shorty911

Ok so the urethane front does not come with a front grill soooo i was wondering what i should do about that i mean i am clueless about what to get where how and how im supposed to put it on and all any help with pics please would be greatly appreciated.

dazygirl415

I bought chicken wire from Home Depot, spray painted it black, used fasteners on the top end (because you can't see the top), and used "fusion" (some type of heavy duty glue) on the bottom half.

Pics are here: https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/ode-tree-59915/

shorty911

thanks^^^

mikeb

the bodyshop that installed my front installed mesh for me
sorry man

its not hard to do though

dazygirl415

It's actually tougher than you might think. I watched the shop do mine and the original body glue they used didn't hold. The front gets too warm and driving at high speeds causes the glue to lose it's hold and the bottom of the grill can slip out. You have to make sure to use SUPER DUPER HEAVY DUTY glue. The stuff that he used the second time around had the hold strength of cement and dried in 90 secs--watch out for those fingers. :p

You also have to cut the material larger than the opening in order to wrap around the edges to ensure the opening is completely covered with grill.

I bought the chicken wire but the shop did the installation. It took them an entire afternoon or so with cutting it properly and installing in front of the fog lamps, spray painting, drying, etc. I'd say let them do it.

mikeb

you are right
it is better to have the shop do it