Front Bumper Mesh

[maxpaul]

Where can I buy pre cut bumper mesh for my 2003 996TT Looking for black cut to size to fit on the inside.
I know I can buy sheets from Halfords and cut it myself but I am lazy!

Paul

[pdavison]

I used the Halfords stuff and it looks great, almost like it was there from new (which it should have been!). I think you can buy ready made kits but not sure from where and from memory they are far more expensive.

[hendy]

Design911 have some at around £180:

http://www.design911.co.uk/pages/productList.aspx?...

I fashioned my own for my GT3 and it wasn't a difficult job and much cheaper.

eta, just found the link that I got my mesh from

http://www.bestautobits.com/search.php?search_quer...

Edited by hendy on Tuesday 25th October 11:45

[6C4GTS]

If you can't DIY a bodyshop will do it for you at a cost - much better than the pre cut jobbies!

[sy247]

I bought the pre-cut stuff from Design 911. It didn't fit properly and needed a lot of work with the snips to adapt it. The quality of the mesh is actually good and it has been powder coated so it should not rust.

[Mach]

sy247 said:

I bought the pre-cut stuff from Design 911. It didn't fit properly and needed a lot of work with the snips to adapt it. The quality of the mesh is actually good and it has been powder coated so it should not rust.

+1

Mine didn't fit either so I sent it back. Ridiculous amount of money for something that needed further work IMO.

[Martian O]

Mach said:

sy247 said:

I bought the pre-cut stuff from Design 911. It didn't fit properly and needed a lot of work with the snips to adapt it. The quality of the mesh is actually good and it has been powder coated so it should not rust.

+1

Mine didn't fit either so I sent it back. Ridiculous amount of money for something that needed further work IMO.

+2

£180 for stuff that didn't fit, Design 911 should stop selling this crap!

[khushy]

sy247 said:

I bought the pre-cut stuff from Design 911. It didn't fit properly and needed a lot of work with the snips to adapt it. The quality of the mesh is actually good and it has been powder coated so it should not rust.

as for it wont rust - try throwing a stone at yourself at over 100 mph - this will penetrate the steel mesh (if indeed it is steel) and it will rust!

Stainless grills would be better - but heavier.

I have some aluminium mesh on my Ducati - thats probably the best stuff to use and the easiest to "form" too.

khushy

[pete.g]

I have just ordered front mesh for my Cayman, from Zun Sport.

They seemed to have mesh for most models and claim it's all cut to fit precisely. Obviously I won't know until I try to fit it, but it looks good - I went for the black powder coat, but the base material is stainless steel anyway.

Enter ZU041510 as a promotional code and you'll get a discount of 15%.

ETA - I've just checked and this is the stuff that Design 911 are selling. (D'oh)I'm hoping mine will fit OK.

BTW - much cheaper to order direct, esp using the discount code.

Edited by pete.g on Tuesday 25th October 16:07

[cslwannabe]

please can you keep us informed pete.g - I assume they are fitted without removing the bumper since the Zun website claims 30 minutes to fit them. Thanks.

[nsm3]

It states 55 mins for the full set (£270) and they fit "over"(?) the bodywork, so no need to remove the bumper.

[pete.g]

I'll keep you informed.

I've paid £126 for the outer grilles in black.

The website says it's a 2 screwdrivers out of five difficulty rating, so if it's similar to Haynes that should be pretty easy.

It usually takes a few days for things to get to me here in NI, so I'm hoping to get onto it next week.

[TonyB66]

Had some of the Design911 stuff fitted to my 996C2, there didn't seem to be any problems with it, or none that were reported to me.

[anonymous-user]

I had the side vent mesh from zunsport. It fitted my car very well. You got to keep the slatted plastic section and the grilles fitted in front of them. You will need to screw into the plastic to secure the meshes, but I checked and they were cheap to replace, and I couldn't see the hole once done anyway. The grilles I got from zunsport looked of a higher quality than what is being sold on design911. I should add, that, at the time, they only did grilles to fit the Gen I Cayman.

[pete.g]

I fitted the mesh grilles on Saturday - it's a 5 minute job. There are two clips that hook on to the plastic behind the existing grille. One of them then needs pushed straight with a screwdriver. There's a small screw that fixes onto the plastic and is well hidden, though you'll probably spot that I've used a cable tie as I want to make sure I'm happy with the look.

I'd give the product 10/10 for quality of materials and effectiveness and the same for the fitting process. I'd give about 7-8 out of 10 for fit - if you look at the outside corner the mesh is quite rounded, while the aperture has a sharper edge, so there's a bit of a gap. I think it could probably be bent in a little more, probably using a vice. Otherwise the fit is exact and neatly finished.

ETA - my apologies for the poor photo - I promise you the front of my car does not look anything like as bad as it seems from this image!

The meshes definitely improve the look of the car and I'll be glad not to have clear leaves and road grit/gravel on a regular basis.

Edited by pete.g on Monday 7th November 21:04

Edited by pete.g on Monday 7th November 21:04