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View Poll Results: Mesh or not ? | |
Yes mesh it , please state what mesh .
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It'll be fine leave it as it is .
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16-08-2008, 15:23
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#1 | | MIGClub Member
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| Mesh , Yes or No ?
Should I bother meshing the bumper ? or just leave it as it is ?
Has anyone ever had stone damage or a very big insect hit their intercooler ?
I'm guessing that small flys will just brush off ..  | 
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16-08-2008, 15:35
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#2 | | Gagged
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
i d mesh it if it was me, use black mesh i think itll look more subtle  | |
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16-08-2008, 15:44
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
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Originally Posted by rwdmad  i d mesh it if it was me, use black mesh i think itll look more subtle | Thing with the normal balck mesh is that you cant see anything then .
Is there a type that is like honeycombe like on the grille ?  | |
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16-08-2008, 15:45
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#4 | | Gagged
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
might be take a look on ebay | |
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16-08-2008, 16:59
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
If you can get some mesh to match your grill, it would look good. Or some black metal mesh?! The I/C could be prone to being damaged by stones if not protected.
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16-08-2008, 17:39
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
black mesh FTW
gives protection and looks more sleeper-ish
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18-08-2008, 15:54
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
MEsh matching the grille imo.
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18-08-2008, 16:03
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Whatever you use will have to match the top half IMO.
Mesh generally is a massive 'NO' IMO. But the right stuff could look good in that bumper, obviously it would need to be black to match.
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18-08-2008, 16:54
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
I'd personally mesh it, but use black mesh or honeycomb like the grille.
My preferred use of mesh is to hide stuff - to give the impression of a black hole at a distance rather than the mesh itself being a styling point. | |
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18-08-2008, 17:16
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
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Originally Posted by MarkyG MEsh matching the grille imo. | Quote:
Originally Posted by CraigGreen Whatever you use will have to match the top half IMO. | Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDave1979 I'd personally mesh it, but use black mesh or honeycomb like the grille. | Yeah , see I have been looking for something honeycombe to match the grille ... not had much luck so far . Quote:
Originally Posted by daddy cav Is there a type that is like honeycombe like on the grille ? | | |
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18-08-2008, 17:22
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Although , just found this couldn't have looked properly  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-HONEYCOM...d=p3286.c0.m14
EDIT / how do you go about fixing that plastic stuff ? | |
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19-08-2008, 13:58
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
defo mesh, better than having to replace it when a stone jumps up and damages it | |
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21-08-2008, 08:17
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Given how exposed the I/C is down there, I'd agree with everyone else and say "mesh!" | |
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21-08-2008, 10:24
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Mesh FTW  u would be gutted if a big ol' piece of gravel punched a hole in your ic  | |
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21-08-2008, 13:04
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Thanks for views ,
Does anyone have experiance of this plastic type stuff ?
It's an exact same type of mesh already on the grille . http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-HONEYCOM...d=p3286.c0.m14 | |
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21-08-2008, 16:54
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Ive got a big intercooler open no mesh etc, proberly stupid i know but ive never had any problems with it. | |
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02-10-2008, 19:27
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
there are quite a few differant style mesh out there i have seen flames warning symbols diamond etc | |
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02-10-2008, 22:41
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
id mesh it, just like everyone elses said. would look very smart when done right.
Plus if you dont, its not just stones, could be the likes of small birds etc flying into the path of the car. That would certainly bugger the IC.
WOuld have to be strong mesh mind lol | |
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02-10-2008, 23:05
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Done .  | |
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07-10-2008, 00:50
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Was that from the eBay link or elsewhere ?
Personally I like it  - So much so I want some !
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07-10-2008, 07:05
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Yeah looks good, where from?
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07-10-2008, 07:52
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Deffo mesh it black. | |
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07-10-2008, 09:08
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
Nicely done. Thats pretty cool mesh. | |
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09-10-2008, 06:41
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
yeh that looks good, deffinatly the right choice | |
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09-10-2008, 19:15
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| Re: Mesh , Yes or No ?
I thought it looked pretty factory too , saw a Monaro today and I'm sure it was the same honeycombe plastic mesh .
well , it came from LMF's ebay user name , one tick . Same link as above . | |
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