3-Bar Grille Mod Completed
Joined: 04-25-2008
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From: Palmer, Alaska
I'm considering doing the 3-bar on my HHR as well. I was wondering if you had a close up of where you removed the 2 bars from as well as where the vertical tabs connected the bars together? I'm curious as to what the area that you cut looks like. I don't want to start cutting before I know what it is going to look like close up, it would drive me absolutely nuts if it was a mess. Thanks in advance for any info.
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Joined: 03-05-2007
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From: Rochester NY/The Villages, Florida
I'm considering doing the 3-bar on my HHR as well. I was wondering if you had a close up of where you removed the 2 bars from as well as where the vertical tabs connected the bars together? I'm curious as to what the area that you cut looks like. I don't want to start cutting before I know what it is going to look like close up, it would drive me absolutely nuts if it was a mess. Thanks in advance for any info.
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From: Worcester County, MA
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Joined: 05-13-2008
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From: Louisville, KY
Thank's for your compliments everyone.
As Tom said, you can get the mesh material from Lowes or Home Depot.
And yes Dayton, I had to get creative with the dremel tool at the ends where I cut the bars. I was able to grind at an angle so the plastic is not showing.
I used a special carbide cut-off wheel for plastic to start with. Then had the best luck with the final grinding using a coarse sandpaper wheel on the dremmel tool. The plastic did not build up on wheel.
I also painted the mesh material with chrome paint to give it extra protection from the harsh winters we have here on Rochester.
Socal HHr's web site has a great how-to on doing this mod.
A chrome grille is definately more challenging to do than a painted grill.
As Tom said, you can get the mesh material from Lowes or Home Depot.
And yes Dayton, I had to get creative with the dremel tool at the ends where I cut the bars. I was able to grind at an angle so the plastic is not showing.
I used a special carbide cut-off wheel for plastic to start with. Then had the best luck with the final grinding using a coarse sandpaper wheel on the dremmel tool. The plastic did not build up on wheel.
I also painted the mesh material with chrome paint to give it extra protection from the harsh winters we have here on Rochester.
Socal HHr's web site has a great how-to on doing this mod.
A chrome grille is definately more challenging to do than a painted grill.