i got an unpainted grille off ebay a few weeks ago and had initially planned to just paint it white and slap it on, but my direction has since changed.......... heres some pics










heres what it should look like when finished

 

i took a jigsaw and cut out what i didnt want, then took a soldering iron and took a part of the crossbar and "welded" it in the middle to retain the lip...... i can now sand it down then use abs cement as a bondo to smooth it out......



i got the idea from a guy on dak dur that made his own sniper grille, on his he used fiberglass tho


heres where i got the info for the way im doin it

http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Plastic...ith_ABS_cement

 

Very unique, and I'm a person who digs unique mods.
I hope there will be finished pics.

 

lmc has this one, but i dont like it and its pricey.....im gonna get grille mesh and paint it black

 

there are a lot of vendors selling one on ebay that looks like thet for about $85.....LMC is a huge catalog markup company....they want over $300 bucks for the exact same billet aluminuim grill kits that sell on ebay for $75 shipped? and my headlights are well over twice what i paid for them there too...they must really profit off all the computerless older guys out there...

 

I hope too see the final piece. Are you gonna fill in where the badge goes or keep it?

 

i think im gonna keep it, that lmc one doesnt look right to me without it

 

I would paint it as you want and put the DIY Mesh grille:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...grill-diy.html

I meant to do this and bought all the parts/tools but got distracted and busy. Good, cheap, turns out good mod.

 

yeah, im wanting mesh like that but painted black.....wonder if i can get it wide enuff tho.....im goin to lowes in the mornin......i just came in from workin on it...the middle bar is done with soldering and looks really good, now i just go over it with ABS cement to act like a bondo and fill in imperfections......when i do the sides ill take more pics of the grafting process

 

Dakota if you can't find the mess you like. Both Lowes and Depot sell metal panels in various designs, they call it "expanded metal". You can usually find it by where the doors are sold.