Installed Gutter Guard on the bottom screen- now provides excellent protection. I'm trying to figure out how to install one on the top "honeycomb section". You can buy Gutter Guard at Homedepot for under $10.
The holes look a little large in the gutter gard. Do you have a lot of bugs and small stones/sand get through? What do you think of putting regular window screen in front of the gutter gard?
thanks for the tip. i actually did this the day after you posted, but i wasn't yet registered on the forums. still lurking then. i've finally got around to uploading pics to see what it looks like.
steps i did:
1. make a template made from a roll of paper for both the top and bottom grills. i made sure the templates were symmetrical by folding it in half before cutting it out. i then checked fitment to the grill.
2. cut the gutter guards based on the templates using wire snips.
3. the tricky part -especially the top grill:
it appears there's special tools you need to take apart the covers in order to access the back area. i gave up on that since i didn't have the right tools.
so, what i did instead was roll up each section and stuffed it through an opening near or at the center and rolled them out. for the top grill i squeezed the gutterguard down right by the hood latch & radiator. those with hefty forearms might ask someone else to help them out with that. i also had assistance using coat hanger wires bent into hooks that let me manipulate the guard and hold it in place while i tied it down.
Glad to be of help but it looks like you took it a step further. So for the top grill, you installed it in sections (rolled up between the the stock grille). Do you recall what size sections you eventually cut them into? The coat hanger trick to keep it in place is clever. I might as well get this project completed
Glad to be of help but it looks like you took it a step further. So for the top grill, you installed it in sections (rolled up between the the stock grille). Do you recall what size sections you eventually cut them into? The coat hanger trick to keep it in place is clever. I might as well get this project completed
actually by "sections" i meant the bottom section for the lower grill, and the top section for the top grill. the cutting i did was only for the outer shape of the grill portions. they're essentially one piece for either the top or the bottom.
both top and bottom pieces had to go in the same way, through a hole in the bottom grill. then, i got the top grill section to the top grill area with help from coat hangers and skinny arms.
once the top grill piece is in the top grill area, i started by tying them at the very center to anchor it. i then rolled it(one piece) out on either side with the hanger wires as i was tying them. i made sure my ties were roughly evenly spaced out and tied to a corner angle.
i hope this clarifies what i did.
I have a question though, does anyone know what the removable part on the grill is for? There is one on both sides.... see the picture below