Installing a mesh on the radiator grill of a Lada Granta

The standard modification does not provide for the presence of a protective mesh for the Lada Granta Liftback radiator on the front bumper. As the need arises, the owner can install the accessory himself, having first purchased it in the store.

The mesh is used to protect the radiator from mechanical damage from gravel and stones during movement. And also from clogging the honeycombs with fluff, leaves, and debris, which increases the operating temperature and reduces the efficiency of the cooling system. To install the radiator mesh on the Lada Grant Liftback yourself, you do not need special equipment or tools. It is enough to devote 10 minutes of free time.

Why put a mesh on the radiator grille?

In the vast majority of passenger cars, the radiator of the engine cooling system is installed at the front, where it is intensively blown by the oncoming air flow. But, in addition to the air stream, various foreign objects inevitably enter the heat exchanger:

insects of various sizes;
poplar fluff and foliage;
road dust, fine sand and dirt;
gravel, pebbles from under the wheels of oncoming cars.

Radiator honeycomb clogged with insects and dust

Cooling of the liquid in the radiator occurs due to its heat exchange with the air flow passing between the metal fins. When these openings become clogged with debris and insects, their flow area decreases and eventually becomes completely clogged. The intensity of heat exchange decreases, the radiator ceases to perform its function, and the engine begins to overheat.

Standard grilles installed by manufacturers protect the unit only from large stones, letting everything else through. That is why installing an additional protective mesh brings considerable benefits, increasing the service life of the radiator and the engine, which is not subject to overheating. A dirty mesh can always be cleaned and washed; this is more difficult to do with radiator honeycombs.

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Harm or benefit? The decision is yours!

The radiator grille not only has a protective function: it improves the appearance of the car. At the same time, many owners find it more attractive and personable. In addition, during the cold season, you can install a “winter kit” on the radiator: thanks to the ABC plastic plug on the grille, the inside of your car will be warmer in winter because it helps the engine retain heat longer.

With all of the above, after installing any additional mesh, the cooling of the radiator by the flow of incoming air will deteriorate somewhat - there is no doubt about it. Accordingly, the thermal operating conditions of the motor will change somewhat. However, this is an expected phenomenon. It is clear that a very fine-mesh mesh will indeed “cut off the oxygen,” but real “original” meshes behave quite adequately. Especially when the car does not drive in the Sahara.

Is it possible to do it yourself?

YES of course you can. And it will be many times cheaper than buying from a dealer. To do this, we need to buy either a metal mesh at the nearest store (as I wrote above, the best is aluminum, because it is easy to work with). Or take a plastic one, preferably made of fiberglass, but which bends easily.

Then we simply remove the radiator grille (or two, upper and lower, if any), cut the protective mesh to size and fasten it with screws and ties. I would like to note that on many cars the grille needs to be removed along with the bumpers, because there is no way to get through.

For those who do not want to mount it rigidly, but want to make it removable, you need to make a frame onto which we stretch the mesh fabric (a rigid wire is suitable for this, or you can use a PVC pipe). And then insert it between the bumper and the cooling element. I repeat once again - THE MAIN THING IS NOT TO RUB ANYWHERE.

The cost of both elements will be about 300 - 500 rubles, plus your time.

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The question of how to make a mesh for the radiator grill yourself does not arise without reason. Of course, you can purchase an additional protective mesh for the radiator, but it is not cheap and you will have to tinker with delivery and installation.

There is only one way out - to make a protective mesh for the radiator grille with your own hands. This solution to the problem, by the way, is much cheaper than purchasing the cheapest radiator grilles available for sale (from 6,000 rubles).

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Experts' recommendations for choosing a radiator protective mesh

Regardless of the modification of the accessory, always buy only from certified points of sale and official representative offices;
any quality-made part will last longer than a cheap fake;
if the car is often used in rough terrain, with poor road surfaces, it is not rational to install chrome-plated protection for aesthetic reasons;
To visually distinguish the original from the fake, look at the method of fixing the grille to the body. The presence of nylon ties will indicate a factory type of manufacture, while typical plastic latches indicate a handicraft production.

Radiator grille for Granta

The Lada Granta is attractive in every way, because in addition to its economical price and great demand, it looks more than decent in appearance. The designers did a good job not only on the body, but also on its additional elements, in particular I would like to highlight the modern Grant radiator grille.

