Meshed Lower Grille on my 2000 SE
 

I've been wanting to do this for a while. I believe I saw one other member on here that did it a long time ago. It's difficult to get the mesh to fit but with the help of a friend, we were able to 'shove' them up in there. My friend also came up with the idea of using a piece of 24" thin aluminum he had to bolt to the license plate studs to keep the mesh pushed forward towards the grille area. Worked like a charm. Without some sort of support, the grills tend to sag away from the grille area.

Drilling holes in the aluminum bar to line up with the license plate holes.

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View of the back of the bumper cover with right lower grille and support bar in place.

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Finished product as taken this morning in my office parking garage. I need to take some pics of it out in the sun where it shows up better.

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Looks good 8) the other member was mremer. he had an silver 02 SE

That's right. Couldn't remember his name. That's where I got the idea originally.

Looks very sharp!! Especially having the top and bottom done. Nice work

I must agree those grilles make the front look that much better,

Looks good Harry!!!

Thanks. As I've said many times on other posts, the SE is not my favorite front-end. Obviously the SLE's and SSEi's are going to look sportier but I'm making do with what I've got! :)

It was a lot of fun too. I think this was project #7 or #8 since I've owned it. I'd like to buy another one just to do them all over again.

Lol... very cool! I like it! :thumbup:

Wow, that's pretty cool! MORE pics when you get the chance!! :D

I'll post some more pics this weekend perhaps when I clean it up. It's been raining a lot here so I haven't bothered.