Greetings all,

Proud new owner of a silver ralliart and had a question to any other Lancer experts out there. At the dealer they offered mesh grill inserts that I thought really looked nice. When I inquired about them at the parts dept, they knocked me out with a price tag of $300!! (CDN mind you but still). To top off this shock, they are not a metal mesh, the entire thing is plastic I believe and there is no way I am paying that kind of change for two relatively small pieces of plastic.

So question is, are these available aftermarket or somewhere cheaper???

Many thanks and I look forward to chatting with other Ralliart and Lancer enthusiasts in the future.

Cdnrally

 

Make your own. There's a thread that has steps on how to do it picture by picture.

 

i also asked about buying another set of stock grills to mod, they are like $65 EACH side

-joe

 

where can we buy mesh? or billets?

 

I have been looking and I haven't found anything yet. These Lancer models are still pretty new, so the aftermarket hasn't really put anything out as of yet. That is the one thing I really want to mod right now too.

 

i was going to buy replacement stock ones from the dealer and mod those, so i don't have to worry about facking up, but at $65 CAD a piece they are pretty expensive

-joe

 

why dont u just go to a farm.. take some chickent wire... paint it black... cut out the shape.. and BOOM!!!! instant mish grill... =)

 

Actually, chicken wire isn't the best thing to use. Gutter gaurd mesh is....its stiffer and stronger.....chicken wire is likely to deform over time from small road debree (stones) and from the head wind. Just so ya know ;-)

 

I worked with stainless concrete mesh for my Integra and did a real good job with it... It's damn cheap and you can get it at any home improvement store. You will need very good wire cutters though...

 

Yeah, thats great stuff too.

So, anyone else what to post pics?

 

Or was it galvanized mesh?!? I think it would make more sense...