Anyone know who makes black mesh grills for a 996 Turbo. Seen kits and customs for GT3 but no Turbo parts.

 

YOu'll get a host of people giving you links to 996GT3s or 997s. I had to order mesh and make my own.. They simply do NOT exist in the twin turbo and most folks apparently don't understand that the GT3s aren't interchangable with the Turbo.

Mike

 

Yep, Like Mike, I made my own.

 

There's a DIY thread on one of the forums that shows how one fellow made them out of the plastic rain gutter screen from Home Depot....it comes in black or silver....and actually it turned out very nice in spite of the pre-concieved notion you might have about gutter screen on a Porsche! The price was right too! I think he said $6 or less for the materials.

 

I made mine out of 0.25" mesh galvanized birdscreen and zip tied the pieces to the slats from the inside of the front cover. Some might say it looks a bit white trash, but 1000 or so miles through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, that screen kept a load of debris off my radiators...BIG bugs, wood chips, straw, you name it.

 

This is what I did... Lots of Zip ties...

 

Can anyone say how much the screen cuts down on the efficiency of the airflow to the radiators? I would imagine that there has to be some reduction depending upon how thick the wire mesh is. Did anyone who did this notice any increase in engine temps?

 

Chuck, no change on mine...the mesh I bought was 72% open air.

 

WROSS: did you ever post a picture of yours? I'm thinking of doing this as a winter project....and if you have any pics, I would appreciate seeing them. PM them if you don't want to post and risk a pro/con onslaught.

 

custom install...

 

Chuck, My car was tracked after this instal and I saw no rise in coolant temps and saw no other indicators that there was an airflow issue.

Mike

 

Oops...sure I'll post...You think I care what others think?

 

they all look good to me.

 

Looks great.... for what it's worth I'm in both of your n'hoods, too! Mostly S.M. for now tho. Will be in Boulder in Nov.

 

Best of both worlds...I'll be out in SM next month...got to see some Trojans!