P38 Monkey

P38 Monkey

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This is a common problem I think, and has no doubt been addressed many times - but any hints and tips gratefully received.
I had a new windscreen fitted and got the fitters to leave off the lower trim pieces so I could clean the scuttle and remove 25-years worth of Japanese leaves etc etc. Fired up our leaf blower and got showered in debris..! Nice and clean in there now.
Looks like originally there was a foam sheet under the grille, long gone. I cleaned the residue off the wire holder and painted it. The clips are rusted beyond reuse.
Stainless perforated sheet, even 1mm, is difficult to shape to the curve. Aluminium sheet will no doubt corrode. Plastic mesh seems too flimsy.
Is there a Landyzone solution to this problem? I am sure there will be something out there......thanks..!

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P38 Monkey said:
This is a common problem I think, and has no doubt been addressed many times - but any hints and tips gratefully received.
I had a new windscreen fitted and got the fitters to leave off the lower trim pieces so I could clean the scuttle and remove 25-years worth of Japanese leaves etc etc. Fired up our leaf blower and got showered in debris..! Nice and clean in there now.
Looks like originally there was a foam sheet under the grille, long gone. I cleaned the residue off the wire holder and painted it. The clips are rusted beyond reuse.
Stainless perforated sheet, even 1mm, is difficult to shape to the curve. Aluminium sheet will no doubt corrode. Plastic mesh seems too flimsy.
Is there a Landyzone solution to this problem? I am sure there will be something out there......thanks..!

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I have done both mine with perforated aluminium sprayed black. It's lasted for years so far. Details & photo's if you wish.
 
Datatek said:
I have done both mine with perforated aluminium sprayed black. It's lasted for years so far. Details & photo's if you wish.
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I like the perforated aluminium solution. It would be good to have some detail, particularly how you fixed it in place. Many thanks...
 
QUOTE="P38 Monkey, post: 5351359, member: 176345"]I like the perforated aluminium solution. It would be good to have some detail, particularly how you fixed it in place. Many thanks...[/QUOTE]
www.themeshcompany.com 3mmhole-5mm pitch-1mm thick. I bought 3 A4 size sheets.
I fixed it in place with the wire frame that held the foam.
I also fitted it over the two end grills that the foam didn't cover and fixed it with black M3 screws & nuts screws.
LZ & photo's are a PITA first attempt, nothing appeared, second attempt the photo's appeared twice:rolleyes:.
 

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Datatek said:
QUOTE="P38 Monkey, post: 5351359, member: 176345"]I like the perforated aluminium solution. It would be good to have some detail, particularly how you fixed it in place. Many thanks...
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www.themeshcompany.com 3mmhole-5mm pitch-1mm thick. I bought 3 A4 size sheets.
I fixed it in place with the wire frame that held the foam.
I also fitted it over the two end grills that the foam didn't cover and fixed it with black M3 screws & nuts screws.
LZ & photo's are a PITA first attempt, nothing appeared, second attempt the photo's appeared twice:rolleyes:.[/QUOTE]

That does look rather neat Data, i will be doing that to mine:)
 
brianp38dse said:
www.themeshcompany.com 3mmhole-5mm pitch-1mm thick. I bought 3 A4 size sheets.
I fixed it in place with the wire frame that held the foam.
I also fitted it over the two end grills that the foam didn't cover and fixed it with black M3 screws & nuts screws.
LZ & photo's are a PITA first attempt, nothing appeared, second attempt the photo's appeared twice:rolleyes:.
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That does look rather neat Data, i will be doing that to mine:)[/QUOTE]

I bought the aluminium last year and it is on my to-do list somewhere.
 
Thanks - looks like a really good solution.
On the fixing (using the existing wire frame) my original steel edge clips are shot, but in any case they would hold the wire a little too far from the perforated sheet as they are set for a thicker foam panel.
Did you use the original clips?
I am thinking of using small self-tappers or M3 bolts/nuts into the plastic tongues - any comments on that or on the method you used..?
 
P38 Monkey said:
Thanks - looks like a really good solution.
On the fixing (using the existing wire frame) my original steel edge clips are shot, but in any case they would hold the wire a little too far from the perforated sheet as they are set for a thicker foam panel.
Did you use the original clips?
I am thinking of using small self-tappers or M3 bolts/nuts into the plastic tongues - any comments on that or on the method you used..?
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The wire frame worked fine on both mine, I maybe bent the clips a bit.
 
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