Nick Posted June 8, 2000 Share Posted June 8, 2000 I've come across a few people after wire mesh to protect the radiator. One of two local Homebases stocks 1/4" mesh in 3' x 2' sheets (6mm mesh .9m x .6m). The supplier is: Gardman Ltd Pinchbeck Lincs PE11 3SQ England Fax 01775 710223 Black Hammerite, or whatever, and away you go. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimNeill Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Or . . . £12.00 fire guard with fine mesh, already painted black. Snip off the shiny edging, cut to shape with wife's special scissors, cut hands to shreds on the exposed edges, put blunt scissors back exactly where found, and hey presto! Mine is secured to 7 grille with small 'twists' of copper wire and painted black. Smallest tie wraps would do too. Have a look at P127 MLE at Le Mans with the club. Tim Neill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 9, 2000 Author Share Posted June 9, 2000 I wondered about that Tim, but they were my own scissors... smile.gif PS - Doh! Edited to get the smiley right! Edited by - Nick on 9 Jun 2000 14:48:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted June 11, 2000 Leadership Team Share Posted June 11, 2000 B&Q do a suitable mesh for about a fiver. Silver or Gold. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgracing Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I had a look in Homebase but they only had 13mm mesh. The one marked up as 6mm had something like 6cm gaps. Similar story at B&Q. This was in the garden section. Should I look in the heating section for a fireguard or elsewhere ? Davebo C7 CAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 12, 2000 Author Share Posted June 12, 2000 Davebo There are two Homebases near me but only one stocks the mesh, so there's an element of luck involved. B&Q, et al, did not have any. The stuff I bought was in the garden section, along with other metal meshes, all with bigger holes, available in flat sheets rather than rolls. Tim's idea of the fire guard sounds good though - maybe the shops will be selling them cheap?! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted June 12, 2000 Leadership Team Share Posted June 12, 2000 Re. B&Q. Check out the hardware not the garden section. It's with the steel rods, ali sections, nuts bolts etc. They have a variety of styles however tarty you want to be. Or just ordinaryslit/drawn plate like mine. Our B&Q isn't one of the fancy warehouses so I would think most stores stock it. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old captain slow Posted June 25, 2000 Share Posted June 25, 2000 Homebase have end of range fire guards in now at £9.99 in black. Just the right size to bend to shape and fit on to the radiator fixing bolts using washers and an extra nut on the spare thread. Fits sbug up to the front of the radiator. I've just replaced my rad after a stone got it on the Le Mans trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgracing Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 Whilst hunting for some mesh in B&Q I came across their fibreglass insect mesh (on a roll). I have cut a section out and placed it behind the grille. Slotting over the grille posts and ty-wrapping here and there. It may offer a bit of wind resistance and a big/fast enough stone may pierce it but, - it's cheap (UKP7.99 for 7m roll) - it's easy to fit - it's light - er, it's black I'll let you know if it proves pants. STOP PRESS! The car ran hottish in traffic (75-80deg) but on the open road it was 65-ish. Davebo C7 CAR Edited by - davebo on 28 Jun 2000 15:40:01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 27, 2000 Author Share Posted June 27, 2000 As it is something that so many 7 owners seem to do, no, silly question. I was going to ask why Caterham don't fit a decent grille to start with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Checkley Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 After all this talk about grilles and mesh, I went down to Homebase and found a slightly damaged black fireguard which they accepted £3.50GBP. With a bit of cutting and shaping Its worked out just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Martin Posted June 27, 2000 Share Posted June 27, 2000 Nick, I was at the factory last week and I asked Len Unwin & Tim Ward the same question. Their reply was that in Caterham's experience nobody had ever had a rad. pierced. I told them this was crap because I had and they looked at my mod. (pinched from Paul Freeman),and said it looked goodv. I explained that it cost me the grand sum of £8.50 (6.25 paint spray, £2.25 mesh BUT enough for 6 Caterhams !)so why didn't they do it as standard or, at least, an option;- reply was "we'vew got to leave something for the punters to do". !!!! Jules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 27, 2000 Author Share Posted June 27, 2000 Jules, Fair enough! I'd rather they left me with that to do than anything vaguely technical! How's that R500 of yours? I met up with Dave Higgs at the weekend (he was at Castle Combe with us) - what a car! All the best Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Martin Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 Hi Nick, Touch wood, the R500's ok at the moment, I'm just about to load it on the trailer to go to Cadwell Park on Friday. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Regards, Jules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted June 28, 2000 Author Share Posted June 28, 2000 I'm glad the R500 is behaving itself; hopefully any problems were teething and it will now be Top Banana! Cadwell, what a circuit! Do you know of any other days there this year? Thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S33VEN Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 Demon Tweeks has some really good mesh on page 110 of the current catalogue, for any of you prepared to admit you have it!! Bit expensive, but it looks great Tony Stattersfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted July 4, 2000 Share Posted July 4, 2000 Arrowstar did mine for 5 pounds, that was a mesh pre-cut to fit and all the necessary cable ties to secure it. Definitely overpriced, but I couldn't be bothered to make one myself:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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