1st Generation Satoshi Grill & Black Sand Fenders COMPLETION

Here is my first gen satoshi grill before after and sometimes in between before and after finally had time to post it up now that finals are over woot woooT! i pass! welll here are the pictures my friends.

-stock grill


-satoshi processing- i dint end up using that grill cuz i messed up on it... planning on gettin that same grill later but for now... the grill i have on on the last pic is what imma have for a long time...


-fender flares sanding and spraying...



-final product of both 3 PIX!!



-and last but not least.... my favorite.... with finall product satoshi and painted fenders....





nexxt mod is HIDS 5k bixenon 55 watt just ordered them... then... deck mod plate ... should both be done before the end of january! hope u guys likeee my thread !

 

Looks good. I love the blacked out trucks!

 

thank you a million more steps until completion.. but im takin it one at a time.

 

Looks nice first satoshi Ive seen on a 1st gen. Did you get the fenders professionally painted. Mine are sanded right now ready to get done.

EDIT: I had mine fenders painted black sand pearl before and after 2 years they peeled. Scared to do it again although I think it wasn't done right the first time.

 

nice! came out really good!

 

oh yeah were did you get the mesh from?

 

Looks Good... I want to pics of your HID's when you get em in, that's my next one!

 

Looks AMAZING! I love the look of the 1st gens with a Satoshi. You get some well deserved rep. I might be starting on one soon, I'll ask you if I have any questions.

 

I did it myself... spray paint by color code... i did the clear coat and all... mine doesnt peel :X

 

I got the mesh from a local store in sac. i just started by craigslisting mesh and i ended up with that... i spent 30 dollars on a big roll of it... i can make like at least 10 more grills. but compared to some online sites its a lot cheaper... anyways... good luck finding yours.

 

illl try to remember that... i just ordered some from ddmtuning.com yesterday... really cheap.. 100 bux after shipping but i got bixenon 55watt... and from what i heard on this forum, 55 watt is overkill but i also heard good things about it so when i install em ill let you have my opinion on it. O yeh and just incase u dont kno.... buy the h4 hi/low option. thats what our trucks use... i got 5000k and a lot of people like 6000k. anyways.. ill post up pix when i install em .. gl..

 

Did you get the paint at a dealership? Is it in a aerosol can? If you don't mind me asking.

 

Looks great man, is that mesh from home depot or something?

 

Very well done great job!!

 

i got it at automotivetouchup.com and what i meant to say was... "hope mine doesn't peel :x"

 

i got it at a local store in sac... its alluminum perforated mesh. really really thin... i sprayed it gloss black

 

thanks for the compliments! a lot of my friends don't like it. but i love it and now i know that they're just hattin on my 4x4

 

Yeah i'm pretty damn proud of my work. First time i ever did custom work on a car or truck. pretty swweet.

 

so basically you took the grill off and replced it with a fine mesh aluminum mesh?

and then painted the whole thing?

How did you secure the mesh to the front piece?

And did you do work to the area just under the grill? I ask because that same area/ piece is chrome on my truck, and that would not look well. Could I paint over that area as well?

I was thinking of doing everything and then taking the pieces to a cheap paint shop near me, they'll do it better than I ever would.

Gotta to admit man I really dig that look

 

I knew I should've done a write-up but i just didn't have time to take pictures... and do alll that work. I'll try to describe how its done though... Okay so the aluminum mesh i cut out and painted it seperately (gloss black). aafter i cut out the old grill i sanded it down, bondo , sand again and again, then i spray painted it (the part around the inside of the grill, not the outside) i had the chrome professionally painted... i bought it that way =) luck me. to secure the mesh i drilled a bunch of 1/4'' holes around the inside flanges of the grill where it can't be seen (in the back) and zip-tied it. I recommend you taping up the chrome and stuff before you paint it.. the only part you should paint is the inside part of the grill.... look at the second gen write - up i followed that basically the same way except securing the mesh and cutting off two brackets...