i just got mine in the mail, looks sweeeeet, heading over to home depot to get black paint for the mesh and a drill bit for the holes but was just wondering...

can i remove the support bar or will it sag? i know some people with gialla remove them but dont know if the SP one will do just as good without it? anyone? or should i just paint that black as well

 

i'm sure it would be withtout that support bar. ive seen a few floating around here without it. some will argue that the grille will lose its integrity, but i doubt it.

but if i were you, i'd just paint it flat black..

btw, screw painting the mesh..get some customautomesh..

if you paint that wire mesh, i guarantee itll start to chip and you'll be painting it every other day. starts to be a real PITA.

 

is this "customautomesh" something thats.... really custom?

or can i grab a few feet of it at home depot?

 

http://www.customautomesh.com/store/

 

yep. it's expensive for what it is (imo). but worth it...i hated repainting my wire mesh every day

 

man i just dont want to wait another week to install it

i doubt the mesh is any different from a black mesh found at home depot???? i can cut it to size myself if thats the only difference.

explain to me whats so special about it if you may....

 

if you can find black plastic mesh at home depot, then go for it.

idk about the stuff home depot offers, but i can say that there is a difference between plastic mesh grilles. my friend bought a roll from ebay and it did the job but mine is much nicer.

it's all up to you.

 

what about a metal mesh?..

 

Go to Home Depot and go to the building material dept. There you find a metal gutter guard. I bought one and used it on the bottom opening on my daughter's Camry.

 

metal mesh = wire mesh

it is going to chip and youre going to be touching it up every other day

my two cents (from experience)