Engine compartment lid mesh

defender47 · Post by **defender47** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:19 pm

Hi, Has anybody any idea where i can source some
diamond mesh for the engine lid?

Thanks
paul

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:24 pm

No Paul, but I'm looking forward to changing my DDK calendar on Sunday and looking at your car for a month.

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:24 pm

Any metal stockist should be able to help - if there aren't any nearby then B&Q (needs to be one of their Warehouse stores) stock it.

swapped · Post by **swapped** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:27 pm

Does it have to be original?

Demon Tweeks et al do diamond mesh, but I don't know how closely it matches, and it is silver, not black.

Does this mean you've got an engine back in?

Carl

Post by **Bootsy** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:02 pm

Most MotorFacts shops stock it - it's popular with the boy racers!

I think that the bigger Halfords stock it also.

Here's some replacing my horn grills that I got from a MotorFacts shop - they also had it in black.

defender47 · Post by **defender47** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:45 pm

Thanks guys for the replies.
Hi Paul, Well I'm actually looking forward to April 1st
as not only do I change the calender but I get the real
thing back after not seeing for quite a while.

I saw some mesh in B&Q but I was looking for the flat pressed
stuff rather than expanded metal.

This is for Mark's 914 6 as we have cut some additional
vent squares in the lid and would be nice to match the
main vent area.

I've tried a number metal workers but no joy. if I could cource
a real lid from a breaker then we could use that I suppose.
If no joy then I guess we'll have to replace the whole thing.

Thanks anyway.

.Cheers Paul

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:49 pm

think we have some of mesh thats on the smaller side bits

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:36 pm

There's a 914 engine lid currently on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Porsche-914-6-Eng ... RCH:GB:101