C4-95 Grill Mesh Replacement - DIY
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C4-95 Grill Mesh Replacement - DIY
When I replaced the Cabin Pollen Filter some month or so back, I noticed that one side of my windshield grill started losing good chunks of the mesh screen... yepp weathering catches up with any car, no matter if it's...German...
So, today I decided to attempt replacing the missing section of the mesh. I wasn't sure about the outcome, since the oem fiberglass or rubber mesh was originally set with some sort of mastic or plaster. Well, it turned out that the mastic actually provided a good glueing base for the new mesh.
I used fiberglass mosquito screen (some leftover from last year) and cheap China glue (you can get it at Walmart; card of 4 mini-tubes - about $ 1.25 or something like that; I can't really remember).
After the glue bonded the mesh to the grill, I added a beading layer of "Multi-purpose Cement" - from the same ChinaMart.
The bad section (passenger side) - the old mastic or plaster can be seen:
It is just a boring and slow job. Glueing one small section at the time, and trying to hold the mesh over the mastic.
End product:
a) OEM section, still intact (sort of):
b) New section:
And installed back on the car:
Nothing fancy; just trying to keep the smaller leaves out of the engine bay (since over time they can accumulate and clog that drain behind the firewall).
chefro
So, today I decided to attempt replacing the missing section of the mesh. I wasn't sure about the outcome, since the oem fiberglass or rubber mesh was originally set with some sort of mastic or plaster. Well, it turned out that the mastic actually provided a good glueing base for the new mesh.
I used fiberglass mosquito screen (some leftover from last year) and cheap China glue (you can get it at Walmart; card of 4 mini-tubes - about $ 1.25 or something like that; I can't really remember).
After the glue bonded the mesh to the grill, I added a beading layer of "Multi-purpose Cement" - from the same ChinaMart.
The bad section (passenger side) - the old mastic or plaster can be seen:
It is just a boring and slow job. Glueing one small section at the time, and trying to hold the mesh over the mastic.
End product:
a) OEM section, still intact (sort of):
b) New section:
And installed back on the car:
Nothing fancy; just trying to keep the smaller leaves out of the engine bay (since over time they can accumulate and clog that drain behind the firewall).
chefro
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