Originally Posted by rock
Can you take some pics of the "prototype" grille off of the car (sitting on some carpet or concrete or something)? Like you said, the pictures are dark. I was thinking about buying another grille to experiment with, and was considering doing something similar - basically, trimming off most of the horizontal bars and trying to lay mesh over it. The problem I'm sure I would be faced with, like all other Crossfire owners, would be clearing the hood latch. I guess I would just have to set the mesh back slightly, kind of like you did.
It wouldn't really help...it would just show the shape with no relation to size. You have to measure the opening and get the curvature down right. The big thing is to figure how to secure a mount to both the grill and the bumper. If it is metal it could be welded. I was working with plastic and for it to be strong enough it needs to be molded.
The alternative is to run the grill to the back edge of the bumper and secure it along the lip. That gives the grille a recessed look that most did not like AND also amplifies the latch issue under the hood edge.