I am getting a daytona style hood for my 86 Z28, and on the sides there 4 little opening and I would like to put some kind of metal or plastic mesh/screen.Kind of like what the ss hoods have in the front.
Thanks
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you could try home depot, I put an iroc bumper on my rs and didnt put fog lights in the holes. My father in law had some mesh and in worked mout fine.

 

try looking for "gutter guard" it's plastic....it looks great

 

ya gutter gaurd will work pretty good as long as you secure it good to the back side. Any of those large chain hardware stores should have it or something similair to it. I would use a 2 part expoxy to secure it. Just make sure it will work on fiberglass and the material you are buying.

 

I have an Iroc daytona hood and thats what I just bought for it. Haven't installed it yet, but it looks like it will work pretty good

 

i got some from eastwood co. they have metal mesh in diffrent colors nice stuff.

 

If you want to keep a "stock" look, 87-92 GTAs and Trans Ams had this square mesh underneath the hood grills. (Probably 85 and 86 T/As as well) I don't think its super flexible or bendable, but you could cut it to fit. The bars are wide enough so you can have them painted (which is what I'm doing) or chromed if you wanted them to stand out.

Again, its a basic square pattern, nothing terribly exciting.

-Bill

 

keep the ideas coming thanks

 

if you cant find any material at home depot or something then try ebay. They have sheets of grill mesh in black and chrome for under $10

 

Can the metal gutter guard from home depot be painted? does it rust?

 

more then likely that meatal gutter gaurd is either made out of stainless steel or aluminum. That stuff is designed to be outside in all weather. and even it is is some cheap thin gauge steel, you can still apply some paint toit as long as you prep it correctly first. rough it up a bit, clean it, and then put some primer on it. then you can paint it any color you want. Just remember to use the proper primer if your going to paint over aluminum or stainless. I use 3M etching primer

 

pep boys sells metal auto mesh for the purpose of what you're doing. i think there's a black mustang on the package.

 

There is not a pep boys anywhere near me. thanks though

 

I have grill mesh on the front of my grill that has bowties instead of holes, might want to try looking for that. Ill try to get a picture it looks great and I love it

 

Summit Racing has some differrent color wire mesh, free shipping and get it with in 3 days.