I like the second pic as well. Yes that center bar is not working for me either. Is it there for support for the horizontals? If it is, maybe it can go sideways behind the horizantals.

 

Ok so I have decided to put the centre slat sideways as well and 45 deg the other ones like the pic below ill slot the center slat so the bars almost are flush with it .

 

[QUOTE=Sevenevez;8374233]i double mesh'd mine. heard that people were saying the factory mesh you could too easily see through. so i used cheap gutter guard from the hardware store and had 2 layers.



I like this, Imma have to do this to my TRD grill!!

 

I like that first pic now we need to see a pic without that center vertical slot

 

Yup it might look better without that center piece... lets see it

 

y? i hated mine cause it fit like ****

 

If I were u I would make notches where the grille curves inward on both sides, so their not behind the grill but actually sitting in the middle and pointed slightly downward..

 

ok So I got a bit bored today and decided to have a crack at trying to curve flat bar sideways and it actually came out very well. I tried to get pic of what it would look like but its impossible to try and hold 5 bars in position and take a pic but you get the idea.

 

I used "perforated" mesh from customcargrills on eBay in my grill and kit, the stuff pictured above looks more like a diamond pattern but they've got a variety of patterns and can be purchased powdercoated black. Sturdy, quality stuff, good finish, worth the extra money over chicken wire type stuff IMO.

 

thanks Kyle. I have the same grill as OP but in carbon fiber and it has the chicken wire mesh. I will check out eBay today. thanks bud

 

Mine prob fit perfect cause my mounting tabs on the hood werent straight lol. Pass side was off a lil and the Taba was the only one out of my 4 diff grills that fit 100%. Even the oem was off a lil

- Looking good OP i think u should ditch the center bar idea all together

 

tried on 3 different gs's and 4 different hoods....huge gap on all of them

even the pics Taba sent me where they were test fitting it, it didnt fit....i ordered the 1st one ever made only cause i was assured the "gap" was fixed....it was not

 

Ok so today I put slots into my centre bar with a slight tilt down. Tomorrow I will put small slots into the across bars so where they meet is flush and locked into place. Next from the back ill space the bars and weld them to a hidden bar that runs down the side on the inside to keep everything in place. Ill send the surround off tomorrow to be wrapped and while that's happening ill polish the slats.

 

it's coming along but I thought you weren't doing the center vertical bar?

 

Coming along nicely. I would probably bend the top few slats and gradually make them straighter as they go to the bottom. The top of the fiberglass part is quite a curve and might look a little off if the slats go straight immediately