Has anyone pulled off (well) a mesh grill on a 240?

[yellow95]

I have seen many attempts but while I wont call them fails, I will say that the ones I have seen dont do it for me. If you know of a pic of a well done mesh grill on a 240, post it up please.

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[Mueller]

nope, and if you buy your mesh from Home Depot like the other attempts, I doubt you'll "pull" it off :)

[volvostud]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3308086216_30e4931fca_b.jpg

Had it on there 3 years with no problems. Now it's getting modified to fit the new headlight setup.

I tried silver and black for the mesh color. The problem with black is it ends up almost transparent. Silver provides enough difference to make the mesh more obvious. Either way you can see everything behind it. I guess you could back the mesh with some kind of black fabric, to hide everything behind it.

[Mueller]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3308086216_30e4931fca_b.jpg

Had it on there 3 years with no problems. Now it's getting modified to fit the new headlight setup.

I tried silver and black for the mesh color. The problem with black is it ends up almost transparent. Silver provides enough difference to make the mesh more obvious. Either way you can see everything behind it. I guess you could back the mesh with some kind of black fabric, to hide everything behind it.

that actually looks pretty decent...

[crandandall]

I did one on my car after I hit a deer. Didn't look too bad, just not my favorite look on an older 240

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1268/leftfrontsa2.jpg

[speedn_j]

that actually looks pretty decent...

really?

[manbeard]

really?

the ugly quad rounds make it less awesome. if it had 86+ lights it would look awesome

[The Guv]

http://www.volvovic.org.au/joomla/volvocontent/galleries//2009_british/IMG_0557.JPG

Ash (DVS) whipped this baby up for me.

[GSWAGON]

I can look decent as long as your retain the slash...otherwise it looks too plain

[noz-e8tr]

Well it;s not a 240..but I think it came out good...
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs118.snc1/4731_1010713446409_1782189939_17556_1219665_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs098.snc1/4731_1010713406408_1782189939_17555_4861956_n.jpg

[Matt]

Well it;s not a 240..but I think it came out good...
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs118.snc1/4731_1010713446409_1782189939_17556_1219665_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs098.snc1/4731_1010713406408_1782189939_17555_4861956_n.jpg

I want your headlights. Bad.

[project volvo]

Well it;s not a 240..but I think it came out good...
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs118.snc1/4731_1010713446409_1782189939_17556_1219665_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs098.snc1/4731_1010713406408_1782189939_17555_4861956_n.jpg

i remember the thread about modding the bumper way back in the day, reminds me i've been on this board for a while!?

[YLD244]

I tried silver and black for the mesh color. The problem with black is it ends up almost transparent. Silver provides enough difference to make the mesh more obvious. Either way you can see everything behind it. I guess you could back the mesh with some kind of black fabric, to hide everything behind it.

or u could just move all the 'ugly stuff' behind the grill somewhere else

[DNAsEqUeNcE]

or u could just move all the 'ugly stuff' behind the grill somewhere else

+1

Move the Horns and Bin the pusher fan.

[F13ND]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/myfakeusername/Cretin-1.jpg

[F13ND]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/myfakeusername/0123071647.jpg

[fattmatt805]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/myfakeusername/0123071647.jpg

so great...... i cant even explain

[Vee_Que]

http://www.volvovic.org.au/joomla/volvocontent/galleries//2009_british/IMG_0557.JPG

Ash (DVS) whipped this baby up for me.

It looks a lot better in high res, or in person.

[blkaplan]

Does that grill come with a deep fryer attachment

[Coupe' de Grace]

Does that grill come with a deep fryer attachment

even better, once you do this mod, aim for fiend's chicken coop car pictured above for a spontaneous BBQ.

[swedishK]

Has anyone pulled off (well) a mesh grill on a 240?

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no.

[crazy240]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/myfakeusername/0123071647.jpg

kluckety kluck....what do you feed that thing??????????????

[harribert]

mesh grilles on 240s are like chubby girls wearing fishnet. It can be done but 99.999999997% of the time it will hurt your eyes.


that's my opinion anyway and does not necessarily reflect any set aesthetic standards

[Davin]

I think this one was done well.

http://www.volvo240tic.com/240040105.jpg

[T-RAN]

+1

Move the Horns and Bin the pusher fan.

+2
The horns behind the grill have always been an eye sore to me. I moved mine to inside the bumper the other day. Now the front end looks muy bueno!:oogle: Good luck on the mesh grill thingymabobber.:-P

[ashvolvo]

This is mine. It's been on there since 2001. I like it, though probably less than I used to.

http://www.dvs.net.au/pics/240jan095.jpg

http://www.dvs.net.au/pics/240spl.jpg