sierrafery
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No, it will not without some mods
sierrafery
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I have no ideea but i know it's not direct fit
sierrafery
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That mesh thing is the worst ideea cooling wise ... IMO those who sell it dont care about your engine or those who fitted it didnt watch the live coolant temp when it's warm outside to see the difference. It's good for winter but summer time when it's realy hot oustide it has bad effect for cooling which is visible only with additional temp gauge cos the factory gauge stays at the middle up to 120*C which means you can drive it at 115 for long without even knowing it and that's not healthy for the engine
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hughdavies
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The saffari grills are mesh grills in order to provide more cooling. I did my own, having first calculated the flow area standard and with the mesh. You will need to put in a strong mesh, not some fancy lightweight stuff as a stone through your rads is not good.
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sierrafery
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But did you watch live engine temp in the summer? calculating flow area is not so relevant IMO as the air's path after the grille is different according to the modell. A friend of mine bought a mesh grill advertised as an improvement(i dont remember from which manufacturer) which was made from a similar "tight" mesh like yours and the ECT was always above 105*C at around 30*C ambient temp it even overheated once when it was above 40*C outside while with the normal grille it never exceeded 95... that was after it's been supervised every day for a week hence my reply. That's why all the "universal" mesh sheets have 12x6 mm "holes" which i'm sure it would not look so nice like your's on it's own
why didnt they fit such tight mesh on THESE then?
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hughdavies
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Your advice is always good Fery, but this has been there for 15years, I live in Wales, Summer temp 20-25 if we are lucky anything above is considered a heatwave and does not happen very often.
sierrafery
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Good luck then cos your grille looks very nice but for warmer areas i'm sure it could be a risk being so restrictive... though it would be good for you(and that's valid for all D2 owners) to fit an additional ECT gauge to see the real coolant temp cos as i said the factory gauge is a bad joke.... when it goes to red it's usually too late.
I like your bumper. Which one is that? Mine is original and TIMEX.The saffari grills are mesh grills in order to provide more cooling. I did my own, having first calculated the flow area standard and with the mesh. You will need to put in a strong mesh, not some fancy lightweight stuff as a stone through your rads is not good.
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hughdavies
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Bought it caus, I like the rounded well made look, rather than the angular, welded corner made in a shed look. Dont remember the name, But do know they went out of busines.
sierrafery
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Can somebody show me such "safari grille" other than for snorkels? .... i wanted to see what kind of mesh they have which can improve cooling but couldn't find any link with a front grille named "safari" 
td5jay
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This one is call the "Texas Grille" it's lazer cut in one piece to incorporate the head light guards. It cost about £220 and is on back order so it must be pretty sort afterCan somebody show me such "safari grille" other than for snorkels? .... i wanted to see what kind of mesh they have which can improve cooling but couldn't find any link with a front grille named "safari"
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I’ve checked and it’s actually a Sahara grille, as per the link… (rival forum but I’m sure that’s not a problem!)Can somebody show me such "safari grille" other than for snorkels? .... i wanted to see what kind of mesh they have which can improve cooling but couldn't find any link with a front grille named "safari"
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And looking at the link and others online, it is available for a disco 2, albeit pre-facelift models.
