Grill Mod
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: AT LARGE somewhere in CT
Fulcrum, the grill probably does restrict some airflow but not enough to matter. My temp gauge i still in the same spot also. Now with that said if you go with a smaller pattern, airflow could become an issue and add more stress to your zip tie mounts. My grill has already paid for itself with absorbing some rock strikes that could have damaged the tranny cooler. Unfortunately my windshield was not so lucky.
I still have five 15"x28" sheets left if anyone is interested.
I still have five 15"x28" sheets left if anyone is interested.
Thanks for the quick send and good material, purple!
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: AT LARGE somewhere in CT
Follow-up to the above - installation complete!
Thanks for the instruction on grill removal, OP... those little plastic "screws"
would've been a huge b1tch if I didn't see your little "hint hint" comment... only nearly stripped one of 'em. Grill looks great (you'll have to take my word for now - didn't have camera handy) and was a time-well-spent mod. Hardest part of the whole thing was threading the zip ties through, and all-told, probably took about an hour (with a little of wife's help).
Love the look, and I didn't get the "grill flattening" that others described (or I did, I guess I can't tell!).
Thanks for the instruction on grill removal, OP... those little plastic "screws"
would've been a huge b1tch if I didn't see your little "hint hint" comment... only nearly stripped one of 'em. Grill looks great (you'll have to take my word for now - didn't have camera handy) and was a time-well-spent mod. Hardest part of the whole thing was threading the zip ties through, and all-told, probably took about an hour (with a little of wife's help).Love the look, and I didn't get the "grill flattening" that others described (or I did, I guess I can't tell!).
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Hartford county, CT
You can try some of the larger hardware stores that sell building supplies, tools, wood...etc.
We have a couple of places here in CT, one called Home Depot, and also another one that's very similar called Lowes. These places arn't your every day little downtown hardware store, they're huge! They don't carry too much steel but you can get pieces of angle iron or steel rod in three or four foot lengths. And it's near the angle iron and steel rod where you would most likely find sheet metal, and extruded steel.
If you have any stores like that in or near your town I'm sure you will be able to find the extruded steel sheet your looking for.
Or like MJS said, "Send a PM to purple11haze" because he seems to be able to get some that's a finer or smaller mesh than what I have seen.
We have a couple of places here in CT, one called Home Depot, and also another one that's very similar called Lowes. These places arn't your every day little downtown hardware store, they're huge! They don't carry too much steel but you can get pieces of angle iron or steel rod in three or four foot lengths. And it's near the angle iron and steel rod where you would most likely find sheet metal, and extruded steel.
If you have any stores like that in or near your town I'm sure you will be able to find the extruded steel sheet your looking for.
Or like MJS said, "Send a PM to purple11haze" because he seems to be able to get some that's a finer or smaller mesh than what I have seen.
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From: The great State of Reality
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Bristow, Virginia
I went the gutter mesh from Lowe's route. I left it silver, but you could paint it any color...a lot of people are recommending Plasti-Dip paint from Lowe's to coat it.
Either way, it's a great mod, and for a noob like me, something I can do that doesn't risk messing up the whole rig if I screw up!!
Pics:
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?im...closeupgv7.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?im...installqi5.jpg
Either way, it's a great mod, and for a noob like me, something I can do that doesn't risk messing up the whole rig if I screw up!!
Pics:
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?im...closeupgv7.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?im...installqi5.jpg