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Dec 17, 2011 | 11:26 PM

#111

s12512

4wd Low

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From: MD

Hhmmmmm! IWana try!

Dec 17, 2011 | 11:57 PM

#112

thehun

Winching

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where do u guys find grill material..i can not find any anywhere

Dec 18, 2011 | 01:25 AM

#113

wheelgarage

Recovery Vehicle

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From: SF Bay Area

I was at Orchard today and noticed black metal mesh. The first thing that came to mind was this post.....

I'm not sure if it is wide enough. Looked nice though...

Dec 22, 2011 | 06:38 AM

#114

GreedyRover

Three Wheeling

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From: Keedysville, Maryland

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Originally Posted by thehun

where do u guys find grill material..i can not find any anywhere

I went with perforated metal and i got it from McNichols which is about 45 minutes from my house. Then had it powder coated.
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Apr 1, 2012 | 02:52 PM

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dparham

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From: West Palm Beach, FL

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Originally Posted by Spencerfitch

just wanted to say this agian..

GLUING IS THE WORSE PART OF THIS MOD.

seriously I thought it would take a good hour to complete. Im waiting for the fricken glue to dry, I got the loctite 5min stuff.. More like 5 hours.. Its still fricken wet, however places where i didn't want it to go it dried INSTANTLY... Oh and I still have no idea how you got tape to hold it down.

I know this is late but I would have used an ABS or polycarbonate u-channel and then make a frame for it and then epoxy that frame with wire mesh to the abs grill... that way your not "mating" metal wire mesh directly to grill but epoxying both plastics together.... thats what Id do...

Apr 1, 2012 | 02:54 PM

#116

dparham

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From: West Palm Beach, FL

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreedyRover

I went with perforated metal and i got it from McNichols which is about 45 minutes from my house. Then had it powder coated.
McNICHOLS Company - Catalogs

This looks great! is it complete?

Apr 1, 2012 | 03:47 PM

#117

skorten

Three Wheeling

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From: Denver, CO

Very nice work and write up. I am so doing this.

Apr 1, 2012 | 08:56 PM

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Danny Lee 97 Disco

Baja

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From: Pittsburgh PA suburbs.

I PUT A DOUBLE LAYER OF EXPANDED METAL IN MINE, FORGET THAT GUTTER MESH!

Really guys!

Apr 17, 2012 | 08:57 PM

#119

mx468

Winching

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From: Newport, Rhode Island

I just started this tonight on my landrover disco 2, I will post pics tomorrow. I see that this mod is only being done on Disco 1's. I got the gutter mesh from Home Depot for under $3.00 and it seems to be the perfect size. Also, make sure you have enough cutting bits for your dremel, I went through two and had to make another trip to get a pack of 5 more.