I took a look at my car the other day and was trying to think of something that was different that I could do to make it look better... So I saw the front and thought, HEY, I could put some mesh grill in there replacing the stock vented plastic stuff. So, what I was wondering is if anybody would know how to do this... I could try and figure it out, but If anybody has the slightest clue, then that would help me greatly. Thanks a lot.

-Justin

 

do u have a s13? or s14 ?... the s13 doesnt look like it has alot of places for a mesh grill... i might be wrong here.... there is a place under the corners where it looks like a vent .. that is the only place where i can think off...

 

thats pretty much what i was thinking of. also possibly the center hole, in the middle. I have a 91 hatch, sorry i didnt mention before.

 

those would be viable place for the mesh grills, but I don't know how it would look. And the middle is going to be kinda tough since the top does not line up with the bottom.

 

i have a 91 myself... well... yeah so it would be a lost cause unless u wanna go to some custom place to do it if anything...

 

There are kits on the open market where you cut them to fit the holes in your car. You can get them painted to the color you need. Some of the best grills I have seen are poweder coated and have boarders on them.

The company is Kamei. Here is one of their grills on a Jetta.

 

those look good... but where can he put one on a s13 ? ... there isnt much room

 

yeah there is, there's plenty of room. the middle hole has no grill at all. the mesh would jsut have to be angled a little. i was considering doing this but decided not to cuz next summer the hole will be filled with a big *** front mount

 

There are three spots for the 93 owners and 5 for the 90 owners.


93 =
1 large opening.
2 side vents.

90 =
+ 2 little hood vents.

 

i never thought about cuttin out those ugly nostrils on my bumper. good idea. i just don't like the look of the sloppyness on alot of peoples grills.

i don't even like the 89-90 bumper. anybody wana trade?

 

I think it has to do with the thickness of the vent material. Most do it yourself kits seem pretty thin. I guess they make them that way so it is easier for the owners to cut.

 

I am definitely gonna do it to my S14. I want to cover up the IC, goin sleeper. I figure that, and a nice little custom emblem the reads "Silviaspeed" will add a nice touch.

 

You can a couple ways with the custom name. You can build it using a companies fonts from lets say nissan. Build your name from their car names.

There is also an online service that will make you a custom nameplate for your car to match any car's font.

 

Well I think my friends uncle can make something like what I want. Basically, its gonna be in simple looking script, nothing fancy. The S will be in red with the rest being in black, and some nice silver trim around the letters. It'll be simple, yet tasteful. It'll make a nice avatar too.....lol.

 

Well why don't you get it to look like Silvia, like on the S15 and have speed in the same kind of writing or even a different one. It would ook hot IMHO if you use the Silvia type writing.