AZ Hooch build

[AZ-HoocH]

this is the start for hers and mine. Learned this neat trick from the element owners club forum , it worked great on my Element. Not sure why Honda leaves the AC rad so exposed? So this is how I protect them from the millions of rocks laying around on our streets.

 

[Monk]

There's a few of us on here that have done that.......... It looks like you're using a soft flexible mesh..... "remember where you bought it?" (type of store).
We're at the point where we're discussing "mesh types"

I bought a stiff wire that I painted red(on anodized?* metal), so I'm not sure about how well the paint will last, I was looking for some mesh like you show in the picture , and hopefully some different colours.

Good post, thx.......

 

[webby]

Pauly99to17 did a similar diy write up -
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/bumper-screen-to-protect-ac-condenser.6625/

I'm curious as to what your mesh is made out of. Looks different from some of the applications I've seen in the past.

 

[323]

I've done that mod too with just aluminum mesh and it's held up nicely. Still shiny and looks great.

That blue looks good too, I can't tell if it's just netting or something more solid tho...?

 

[Pauly99to17]

Here's the DIY For the screen protector. Maybe you could add a pic of your screen to show others this option. Looks like it will protect well.

http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/bumper-screen-to-protect-ac-condenser.6625/

 

[AZ-HoocH]

There's a few of us on here that have done that.......... It looks like you're using a soft flexible mesh..... "remember where you bought it?" (type of store).
We're at the point where we're discussing "mesh types"

I bought a stiff wire that I painted red(on anodized?* metal), so I'm not sure about how well the paint will last, I was looking for some mesh like you show in the picture , and hopefully some different colours.

Good post, thx.......

it is galvanized steel mesh. I bought it from True value. I also use this mesh in my classifier when looking for gold.

 

[AZ-HoocH]

Here's the DIY For the screen protector. Maybe you could add a pic of your screen to show others this option. Looks like it will protect well.

http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/bumper-screen-to-protect-ac-condenser.6625/

that was nice. I never thought to do the upper grill. It looks good. The best thing about this DIY mod is you can quickly pull it out and start over!

 

[AZ-HoocH]

Pauly99to17 did a similar diy write up -
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/bumper-screen-to-protect-ac-condenser.6625/

I'm curious as to what your mesh is made out of. Looks different from some of the applications I've seen in the past.

galvanized steel mesh.

 

[webby]

is it painted blue?

 

[AZ-HoocH]

is it painted blue?

I painted it with Ace hardware neon blue. untouched the color of the screen is silver. The one on my car is a candy apple red , but I did see a nice neon red that I may have to purchase this weekend.

 

[323]

I like the look of the upper grill with the mesh showing through

 

[AZ-HoocH]

I like the look of the upper grill with the mesh showing through

wouldn't look good on the 2013. Honda has many of the holes blocked and they are not equal on both sides. I will post a picture later.

 

[AZ-HoocH]

 

[AZ-HoocH]

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So in the past month I have painted the calipers all the way around and painted the back emblems. Wasn't to thrilled with the chrome civic and red si emblems.