DIY Bumper Screen to Protect AC Condenser

323 said:
Looks awesome on a black coupe! i'm jealous
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Thanks. If I could find red plasti dip around here It would be red. Since it is galvanized steel I was not going to attempt to paint it. I am a need it now kind of person :hiding:. I am sure I will order some in the future and redo them. For the install I just made the sheet bigger then the opening and bent the metal around it. once I was happy I placed the tie downs around the opening and installed. The one inch ones should work find for a coupe, placement spots are endless.
 
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Flippercon said:
Thanks. If I could find red plasti dip around here It would be red. Since it is galvanized steel I was not going to attempt to paint it. I am a need it now kind of person :hiding:. I am sure I will order some in the future and redo them. For the install I just made the sheet bigger then the opening and bent the metal around it. once I was happy I placed the tie downs around the opening and installed. The one inch ones should work find for a coupe, placement spots are endless.
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Looks sick dude! I know removing the bumper is easy, but I'm still afraid to do it lol.
 
Beeshabo said:
Looks sick dude! I know removing the bumper is easy, but I'm still afraid to do it lol.
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First time I did it to my car was this. I have taken sedan bumpers off before but this was a first for my car. It is cake work, just get a blanket or something to put under it. Its like plugging in a usb with a few extra pieces. Really easy
 
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Beeshabo said:
Looks sick dude! I know removing the bumper is easy, but I'm still afraid to do it lol.
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have you watched the video in the first post?
Its very very easy to do once you get started and have seen the video
 
Flippercon said:
First time I did it to my car was this. I have taken sedan bumpers off before but this was a first for my car. It is cake work, just get a blanket or something to put under it. Its like plugging in a usb with a few extra pieces. Really easy
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323 said:
have you watched the video in the first post?
Its very very easy to do once you get started and have seen the video
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Yeah, I've seen the video many times lol I'm sure it's very easy....but I'll end up doing it, just gotta set aside a Sunday to install the mesh.
 
Monk said:
I was afraid of breaking plastics, but after watching the video(and really liking the idea of installing the screen), I said to myself, "Self", let's do this.
One thing I'd add to the removal part, and that is to put a small mark(magic-marker) at each location of the pop-out buttons, "as" you remove them......
Why, because there's a lot of holes underneath that these buttons don't go in, which makes it easier to plug back in when you're done.

So here's my installed screen.

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Where did you find the red screen?
 
323 said:
Hey Paul! Great DIY, I did this myself with aluminum gutter guard, and I put it behind the grill too, just for looks.
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I painted the zip-ties with touch up paint after taking this pic, now you can't even see them.
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I really like the way that looks on a sedan!

I am not sure if I am going to follow in the footsteps of Monk or Flippercon though.
 
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squiggy, Where did you find the red screen?
I bought the screen at Tractor Supply in the landscape section......... I painted it red.......
 
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Monk said:
Me too....... The only screens I could find that weren't metal, had too big of a hole to block bugs.
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I am thinking the square mesh will look better than the honeycomb mesh with the style of grill on the coupes.
 
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