hi guys

for some unknown reasons i thought that a mesh grill would look awesome.....
now after a year, i think it´s time to change it.so what should i do??? the best thing would be to paint it flat black...but how??i´m toooo lazy to remove the hole bumper
i thought of just cut it out....no big problem, even don´t have to remove the bumper.
i´m very concerend about how this would affect the live of my radiator
to drive around without any kind of protection for him.
so here´s a pic what it looks like at the moment:


i´m also looking forward to go n/a and to get my hands on one of those awesome ARC oil cooler.maybe this could help you guys to see where this all leads.

@andy at performance maybe u could hook me up

 

put the stock grill back on.

 

looks like an electric shaver

 

how the oem one was cut out....no chance to get it back on

 

Sucks to be you. Just IMHO the grill kills it. You have some pretty awesome parts on it - the grill. I would suggest getting a whole new bumper. It's worth it to not make it look like a moving cheese grater.

 

+1 buy one if you cut it out

 

thx guys for input....but what´s so wrong going with the same bumper but without the grill???i saw a couple of guys here which did this?ok they have a fmi but i think with the arc oil cooler it would look also good...or????

 

Actually that's not a bad idea. IIRC someone had a SS with an INGS kit and an ARC oil cooler that looked mean as hell. An FMIC will always look mean sticking out the front so I think either one would look good. Whatever you do just DONT put mesh on a Z again haha good luck!

 

i've always like your z minus the mesh. either buy new bumper or just spray the mesh black.

 

HA! spot on


That grill kills an otherwise gorgeous car. I would leave that area open before keeping that in there...as for the ARC, that's a little bit overkill is it not? Especially at $2000. But hey, it does look badass

 

Having no grill isn't going to put your radiator at risk unless a rock the size of a baseball or larger comes hurtling at your car.... Remember, the AC condenser is mounted directly in front of the radiator. In fact most people think that it is the radiator.

 

+1

 

well guys i think i made my decision...i´ll remove the grill and go def. with the ARC

 

Good decision. I have the Veilside V1 kit, with my grill cut out and the ARC cooler. It looks pretty sharp IMO....

 

@vo7848:any pics or a link

 

Get rid of the grill...




And go FI so you have a nice intercooler as your "grill"

 

here ya go! He has one of the cleanest CS out there!

https://my350z.com/forum/media-share/304003-team-nextstage-chris-reno-photography-arc-build-prestige-motorsports-veilside.html

 

Thanks bro.

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http://www.viptunertv.com/tunertv/videos/rides/65

 

I always forget how sick VO's Z is... i is the jealous!!!!

 

reminds me (not you specifically but in general) of these old threads..."look what I did....I went to Home Depot and bought this mesh and made a grill." Then the purveyors of the "manufactured" mesh grill would come in to the thread and go..."no ours is reinforced, that looks like chicken wire." Then the tuners would come in and go "WTF? Why did you do that?" And this is several different cars as I'm sure some of you can commiserate.

Ah, good times....(said in Charles Montgomery Burns voice).