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Vent Grille Mesh

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01Lambiero:
Hang on to your mouse!!!  It's abs/plastic just like OEM?? and it's on Ebay.ca.  Must be your good fortune day.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/UNIVERSAL-3D-HONEYCOMB-ABS-PLASTIC-BLACK-MESH-GRILL-120-X-40-CM-/321205146035?

Jim

Linlor:
Mike;

That third picture looks like the stretched sheet plate that you can get at most metal supply shops.  Just clean it up and either powder coat it or paint and you will have the same look.  I need some mesh under my engine lid vents on my Ferrari 308 build and I was going to add it to under my front fender and trunk vents as well to clean up the underneath.

In Canada it is even harder to find than in the States.  I have been trying to find some of the hexagon mesh that started with the original question here in Western Canada for a few weeks now.  Nothing available here and they would have to order up from the States.  All the metal shops I talked to said that they would have to call for a quote as they don't normally stock it.  I had one shop say they ordered a sheet about 7 years ago and it cost about $300 CDN back then. 

I found a mcnicol warehouse in Seattle that will sell me a sheet for just under $100 US but it would cost me another $200+ to go get it.  Shipping up to Canada would be out of this world.  Taking the sheet from the warehouse in Seattle to the Seattle Clipper ferry shipping dock downtown Seattle was quoted at $115USD. So $215USD +tax + ferry shipping costs and duties to Canada....... I also got quotes locally for about $600 to have a sheet custom made...... Shouldn't be this hard to find hex mesh........

That third picture of the stretched sheet is looking better all the time.....

Cheers
Don

lp670mike:
01Lambiero,

Do you know where to buy the honey comb mesh in the third pic down that you posted?
I am looking for some like that to build my own grills.

Thanks
Mike

mish022:

special thanks to 01Lambiero for helping me with the aventador grills

yesterday I made my order finally :)

now I don't have any problem with the grill

I have the OEM for the rear bumper and I can make copy of it identical for the side and front bumper 

76mx:
You do not have to dust anything off, the temp gauge will tell you soon enough. I believe this is true whether it is a space shuttle or a replica or a semi-replica in between. Looking back at the original post here, and everything since, my one and only point was that any mesh with 1/4" holes will not flow well. And adding a bigger fan is still asking it to suck a milkshake through a straw. It also does not matter to me if it is made as an exact copy or chicken wire, just use a mesh large enough to flow, 78% is not always 78%. I learned that the hard way, just trying to pass it along. At the risk of getting my head chopped off again, I have a second suggestion. I used that reference since we were talking about chicken wire. Someone purchase one $170 Ebay grille, scan it and also reverse image the scan. Now spend a few bucks in material and 3-D print the plastic grilles. Sell a few copies at a reasonable price and make enough on this one project to pay for the $999 desktop printer. I will donate the scan time. I would do this myself but since the printer demo last week and seeing how Boeing is using this to print Titanium engine rotors, and realizing that printing a complete chassis is doable with no joints and no labor, I am focused on a larger machine. A fringe benefit is that this also solves the debate on this thread about accurate or close.   

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