Front Rad Grill Mesh

[moepig777]

Noticed from a post months ago that C8liz said that you can get the black aluminum mesh sheets for like $15 to use to make the grill protectors urself. Does anyone know where this can be found as the price is right !

 

[moepig777]

Anyone have the required templates ?

 

[TCinthe6]

Call these guys and ask if they have any hex hole sheets. 24 gauge should be more than enough and will be easier to work with than the thicker stuff.

Metal Supermarkets

 

[Murray20c8]

Anyone have the required templates ?

I have the templates.

 

[moepig777]

thank you buddy

 

[moepig777]

THANX TC

 

[carbuff]

I have done a ton of research on this. So here goes:

You can buy the crappy black diamond mesh on Amazon.ca for $20 CAD (yes, that is your $15USD mesh on .com)
But I would not put it on my car. And get sliced up in the process.
Or you can buy rhomboid (can you pronounce it?), honeycomb, hex, square, perforated, etc in metal and plastic. All over ebay, Amazon, AliExpress, and the rest of the net. Seen them all.
None are appropriate for this vehicle.

Spend the money and buy the proper set from customcargrills.com.
About $130 USD for the set of 4 fronts including shipping. Just ordered them myself.
They match the black 1/4" hexagon that is on the HCT bonnet and back bumper of my car. Not sure about the coupe.

Why put junk mesh on a $100K car?

 

[moepig777]

thank you

 

[Murray20c8]

Why put junk mesh on a $100K car?

Because that $100K car squeezed every dollar out of the budget.
The plastic fencing done properly looks fine and will protect the car just as well from 95% of the projectiles.
Wait until the price drops. c8vettesonline at $340 USD is just not worth it.
$200 CDN is getting better, but still way over priced IMO. Targeted at rich Vette owners perhaps.

 

[moepig777]

Bang on Murray ! Why anyone would pay $350 USD blows me away. I am gonna make my own and install it. Actually, a friend called last nite and said he has some black coated mesh that i can have for free . I mean really, how hard could it be to solve this issue urself....

 

[Driver_WT]

Bang on Murray ! Why anyone would pay $350 USD blows me away. I am gonna make my own and install it. Actually, a friend called last nite and said he has some black coated mesh that i can have for free . I mean really, how hard could it be to solve this issue urself....

I agree. I make some parts when I can make them look good and I do my own powder coating as well (up to whatever size will fit in my oven).

 

[moepig777]

If I have some mesh left over I will send it to you if you like when the time comes

 

[Driver_WT]

Great. Thank you. Let me know if you want me to powder coat your grills.

 

[moepig777]

AWESOME

 

[GM MUSL]

I have the templates.

Check the templates first before cutting your material. I had ones that looked like this and they had to be modified. I made mine bigger.

 

[Bizbiz911]

GM MUSL, you said bigger... how much bigger? Could you send us the measurement or a template? Thanks

 

[GM MUSL]

GM MUSL, you said bigger... how much bigger? Could you send us the measurement or a template? Thanks

Sorry didn't make a template. They don't have to be exact. Mine is a couple inches bigger and that is excess is mostly hidden. Test fit with cardboard once you have it apart and use that as your template.

 

[Murray20c8]

I can measure my c8vettepartsonline version.

 

[MY21C8]

For what it's worth...

Corvette C8 Owners Concerned Over Damage To AC Condensers [UPDATE]

Some Corvette C8 owners are expressing concern about the air conditioning condensers, which are mounted behind the front fascia and can be easily damaged.

www.motor1.com

 

[carbuff]

If that Motor1 article shows rocks causing that kind of severe damage to the radiators, I would expect the car to look like a typical Alberta car with a million rock chips in the paint. It does not appear that way. Thoughts?

If that kept up, the radiators would become useless in short order. Plugged up.