However, it doesn’t stop there, because tuning fans are increasingly resorting to modernizing the interior of the car and its exterior to their own taste. Moreover, the potential for creativity is inexhaustible.

Based on the reviews of the owners, we can conclude that the Lada Granta contains defects that can be redone and corrected.

Lada Granta, relevance of tuning

Styling or the more popular word tuning can be heard more and more often from the mouths of car enthusiasts. This is the name given to the process or result of modernizing the appearance of a car.

It is possible to change your car almost beyond recognition. In addition, now this can be done much easier than before, because there are more and more tuning centers and specialized online stores. There are even ready-made body kits available that allow you to change the car body to suit a certain style. Lada Granta was no exception.

However, for sure, installing a ready-made body kit purchased in a store is not as interesting as doing it yourself. After all, tuning is a creative process.

Many will agree that the most spectacular external components of the body, by which it becomes clear what kind of car is in front of us, are headlights, wheels, all kinds of optics and a radiator grille.

In the Lada Granta, at first glance, the grille is not such a significant body detail, but it provides many opportunities for tuning. In addition, in the Lada Granta, tuning the radiator grille can be done without much difficulty. In addition, this spare part can be made manually.

It is not necessary to have special skills for this. To perform this operation we will need standard tools and consumables.

Installation of chain-link mesh on the radiator grille

If you want to give your Lada Granta a brutal look, you don’t have to look for a special body kit at a tuning studio. Correct this situation yourself. Let's start with the radiator grille on the Grant.

Installation

The algorithm for self-installation of Lada Vesta radiator protection depends on what product was purchased. And if so, then all three cases need to be analyzed separately.

Installing proprietary protection

There are almost never any difficulties with it, since the installation process is described in the instructions that come with each kit. The main thing is not to be lazy and read it before installation, and not after. The big advantage of this product is that there is no need to remove the Lada Vesta bumper.

Manufacturing and installation

Now, you need to take a fine mesh and fold it in half, so that the edge fits under the edge and it folds more tightly. The edges of the galvanized mesh are incredibly sharp and tenacious, so protect your hands with gloves. After the mesh is folded as tightly as possible, we temporarily fix it with ties in the four corners. Next, we put the same layout on this grid and cut out the future grid. The most convenient way to cut such a mesh is with metal scissors.

The second step is to place the mesh on the frame. To use as a base, a mesh with larger cells will serve. According to the layout, you should cut out the desired outline from it. Then we place a piece of fine-mesh mesh on top of it, and align the edges so that they match perfectly. If you use a model when cutting out parts, be careful and attentive, then all three parts will be the same size and, when placed on top of each other, will give a smooth, perfect, three-layer edge. If everything is correct, we fix our parts in this position, tightly tightening them together with ties

It is important to place the ties in compliance with a certain pattern - either in a checkerboard pattern, or every even row, with distances of three cells. The accuracy of geometric shapes is always fascinating and after final decoration, the view will be even more transformed

Our hand-made mesh for the radiator grille turned out to be much stronger than the factory one and much denser, however, it is perfectly ventilated and does not create any obstacles to the air flow. Now you need to process the edges of the finished lattice. To do this, we take the car door seal, and carefully, slowly - so as not to tear it by accidentally catching on the sharp edge of the mesh, “put it on” it. Starting from the bottom right corner, millimeter by millimeter, it isolates the sharp edges of the grille edge, plunging them into the depth of the seal. Having completed a full circle, we will return to the starting point, now we can trim off the excess.

In fact, the grille is already ready for use, but it would be nice to give it a more presentable look. Tuning the radiator grille with your own hands is also a completely feasible task, and you need very little to do it. First of all, you should cut off all the hanging “tails” of the ties - not remove them completely, but rather cut off the excess, hanging part. Now place the grid on a clean sheet of paper, face up. Shake the can of paint well and start painting.

First, standing on the right, then, after waiting a little (an hour or an hour and a half), standing on the left of the grate. Such a coloring that “crosses” the directions of the jet will more thoroughly cover the entire surface of the craft.

If you approach the question of how to make a radiator grill with your own hands, you can get a high-quality and reliable grille within just a few hours.

