carboy0 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I am looking at whether to run bumperless in Rusty Custard, the car looks quite good without the bumper, but the great big holes in the front valence, suggest that some mesh of some kind should be fitted for safety and aesthetic reasons. There’s a straight run for stones and road debris into the radiator matrix.If anyone has fitted mesh previously, two questions, what did you use and how did you secure it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Don't think I have ever seen anyone run with mesh in there, not sure it is any worse than having bumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Ive used a piece of mesh in the front valance air intake hole of my Vitesse to protect a new aluminium radiator as I felt its more prone to getting damaged than the original copper/brass item (the ally tubes have thinner walls). I got this stuff and only used the existing number plate plastic fixing bolts to clamp it in place after having 'molded' it to the correct shape.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aluminium-Mesh-Coarse-3m-0-5m-holes-approx-5mm-10mm-x-1/302615997957?epid=1428091326&hash=item467551ae05:g:urEAAOSwEUdaamSm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I tried to work out a way to fit mesh on my mk2 without drilling holes in the front valance but couldnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Depending on the access I reckon you could form the mesh to fit pretty close to the inside of the valance as its easily shaped and then fix it in place with a few dollops of silicone sealant.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Quoted from glang- Depending on the access I reckon you could form the mesh to fit pretty close to the inside of the valance as its easily shaped and then fix it in place with a few dollops of silicone sealant.... yep silicone might work or theres that JB weld stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Trouble is epoxy metal could be a bit too good if you want to get the mesh off at any time. My new rad is actually held in with the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Quoted from glang- Trouble is epoxy metal could be a bit too good if you want to get the mesh off at any time. My new rad is actually held in with the stuff! thats stange so how do you get your radiator out what happen to the original mounting points for your rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The rad came without any mounting flanges so rather than welding on aluminium angle I bonded it using epoxy metal. These then have bolted angles that fit onto the original mounting points all of which has worked really well and has easily been capable of surviving the vibration and temperature changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carboy0 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Quoted from iggy- “I tried to work out a way to fit mesh on my mk2 without drilling holes in the front valance but couldn’t”. That’s my dilemma in a nutshell. How to fix the mesh without putting screw holes through the valence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Quoted from glang- The rad came without any mounting flanges so rather than welding on aluminium angle I bonded it using epoxy metal. These then have bolted angles that fit onto the original mounting points all of which has worked really well and has easily been capable of surviving the vibration and temperatuchanges. Ok glad it worked for you Quoted from iggy- Quoted from glang- Trouble is epoxy metal could be a bit too good if you want to get the mesh off at any time. My new rad is actually held in with the stuff! thats stange so how do you get your radiator out what happen to the original mounting points for your rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 yes I wish now I had used a thinner grade aluminium and less of it. Of course I didnt know how effective the epoxy metal would be and also didnt take into account how much lighter the new rad is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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