Does anyone know if the Gialla grill mesh is the same grill mesh used on the Nismo bumpers offered by customautomesh.com ? I have 1/4 mesh and wanted to match the same mesh on my grill.
Thanks

 

You can order the 1/8" or 1/4" for any of the applications that are shown on the customautomesh.com site. The mesh that comes with the genuine Gialla grille is painted metal.

 

This is very odd. I just logged onto the forums to post a question about CustomAutoMesh.com .... freaky...

Anyways, has anyone bought from them before? I emailed him a question several days ago and has not gotten a response. Granted, they stated that they have other jobs, but I was hoping to hear something by now.

 

Yeah, they took a little while to respond to my e-mail the first time too. The guys do this mesh thing on the side. Rest assured they will get back to you. Product is good. Price is very reasonable.

 

Maybe you can help me k.

I was wanting to know why they did not recommend the 1/8" size? Is it because it's too small and flow restricting (and catches too many bugs)? Also, they have the optional "mounting kit." Do you know what that consists of?

I'm looking to get the SP grill w/ their mesh, but also want to replace the lower grill w/ their mesh too. I was hoping to get a bit of a discount if I buy them together.

Here's a pic off their website. Looks sharp!

Post up your pic, k!

 

Funny you should mention that. That's exactly what I did. That's my BO coupe in the pic. They hooked me up with enough mesh to do the Gialla grille and the lower two grilles. It required cutting the lower grilles out with a Dremel and using epoxy to mount some securing points for the mesh (just like the mounting method used on the genuine Gialla grille). I'm not sure how the SP grille mesh is mounted.

 

That's too funny!

Dude, your car looks fantastic. Any info on their mounting hardware? I take it that your mesh is the 1/4"? Are you happy with that or would you prefer the 1/8"?

Dremeling out the bottom mesh sounds a bit labor intensive and a tad scary. Was it a big deal for you to do?

Thanks for the info!

 

Thanks. I'm not sure what their mounting hardware consists of. I cut up pieces of ABS plastic (about the size of a Now and Later ) and drilled a small hole through them. Next, I lightly sanded the inner surface of the bumper in the spots where I wanted to mount the harware. I cleaned up with alcohol and used JB Weld Kwik to attach the plastic pieces. I used some wire to secure the mesh to the plastic pieces (8 pieces per lower grille). I got the 1/4" mesh and am very happy with it. Dremelling the stock grilles was a little nerve racking but isn't difficult. Patience is the key.

 

Sorry about the slow response to emails guys. Unfortunately...or fortunately depending on how you look at it, my partner who handles the technology side (Website management, etc) is away for a few months training for a new career path. Unfortunately, I am not the best PC person. I also apologize for forgetting to check the emails on the site. I will try to check them regularly but in the future, you can always use my personal email which I check on a regular basis. You can reach me at ACART13@yahoo.com.

Back to the questions:

Why don't we reco small mesh for the front?

The main reason is that the smaller mesh is thinner and has less "body". TKMAN on here tried it out in his UT grill for the sedan and it is holding up okay, but could probably use more mounts then what we would reco for the larger mesh. Seeing as the smaller mesh has less body, it is easier or more apt to becoming wavy if too few anchors are used.
In addition, the smaller mesh will offer far less protection for the FMI sections in bumpers.

We have found the mesh perfect for the rears of KS bumpers, INGS fenders, and Greddy sides. These openins are smaller and not in an area where they may encounter large pieces of debris.

Mounting Hardware:

Here we utilize basically what manufactuures use, only stronger. Most manufactures that I have seen, including Authentic Top Secret, use fairly light metal strips (thinner then paper clips) epoxied on the fiberglass to secure mesh. We utilize 14awg solid core (strand won't work) wire. 16AWG would probably work much better as the 14AWG is slightly stiff, however, 16AWG is not readily available.

We reco either the JBWELD or a quick setting epoxy to secure the wire to the panel. Typically, I like to create a lil J or make a lil **** at the end of teh wire so that it creates a secure anchor when the epoxy dries.

NEW MOUNTING HARDWARE: We have been investigating new hardware to make less of a hassle. Epoxy can be a lil time consuming to use and not everyone has the time needed to wait for the epoxy to cure before being able to bend the wire and secure mesh. Thanks to BRANDO aka OLDVFRGUY on here and TKMAN, they utilized plastic cable tie bases or anchors and have had good results. These are available either adhesive backed or non adhesive backed (non-adhesive backed would require epoxy). I have not been able to test the adhesive backed ones and would like to do so soon as it would make installation a breeze. Utilizing the anchors and cable ties would also allow you to make the mesh "tighter". Since install is a breeze, if you find a gap after all your anchors are secure, you can easily add another if needed.

The downside is HD only has 1" and sometimes 3/4" cable tie anchors. That is a little too big for grill applications and a bit overkill. We are investigating 1/2" bases as the most probably size.

If anyone has used this method for securing their mesh, please let us know your results and feedback.

If anyone else has any questions, feel free to shoot me an email at my yahoo addy.

Regards,
Drew

PS - K6 your G looks slamming with that mesh! We were unsure how to go about mounting the mesh in the stock location, but K6 did a great R&D and has the results to reflect his efforts!

 

I guess I should have phrased by question better. Is all the customautomesh.com grill mesh the same? As in if I buy the 1/4 size is it the same mesh they use for all their products? I just asked about the Giallia grill mesh because that is the size I need.

 

We have 2 sizes available 1/4" and 1/8". Both meshes are the IDENTICAL pattern or weave, just different sizes. The 1/4" or larger mesh is thicker, more rigid, stronger, etc. The smaller mesh is much more pliable, thinner, etc.

If you are asking if the 1/4" mesh for the grills is the same as the 1/4 mesh for the bumpers etc is the same.....yes it is all the same.

Hope that helps!

 

Email sent! Thanks!

 

will the gialla grill insert fit the utr grill as well?

 

Yes we provide plenty of extra so you can trim to the exact size needed. It will also fit the Sylvia grills as well!

 

Very nice product, I'm happy to see that someone has addressed yet another market!