Painting the mesh

If you were unable to choose the mesh material to match the color of the car, then there are 2 options left:

install unpainted aluminum mesh;
take aluminum or plastic material and repaint it in the desired color.

Varnishes and paints in aerosol cans

In the first case, you will receive a minimum of worries, but over time, the aluminum will oxidize and darken, which will ruin the appearance of the car, especially when installing the grille externally. Therefore, it is better to spend 2 hours and apply paint to the element according to all the rules. To do this you will need:

white spirit or other degreaser;
primer for aluminum or plastic;
paint of the desired color;
protective varnish;
antistatic wipes.

Note. It is assumed that you do not have a compressor and a spray gun, and primer, varnish and paint are purchased in aerosol cans.

Spray painting mesh

For ease of processing and painting, it is best to hang the mesh on a wire from the ceiling. A less aesthetic option is to place it on the floor covered with old newspapers. Then the process of applying paint will be delayed, because the element will have to be turned over. The procedure is as follows:

Using wipes and white spirit, thoroughly degrease the mesh material.
Shake the primer in an aerosol can and apply 2 coats with a break of 10-15 minutes. Hold the container vertically at a distance of 20-30 cm from the surface to be painted.
Apply a base coat of paint, wait 15 minutes and repeat the operation. Make sure that there are no drips, and that each subsequent strip, when applied, half overlaps the previous one.
After the base has dried, coat the mesh with three layers of protective varnish at intervals of 10 minutes.

Important point. Check the drying time of all coloring compositions according to the instructions on the packaging.

Installation with a glue gun

When the paintwork has completely hardened, proceed to install the mesh on the car, as described in the previous sections.

Simple mesh Chainlink and brutal Granta

To make your Lada Granta look a little more brutal, you don’t need to look for a special body kit from a tuning studio. You can try to change this situation yourself. Let's start with Grant's radiator grille.

Using chain-link mesh for tuning the grille

One of the most common materials used to create a new part to replace a factory one is a fine-mesh Chainlink mesh. Such a mesh can be made of any materials, even plastic or steel. You can easily purchase it in many stores, and the cost will be very low. In addition, a self-made radiator grill on a Grant is always interesting.

An instrument will be needed for the operation. This includes a hacksaw, a file and a needle file, sanding or sandpaper, fasteners, and cold welding.

Before the grille can be customized to your personal taste, the factory grille must be removed. It is very simple and can be done completely independently. For everything to go well, you need to be careful and follow a certain order of operations. To dismantle you will need an “8” key, a Phillips screwdriver, a “10” socket and a T20 TORX key.

Now you can proceed directly to dismantling. To do this, you need to lift and fix the Granta hood, then you need to dismantle the bumper. Inside the bumper you can see 9 nuts. They need to be unscrewed. Then you need to pull the fasteners from the sides of the grille. Next, the radiator grille is simply removed. If necessary, you can also unscrew 3 nuts.

After removal, you need to cut off the horizontal or vertical jumpers as carefully as possible with a hacksaw or file. Don't be alarmed if the frame is no longer as rigid as before. This is a common effect of such tuning.

Examples of how the front grille can be changed

All burrs must be carefully sanded with a needle file. In order to hide the holes that appeared as a result of cutting off the stiffeners and jumpers, you can use cold welding. It dries very quickly once applied. Now you can continue the process again. You need to thoroughly sand the resulting frame with fine-grained sandpaper.

The next step is to prepare the grid. This is done according to our frame. You can secure the mesh with self-tapping screws or clamps, if possible. It is recommended to heat the self-tapping screws so that the material of our frame does not crack. If the Chainlink mesh is made of plastic, then it can easily be glued to the frame.

Next we need to carry out decorative processing of our lattice. To do this, you can use paint or self-adhesive film. As for colors, for Grant, tuning gives you the opportunity to fully realize your creative abilities. If you decide to do tuning, the grille can be painted according to your choice.

Tuning using a utility net

Tuning the front part of a Lada Granta car using a Chain-link mesh is very common. Such a mesh can be bought at any hardware store - it can be metal or plastic.

We choose the option with medium-sized cells. This is important to avoid excess dust getting under the hood of the car.

