Well I have to help a friend move tomorrow, but I can take pics the next
day. Basically I used a lawnmower throttle cable (bent) and a keyring with
zipties. Works great !!
Marty
"Michael James Burns" <burnsm@engin.umich.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.SOL.4.33.0206261043490.29852-100000@blue.engin.umich.edu...
>
> I would really like to see some close ups of your hood release. I have to
> do that before i put my grill in and would like some ideas and/or
> directions.
>
> Mike Burns
> University of Michigan
> Mechanical Engineering
>
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Martin Nowak wrote:
>
> >
> > Take a look at my website I have some (sorta) closeup shots of my front
> > grill. I bought the kits from www.grill-tech.com they even have a dak on
> > their homepage.
> > I am very happy with the look and quality of the metal. It cost me
roughly
> > $80 for the upper and lower. I changed the mounting idea from the
> > instructions.... They tell you to ziptie the mesh to the black plastic
veins
> > in your grill. Well I had previously used the gutter mesh type and had
> > removed the veins for that. I ended up drilling 1/8" holes in the grill
and
> > ziptiyng the new mesh to that. I did the same for the bumper, only with
that
> > you cannot even see the zipties at all ! You can buy the kit, or use the
> > gutter mesh, if you use the gutter mesh it will oxidize being that it is
> > aluminum, even the $20 kits on ebay will, they will all eventually
oxidize
> > after a few months, I had even clear coated mine but the washing and
repeted
> > bug guts took all that off. I reccomend the grill tech kits. they are
chrome
> > plated (or black) and are a very good quality mesh. IMO if you follow
the
> > directions it will look ghetto, if you would like I can take closeups of
the
> > way I mounted em as well as my hood release ($3 in parts).
> >
> > Marty
> > http://members.cox.net/got-speed
> >
> >
> > <raymond.irons@gm.com> wrote in message
> > news:OF6B03656A.5114E755-ON85256BE4.0038F4A4@mail.gm.com...
> > >
> > >
> > > >I'd just like to have some cheap stuff that's easily available and
looks
> > > >good so I can have it on by this Friday (NOPI).
> > >
> > > <-Ryan
> > >
> > > Ryan,
> > > I put grille mesh in my Dak this past weekend and it looks
pretty
> > > good. For both the upper and lower opening, I used rain gutter mesh. I
got
> > > some good ideas from gibsdakota.com and drunkenbear.biz. I used a
> > > combination of both sites and I think I have a total of about $15 tied
up
> > > in it. I even rigged a remote hood latch release so I can have the
entire
> > > grille covered by the mesh. If you want email off line and I'll send
you
> > > pics of the hood release and the grille and give you the details on
what I
> > > did. The hardest thing to do was removing the bumper to install the
mesh
> > in
> > > the front fascia. Thank god for air tools. I think all together, it
took
> > me
> > > about 3 hours to do everything.
> > >
> > > Ray
> > > Dover, DE
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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