Originally Posted by rcompart
Max, Where did you get that mesh from? I've been so thinking about doing this but with a larger mesh but nothing looks like it belongs on the front of our cars like what you found. Most of the stuff looks like it should be keeping chickens safe or leave out of the gutters. I'd take and bend it like you did on top but bend it on the bottom and sides just a 1/4 inch or so and tuck it into the factory grill mounting lip on the bottom. If I get ahold of some of this mesh, I'll be pretty busy making it happen. So glad someone finally found this stuff in bulk as I've been looking in all the wrong places for quite some time now.
This is what you want:
McMaster Carr
http://www.mcmaster.com/#
85385T23 Corrosion-Resistant Type 304 SS Wire Cloth 3 X 3 Mesh, .054" Wire Diameter
or:
85385T22 Corrosion-Resistant Type 304 SS Wire Cloth 3 X 3 Mesh, .063" Wire Diameter
Cut-n-paste the part number in the "Find" slot.
What I have in the photo is
85385T28 Corrosion-Resistant Type 304 SS Wire Cloth 4 X 4 Mesh, .047" Wire Diameter
That bigger wire is seriously stiff and hard to work.
Let us see!