Fine mesh netting for making radiator grilles

Next you need to follow a simple algorithm:

using one of the methods described above to remove the radiator grille;
cut off all horizontal and vertical jumpers, leaving only the outer frame;
using cold welding, seal all the holes that were created after the jumpers were cut off;
clean the surface from all irregularities and burrs;
Cut the mesh to size and attach it to the frame. If the mesh is plastic, you can simply glue it. If it is made of metal, heat the frame so that it does not burst, and screw the mesh with self-tapping screws;
paint and wait for it to dry. At this point the tuning can be considered complete.

More tuning for Grants

Please note that for the Lada Granta in our hypermarket there are more than 100 interesting accessories and parts, for example the following:

Eco-leather central armrest
Soft door armrests - front and rear
Rear window frill without stitching
Trunk lid upholstery for sedan
Roof rails Grants
Organizer for spare wheel niche on Granta
Towbar (removable American square)
Gas hood struts for Granta and Granta FL
Carpet covers (front, rear, tunnel) to protect the interior from dirt
Covers for door openings and rear bumper

and many more useful tunings! Call or write to us and we will help you select the necessary elements for your Grant!

Thermal protection: how to cover a car's radiator for the winter and photos of completed projects

As already mentioned, a certain part of car owners do not bother at all and place ordinary cardboard cut to a certain size in front of the radiator honeycombs. The method is simple and requires virtually no investment - just securely fasten the tuning part. But, such a picture is possible due to a banal ignorance of other options, so it makes sense to consider them in more detail.

Factory kits

Car owners who know the answer to the question of whether it is possible to close the car’s cooling radiator in winter are advised to look at auto parts stores. Here you can find ready-made kits for preparing a car for cold weather , consisting of engine insulation and radiator honeycombs. The undoubted advantage of this option is expressed in the following points:

There is no need to look for material for products.
There is no need to make a pattern or adjust the insulation.
Kits are produced for a specific model.

Fiberglass repair

Bumpers made of material that cannot be welded or soldered (for example, fiberglass) require special restoration techniques. Of course, reinforcing mesh, a hot air gun and repairs with electrodes are inappropriate here. How does fiberglass crack repair work?

We clean the paintwork and chamfer the edges of the cracks (we make them wider in order to subsequently fill them with fiberglass cloth). A grinding machine (grinder, orbital sander) is perfect for such work;
Holes must be made around the perimeter of the damage. In this way we will improve the adhesion of the two layers;
fill the groove with sandpaper (p80 grit), and then degrease the surface;
Apply glue (epoxy resin diluted with a hardener) and apply pre-prepared pieces of fiberglass (the size should be several centimeters larger than the fracture site). Using a brush dipped in glue, smooth the fiber so that there is no air left at the contact point. We carry out the procedure on both sides of the damaged element;
After drying, the repair area must be sanded.

Description

The cost of installing a mesh in a bumper is from 250 0 rub.

More detailed information and registration for installation in Tyumen by phone

We offer the service of installing mesh on the radiator grill in Tyumen. To prevent trouble with the radiator from catching you on the road, it is better to take care of its protection in advance. The protective mesh in the bumper can be attached behind the radiator grille or directly into the bumper from its inside. To make an appointment, contact us through the website or by phone.

Installation

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Car radiator protection

How to make and install an outdoor version with your own hands?

To manufacture a protective element designed for external installation, you should purchase the following materials:

aluminum fine mesh;
universal glue;
a piece of thick electrical cable 2-3 m long;
tape and clothespins;
a sheet of cardboard (mesh packaging works well);
plastic clamps, preferably transparent or black, to match the color of the grille.

Materials and tools for DIY

To make a mesh frame and place it on the car, prepare a set of tools:

stationery knife;
regular scissors and for cutting metal;
tape measure, ruler;
marker.

A device for safely cutting the cable is made from a knife and a strip

Since this simple design is attached to the radiator grille from the outside with clamps, no tools are required to disassemble the bumper.

The cable is cut lengthwise to remove the insulation

The production and installation of the outer mesh is carried out in the following sequence:

Take a sheet of cardboard, apply it to the car grille and carefully cut out a template that exactly repeats its shape. If necessary, modify the template with scissors, achieving maximum coincidence of the contours.
Place the template on the mesh and trace with a marker, then cut out the workpiece with metal scissors. Try it on the radiator on your car.
Tape a utility knife to a wooden plank as shown in the photo. Using this tool, make a longitudinal cut in the cable insulation and pull out all the conductors from inside.
Form the edging of the element by placing the cut and gutted insulation on the ends of the previously made workpiece. Fill it from the inside with glue at several points and clamp tightly with clothespins.

