DIY grill question

civperc · Feb 20, 2002

I want to go ahead and do a grill for the front of my car as shown in the pic I attached, but I was wondering, it'd be pretty easy for someone to get their criminal hands pass the mesh wire and be able to feel around near the hood latch and what not, eh? Any thoughts on this?

jaysi · Feb 20, 2002

civperc said:
it'd be pretty easy for someone to get their criminal hands pass the mesh wire and be able to feel around near the hood latch and what not, eh?

haha "criminal hands", thats funny!

But anyway...I would assume one could get in there easily if they wanted too.

If you end of meshing your grill...I suggest using black mesh. Looks better imo.

eitan · Feb 20, 2002

That's a lot of "mesh."

jaysi · Feb 20, 2002

eitan said:
That's a lot of "mesh."

you are a gifted one...

eitan · Feb 20, 2002

Sorry but I fail to see the logic in ripping off your stock front end and throwing on something with a huge opening to just fill it with chicken wire.

OhSoFast · Feb 20, 2002

civperc said:
I want to go ahead and do a grill for the front of my car as shown in the pic I attached, but I was wondering, it'd be pretty easy for someone to get their criminal hands pass the mesh wire and be able to feel around near the hood latch and what not, eh? Any thoughts on this?

Why don't you just buy the Type R upper gril for your car? Its only like $75 or so.

jaysi · Feb 20, 2002

eitan said:
Sorry but I fail to see the logic in ripping off your stock front end and throwing on something with a huge opening to just fill it with chicken wire.

You don't buy a new front end. You add the chicken wire to the stock bumper. I like it when done in black. Nice subtle touch.

eitan · Feb 20, 2002

If that's what you like.. I just think it looks cheap. What would look really good is a nice fat IC behind there with a turbo lurking under the hood. That'd be a nice, subtle touch.

Juggles · Feb 20, 2002

If anyone wanted to get their hands on whatever's under the hood, a trivial thing like the type of grill you chose would hardly slow them down. If you make your own, it would make it easier for theives, but one of the better made factory ones may offer better protection. My point is, do it if you want to. Theives will always find a workaround if they want to.

jaysi · Feb 20, 2002

eitan said:
What would look really good is a nice fat IC behind there with a turbo lurking under the hood. That'd be a nice, subtle touch.

Agree with ya on that one!

NationsMostWanted · Feb 21, 2002

we doing mine today

SuperBlueSi · Feb 21, 2002

eitan said:
If that's what you like.. I just think it looks cheap. What would look really good is a nice fat IC behind there with a turbo lurking under the hood. That'd be a nice, subtle touch.

Well most body kits have cheap chicken wire in them, but they still look good. Well at least to me.

CanSi2G · Feb 21, 2002

Yeah so if a theive wanted to steal your car why not find some other way. The only thing they could steal would be your motor if they had the hood open.
They will find other ways.

IMO Black is the best colour for a grill. I did my upper in black rain gaurd, and it looks good.

RichyRichaPC · Feb 21, 2002

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OhSoFast said:
Why don't you just buy the Type R upper gril for your car? Its only like $75 or so.

cause doing it yourself costs about $20 dollars

and if they really wanted to get into your hood, they would break the window to get in...

pushVTEC · Feb 21, 2002

You will probably end up re-doing that grill a couple of times. The gutter guard or chicken wire (ugly as hell i will post a picture) will bend a lot easier than a stock grill or even a grillcraft grill.... remember you get what you pay for.

pushVTEC · Feb 21, 2002

Given it was poorly put on and is a disgusting ricer style yellow, i still don't like the way the grill looks, and this is chicken wire... if anything get gutter guard it's more diamond shaped... I'd still get a grillcraft grill or like they said a type r grill.

LX98Civic · Feb 21, 2002

civperc said:
I want to go ahead and do a grill for the front of my car as shown in the pic I attached, but I was wondering, it'd be pretty easy for someone to get their criminal hands pass the mesh wire and be able to feel around near the hood latch and what not, eh? Any thoughts on this?

At one time I was wanting to add the mesh from Grillcraft. The look just wore off and I don't care for it anymore that much. But, I plan to add a grill like jaysi in his sig

...can you unlatch the hood from the opening? I never thought about that, but seems like it is possible

civperc · Feb 21, 2002

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LX98Civic said:
At one time I was wanting to add the mesh from Grillcraft. The look just wore off and I don't care for it anymore that much. But, I plan to add a grill like jaysi in his sig ...can you unlatch the hood from the opening? I never thought about that, but seems like it is possible

yeah, this is my concern.

97CIVICoupe · Feb 21, 2002

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civperc said:
yeah, this is my concern.

Re-route the hood release cable, so it's not accessable anymore..

http://www.jdmfan.com/technical/audio-security/hood_release_cable/

LX98Civic · Feb 21, 2002

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97CIVICoupe said:
Re-route the hood release cable, so it's not accessable anymore..

http://www.jdmfan.com/technical/audio-security/hood_release_cable/

That sure is a lot of f**kin' work just to re-route the latch cable

I'm going to have to give this long thought......

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