Hello all,
I am contemplating replacing the vertical bars on my x300 series XJ6 with wire mesh grille inserts....also, I'm gonna predict that the purists reading this will probably unload on me.
I presently have two club badges attached to the grille and I am wondering whether they will go straight onto the wire grille...or will I have to make some sort of modification to the fixings to make them fit.
Wouldn't mind knowing this in advance.

So, my question is, does someone here have the exact pitch between the openings in the mesh - expressed in millimetres. An accurate measurement across 5 or 6 openings would be really helpful.
I live in an area where there is no likelyhood of measuring it off another vehicle. Hence, asking for help via this forum.

Anyway, many thanks for reading.

 

G'day Sark,

My car has the mesh grill even though it is a V12 which should have the vertical bars. The original owner must have specified the mesh.

The mesh is 7mm x 7mm squares and the mesh wire is 1.5mm dia. The mesh support is colour matched to the car , have a look at my pic.

The mesh panels have two small tongues at the bottom which fit into the frame and they are secured by two SS screws at the top.

Cheers,
Jeff.

 

So, I take it the open area of a square is 7mm...then the hypotenuse is close to 10mm (9.9mm).....plus the wire is 1.5mm...then the pitch from centre to centre of each square is 11.5mm.

Thanks...I'll work on that.

Cheers

Joe