This is what a homemade external mesh looks like on a car

When the glue has completely dried, the clothespins can be removed and the mesh can be installed on the car. If you did everything correctly, it will fit tightly to the grille from the outside. All that remains is to tighten and secure the resulting element with plastic clamps. After tightening, cut off their ends and turn them so that the clamp clamps are inside and do not stick out in plain sight. When you need to remove the protective element, just cut the puffs with wire cutters.

About internal installation

Motorists who want to install a fine-mesh mesh directly in front of the radiator need to prepare the following tools:

a set of keys and screwdrivers for removing the front bumper or radiator grille (if possible);
metal scissors;
roulette, ruler.

Most often, plastic clamps are used to secure the mesh.

To fasten the mesh, you can use the same clamps or self-tapping screws, if the design of the body kit allows it. Instead of aluminum cellular material, it is possible to use a plastic mesh secured with a glue gun. The installation algorithm is as follows:

Wash and dry the car. If fog lights are installed in the bumper, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery before starting work.
Remove the front body kit by disconnecting the fog lamp connectors.
Applying the mesh to the grille opening from the inside, cut out the blank with a margin of at least 1 cm on each side.
Attach the workpiece to the body kit. Here you can use a combined method: first, tighten the mesh to the grille with clamps, and then screw the edges with self-tapping screws. Attach the plastic material with a glue gun at several points.
Reinstall the front body kit, connect the headlights and battery.

Toyota Vitz bumper soldering by split

Well, we will focus on a more accurate method - soldering, because the thickness of the Toyota Vitz plastic allows this procedure to be carried out quite successfully. It is possible to solder metal bases into a plastic mass. Take a soldering iron and a metal mesh. It is specifically designed for repairing plastic. Cut the pieces to size with scissors. The mesh is inexpensive.

Please note: you can use paper clips instead of metal mesh! Staples for construction stapler. They are heated with a soldering iron, but then not pierced through, but laid flat on the plastic from the inside

They successfully fuse into plastic and serve as an excellent fixative.

So let's continue. The soldering iron has become hot. Our task is to place the bumper straight when starting soldering. To begin with, even without a mesh, we begin soldering. This will help us assemble the bumper together at the seam using soldered points. And then we will secure it with a mesh for strength. Try to join the pieces of the bumper evenly so that it eventually takes on its original shape. And note: you don’t need to press into the plastic with a soldering iron, just do it as in this photo to simply join the bumper at the seam. Wait a minute after this to cool down.

Now let's take the grid. Place a piece along the seam. See photo. And with a well-heated soldering iron we heat the mesh, starting from its edges. Timing balance is important here: your goal is to warm up the mesh, but not solder it too deep! The plastic itself shows through well through the heated mesh. So wait while the mesh warms up. But don't overdo it.

After that, be sure to smooth out the soldering area with at least the same soldering iron for accuracy and reliability.

Bumper repair advice

It is quite possible to do without a grid. However, then you should not expect high strength. The mesh will “hold” the crack in the bumper. The split area will now be held together not only by the thin surface layer of plastic that we fused at the tear site, but we will also additionally fasten it together with metal pieces of mesh.

And here is the result of our work. Undoubtedly, this is not a professional repair; it cannot be called cosmetic. But for do-it-yourself soldering in your garage, the result is excellent. The parts do not touch each other and stay in place. Nothing is bulging. And it's free! By giving this work to someone, you will pay at least 5 thousand rubles.

The entire soldering process was captured on video. From it you will learn some more tricks.

How to solder a bumper using improvised tools?

Even a bumper that has burst in two halves can be repaired. Moreover, for this you will need only the most basic things: a soldering iron, a mesh (graph paper), scissors, a flat-head screwdriver and a little patience.

