any wiring by the bumper
i cant see a join in ur splitter, u do mean right down the front in the middle ?

[TomH]

yeah cut in 2 places so that the two vent thingies sit under the fogs, as for wires i dont think so but i may be wrong, but im sure you could get that from breakers and put straight to switch

[Brake-buster]

ok m8 will have a go the weekend

[Brake-buster]

Tom
have u got a leccy sunroof ?
i used one from a vectra with a bit of modding ( aint that what its about ) but theres a few on here that dont think it can be done.

[TomH]

yeah i got an ellecy sunroof, but my surround is from a senator, er....fitted no probs but had to trim slightly some of the roof lining away to make it sit a bit better, although your looks 100 times smarter, mines like a square shape

[Bruce Laver]

Brake-Buster that looks really nice I was thinking of doing that to mine with a tight fine black diagnol mesh. Was it easy to do? How long did it take?

Cheers

Looking good.

[Brake-buster]

depends what u call ' easy '
it was very fiddly and took about six hours in total,worth it though i think

[OllyHewitt]

agreed! if you take ages on a job, and it turns out well - its always worth it! definately!

[Brake-buster]

Olly
i got the best of both worlds, the headlight brows are only held in with velcro on top of the headlights so i can alter them at my leasure. and they cant be removed ( easily ) with the bonnet down

[OllyHewitt]

nice one! its the best way... dont get me wrong... this MIG place is the one that turned me against them - LOL

first of all, i have clip on quad lights, then i went bad boy stylie... since everyone has told me to get rid - ive never fancied them again!

[Brake-buster]

good job were all different, or we would all drive old volvo's

[OllyHewitt]

LOL @ U!

whats next on the modding list - i take it that its a very very long list like all of ours...

As Mr.Paws says - "too many ideas.... not enough money!"

[Brake-buster]

? u lmao @ me
well
um
single wiper, splitter ( laguna ), get round to wiring up veccy interior lights and visors,rev counter cluster,ally pedals,mod rear wiper ,tint windows ( light smoke ),leccy arial ( if i can find one cheap ),VX alloys,VX logo rocker cover,mk 4 side repeters ,etc ,etc,etc
have done in past 12 weeks:-
colourcoded front and rear bumpers, door mirrors, rear spoiler.
leccy sunroof from a vectra
lighted visors from a vectra
light up roof handles from a vectra
roof hande on drivers side ( i hate blanking plates )
ally gearnob ripspeed
ally handbrake ripspeed
ally taxdisk ripspeed
ripspeed mats
ripspeed sill covers
ripspeed window washer jets
smoked back lights
de-badged
de-bumpstriped
gas struts on bonnet
used vectra HT leads ( they r a bit longer and sit better )
drilled airbox
fitted K&N panel filter
meshed grill
fitted full ICE ( JVC cd head , amp, 10 '' sub in box, JBL front , tweeters and rear speakers
i think thats all
no it aint
had to replace ECU at cost of £400 as mine was stuffed