DIY - Adding Front Lower Grill Mesh - Toyota Yaris Forums

33OH · 04-27-2009, 12:17 PM

By popular demand, how to eliminate your stock, painted lower grill and add a mesh insert.

(Garm had given me the idea to do this.

)

What you will need:

Sawzall
Wire cutters
Black spraypaint (I used Satin Black)
Gutter Guard (mesh grill) - I bought mine from Lowe's. Came in a 5-pack for $9.

Steps:

Using the Sawzall, cut the front, painted rungs of the grill. Don't be precise here, leave some room to clean your cuts up.

Remove the ugly black grill that is behind, it's just clipped in.

Clean up your cuts, smooth against the bumper.

Use the stock black grill as your frame for the new mesh, cut around the outside.

Zip-tie the top of your mesh to the frame you made to hold it into place, and begin trimming it to fit the template.

Zip-tie all-around the finished product to hold it into place.

Mask your bumper to spray the rough edges with black that you cut.

Spray the inside edges with black.

Go ahead and paint your "grill assembly" black after you cut the extra length off the zip-ties.

Insert the grill assembly, clipping into it's stock location.

And you're done! Better pic of front to come soon, these are all cell phone pics.

YAR1S · 04-27-2009, 12:40 PM

nice job :]

eTiMaGo · 04-27-2009, 01:24 PM

great idea!

you could have also just used black zipties and skip spraying the grille? or did you want it flat black?

TickleTimeTim · 04-27-2009, 01:25 PM

awesome. thanks.

Kioshi · 04-27-2009, 01:26 PM

liking, want to see how deep it looks close up. Thanks for the detailed DIY

33OH · 04-27-2009, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

great idea!

you could have also just used black zipties and skip spraying the grille? or did you want it flat black?

You could have, yeah. I just had white ones laying around, and you can't see them once they're in anyways. The point of painting was to spray the grill.

33OH · 04-27-2009, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kioshi

liking, want to see how deep it looks close up. Thanks for the detailed DIY

I'll get a new pic soon, with a real camera.

mrbond · 04-27-2009, 01:55 PM

Ahh, excellent! I'll be doing this this weekend, assuming it doesn't keep raining :/ but yeah, Ryan, great job!

Russelt3hPirate · 04-27-2009, 02:27 PM

Pitt Yaris · 04-27-2009, 02:56 PM

Great stuff.

Tamago · 04-27-2009, 02:58 PM

how long before the paint starts chipping off?

KCALB SIRAY · 04-27-2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

how long before the paint starts chipping off?

Sorry this was in the wrong place, I relocated it for you Ryan

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 04-27-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

how long before the paint starts chipping off?

seeing as we all own pocket rockets id say a week.....

Altitude · 04-27-2009, 03:22 PM

Where can I get one of those man-slaves like in your pictures?

BLAZINBLUEVITZ · 04-27-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altitude

Where can I get one of those man-slaves like in your pictures?

33OH · 04-27-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

how long before the paint starts chipping off?

Sorry, I'll add a disclaimer.

Anyone who can't afford $3.00 for a can of spraypaint to touch your grill up at a later date, please do not do this mod, as it will bankrupt you. Thank you. - Tamago

ChinoCharles · 04-27-2009, 04:05 PM

Yeah, its beyond me why people find the need to be totally rude.

F*ck them Ryan, nice job.

33OH · 04-27-2009, 04:53 PM

Doesn't really matter to me. It looks a hell of a lot better than the stock, painted lower grill, and cost me less than $15 bucks.

Thanks Charles.

04-27-2009, 12:17 PM	#1
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	DIY - Adding Front Lower Grill Mesh By popular demand, how to eliminate your stock, painted lower grill and add a mesh insert. (Garm had given me the idea to do this. ) What you will need: Sawzall Wire cutters Black spraypaint (I used Satin Black) Gutter Guard (mesh grill) - I bought mine from Lowe's. Came in a 5-pack for $9. Steps: Using the Sawzall, cut the front, painted rungs of the grill. Don't be precise here, leave some room to clean your cuts up. Remove the ugly black grill that is behind, it's just clipped in. Clean up your cuts, smooth against the bumper. Use the stock black grill as your frame for the new mesh, cut around the outside. Zip-tie the top of your mesh to the frame you made to hold it into place, and begin trimming it to fit the template. Zip-tie all-around the finished product to hold it into place. Mask your bumper to spray the rough edges with black that you cut. Spray the inside edges with black. Go ahead and paint your "grill assembly" black after you cut the extra length off the zip-ties. Insert the grill assembly, clipping into it's stock location. And you're done! Better pic of front to come soon, these are all cell phone pics. Last edited by 33OH; 04-27-2009 at 12:40 PM.

04-27-2009, 01:24 PM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	great idea! you could have also just used black zipties and skip spraying the grille? or did you want it flat black? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-27-2009, 01:25 PM	#4
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	awesome. thanks. __________________ Club SHIFT

04-27-2009, 01:55 PM	#8
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	Ahh, excellent! I'll be doing this this weekend, assuming it doesn't keep raining :/ but yeah, Ryan, great job! __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

04-27-2009, 02:27 PM	#9
Russelt3hPirate l33t3st Asshole Drives: MY07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Epcot Posts: 588	__________________

04-27-2009, 01:26 PM	#5
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	liking, want to see how deep it looks close up. Thanks for the detailed DIY

04-27-2009, 02:56 PM	#10
Pitt Yaris Drives: Flint Mica Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 475	Great stuff.

04-27-2009, 03:22 PM	#14
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Where can I get one of those man-slaves like in your pictures?

04-27-2009, 04:05 PM	#17
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Yeah, its beyond me why people find the need to be totally rude. F*ck them Ryan, nice job.

04-27-2009, 04:53 PM	#18
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Doesn't really matter to me. It looks a hell of a lot better than the stock, painted lower grill, and cost me less than $15 bucks. Thanks Charles.

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