To properly solder the bumper, it is advisable to remove it from the car and sequentially perform the following steps:

Turn on the soldering iron (100-watt) until it reaches maximum temperature;
Place the bumper on a rack or table;
Connect the broken parts as evenly as possible and solder the plastic on the front side;
Use scissors to cut the mesh (choose the size depending on the damage, you can, for example, cut pieces of 10x10 mm or 10x5 mm);
Turn over the plastic part (it is advisable to first lay a soft cloth on the rack so as not to scratch the paint);
Place the mesh on the plastic and heat it with a soldering iron, then press it in with a screwdriver;
If the damage to the bumper is significant, then solder the front part with mesh. This will further strengthen the seam;
Use a blade to cut off any burrs left after soldering.

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It turned out great) Blue headlights are debatable, but the car stands out from the crowd. And for the black saber plus) I did it myself, only I painted it and didn’t cover it with film

Every car enthusiast tries to pay as much attention as possible to his swallow. We have to change consumables on time and deal with broken parts. If there are suspicions that the silent blocks of the grant have served their purpose, then you need to quickly drive the car into the pit

It is worth paying attention to the harbingers

Often there is an incomprehensible dull knock in the suspension either on the right or left. There can be knocking for various reasons, but the silent block of the grant is one of the popular ones. Speaking about the reasons, you can go through the options for a long time, because it could be a support, a rod in a rack, or a box bracket

It is worth paying attention to such a detail as stretching, it is often the cause

Thoughts about decorative mesh as radiator protection.

It’s not for me to tell you about the size of the cells in the bumper, where even a fist can fit, and even more so any vile person. And I don't really like it. It was decided, as most people do, to install a mesh in the bumper. Before this, being a doubtful person, I became familiar with the opinions for and against. Opponents of the mesh write about the thinning of the air flow, deterioration of cooling and, accordingly, the further death of the motor in terrible agony. But this happens at speeds that I, being a person who respects the law and traffic rules, cannot achieve. And I don’t like nasties in the radiator. Therefore, there should be preventive protection!

How to remove the radiator grille of a Lada Granta without removing the bumper?

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Question for experts: Is it possible to remove the radiator grill of a Lada Granta without removing the bumper??

Answers from experts

First unscrew the bumper, then unscrew the grille

Gorbunov Alexander Sergeevich:

As promised, I am writing based on the results of how to remove the grilles (there are two halves on top) of the Pajero Sport radiator from the 12th year. I am writing in great detail, both for blondes and for people like me (apparently “without hands”, which are advised to remove here..) The purpose of removing the grilles was to screw decorative and at the same time protective linings from stainless steel tubes onto them. So :Open the hood lock - the lever is in the cabin, to the left of the steering wheel below you need to pull.

Lifting the hood itself, I felt under it in the middle for a latch, which I pressed and then completely opened the hood and secured it in the open state with a special spacer, which “is snapped in from below. In the middle I saw two halves of the radiator grille, connected at the top by an elastic seal. Each half is attached to the body with two “ "pistons" made of plastic, into which screws are screwed in for a Phillips screwdriver. You need to very carefully select a screwdriver for them or, as I did, a screwdriver attachment.

Of the four cross attachments, different in size, only this one fit, somewhere in the middle

I especially draw attention to this because these screws are made of aluminum, simply painted black, and unscrewing them with an unsuitable screwdriver will cause them to deteriorate! When you manage to unscrew and pull out this screw, you need to remove the piston from which it was unscrewed by prying it either with your nails, or with a nail file. You can cut it with a knife, but that's the same thing.

spoil.

Having taken out the screw and piston, looking carefully, we see empty holes on the body very close to each other, into which it is very convenient to temporarily insert them so as not to drop or lose them. I was shooting the grille in the snow and it was very relevant. But even on the asphalt it’s not fun to crawl and look. We remove all 4 screws with caps according to this scheme. Now the top of both halves of the grate will move freely. But as I already wrote, they are connected by an elastic band glued on top.

At first it seemed to me that these halves were also screwed on from the bottom from the inside. They can be seen by shining a flashlight and “theoretically you can reach them with a very long screwdriver. But I didn’t have one, and while I was trying to find it, I read on the Internet that it was not so. But the grilles are actually fastened with latches and these screws have nothing to do with it. Therefore, the next step is to grab one half of the grille with both hands closer to each edge and pull it towards you.

On the second attempt, the latch, first one, and then the second, clicked and one half separated from the machine and I hold it in my hands, and the elastic band “connects it with the second “not yet removed” half. At this stage, so as not to inadvertently tear it off It’s better to ask for the help of an elastic band, even if it’s a child or mother-in-law, who has someone on hand, to hold the first half while you disconnect the second half in the same way..

So I managed it myself and I hope I explained it to you.

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A working car does not need this tripper. I had a Lada like this when I was 30, without any cortons in my shirt, I drove in it

If it heats up before the working one and does not reset while driving, then there is no need to close it, otherwise, immediately after the radiator, at least hang a cardboard

What's the point? So that the radiator doesn't freeze? So for this you need to fill in a non-freezing liquid, “antifreeze” is called. Or to make it warmer in the cabin? This is unlikely to happen. In the engine cooling system there is such a tricky piece of hardware called a “thermostat”. It is designed to maintain a stable engine temperature.

When starting, even in summer, the coolant is driven by the pump in a small circle, without going to the radiator. And only when the temperature reaches 80° the thermostat opens the pipe valve to the radiator. That is, no matter what you cover, if the interior heating stove is powered by the engine, then the temperature in it will be the same as the engine, i.e.

e 80° stable.

If you really get too confused, they sell plastic radiator grilles (solid)

I drove Zhiguli and Moskvich cars in the far north for 20 years and did not install any cardboard or flaps, even in the 70-80s. And modern cars don’t even need this if the engine is working properly.

Granta seems to be a modern car. Why does she need cardboard? If it does not heat up to operating temperature, most likely the thermostat is closed. I covered the inside of my Volga with cardboard in front of the radiator so that Carlson wouldn’t blow. It began to warm up faster. But, this is the Volga! Moreover, she is 18 years old. So she's forgiven)

if there is not enough heat, then you just need to change the thermostat insert to a higher temperature one

Sew a curtain and tie it with strings from the outside to the radiator grille.

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Thoughts about decorative mesh as radiator protection.

I ordered a mesh through the BBC website - decorative mesh TEORIN black 12x4 1000x300. I decided to stop at the average cell size (what if the air flows really become discharged).

May 1 is the day of work and rest. My family and I went to the village, where the intervention in the design of the front bumper was planned on the grass. I planned to make a detailed photo report. The person assumes... My dear wife left her phone at home, I had to give mine to her, there was nothing to take photos with.

Without an exact plan of action, namely how and what to attach the mesh to, I removed the bumper. I prepared zip ties, self-tapping screws with a screwdriver, and a glue gun in advance. When I looked at the removed bumper, it immediately became clear: what to attach it to and what to attach it to. I used everything I prepared, I used up all the glue sticks.

At the same time, I treated the amplifier with mastic so that it would not rust. For this purpose, together with the mesh, KERRY mastic bitumen aerosol 520 ml was purchased from BB.

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The fastenings along the perimeter of the protective mesh are located at a minimum of 10 points, which ensures maximum fit of the mesh, repeating all the bends of the factory grille and securely and efficiently fixes the mesh in place.

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Review of producer prices. The influence of workmanship on product cost

Name/article	Price, rub.)
RE-53263 with cell at “15”	from 3400
RE-53259, cell "11 - 15"	from 2000
RE-67016 cell “11 - 15”	from 1700
99999219004100 original Lada, metal frame	from 1000 / pcs.
99999219008756 original Lada, metal frame	from 1000 / pcs.

*prices are current as of 10/05/2018.

Where did this tradition come from?

The tradition of closing the radiator grille came to us from the distant Soviet Union - from the times when cars did not use an ECU, and the cooling fan worked in a rigid “connection” (through a belt drive) with the car engine, when the power depended on the intensity of the crankshaft revolutions. and the cooling speed of the radiator: the more the engine rotated, the faster the fan rotated and the more intense the radiator was cooled. It would seem that everything is fine, but let’s transfer the operation of such a system to frosty winter conditions.

Opinion of car owners.

I drive a Nissan Almera Classic manual transmission PE+, I think that cardboard boxes are needed not only for rarities. In winter, you can’t live without such insulation: the interior warms up faster, the gearbox starts easier, and the clutch doesn’t freeze. I didn’t buy a special thermal blanket - I don’t see the point in overpaying when the effect from it and from the cardboard that everyone has is the same. So I have a simple cardboard, however, it does not cover the entire grille, but only 2/3 of it; nevertheless, I did not risk completely blocking the air entering the engine compartment.