admonster01
New Member
Hello all!
I decided to make chrome grill inserts for my new Liberty. Last Saturday I bought an '07 Sport Latitude 4x4 in Black. I just might make some for my wife's '06 Limited too....
There are 7 grills to be make for the '07- I don't know about other years but assume all of the grills are the same.
Each insert measures 9" long by 3.5" wide. The four corners are actually rounded, a half circle.
I bought galvanized stainless steel gutter guards at Lowe's, a package of 5 sheets 36" long and about 5" wide. The package was just under $7 so a good deal.
On a piece of thick paper layout a box 9x3.5. For the corners use a medium to small glass and trace the curve for the corners.
Tape the edges of the template for stability and to keep straight edges. Layout a sheet of the material and trace the outline using a medium sized sharpie marker.
Simply cut out the shape using tin snips or cutting shears and VOLIA! Custom grill inserts! I used my wife's rolling pin to flatten any burs and finished up with a file to smooth out the edges. I personally like the idea of making my own custom part.
It takes about an hour to cut out and trim the 7 inserts. You may have a little fine tuning of the edges once you are done.
Looking forward to putting mine on once the temperature reached zero here. Good luck!
I decided to make chrome grill inserts for my new Liberty. Last Saturday I bought an '07 Sport Latitude 4x4 in Black. I just might make some for my wife's '06 Limited too....
There are 7 grills to be make for the '07- I don't know about other years but assume all of the grills are the same.
Each insert measures 9" long by 3.5" wide. The four corners are actually rounded, a half circle.
I bought galvanized stainless steel gutter guards at Lowe's, a package of 5 sheets 36" long and about 5" wide. The package was just under $7 so a good deal.
On a piece of thick paper layout a box 9x3.5. For the corners use a medium to small glass and trace the curve for the corners.
Tape the edges of the template for stability and to keep straight edges. Layout a sheet of the material and trace the outline using a medium sized sharpie marker.
Simply cut out the shape using tin snips or cutting shears and VOLIA! Custom grill inserts! I used my wife's rolling pin to flatten any burs and finished up with a file to smooth out the edges. I personally like the idea of making my own custom part.
It takes about an hour to cut out and trim the 7 inserts. You may have a little fine tuning of the edges once you are done.
Looking forward to putting mine on once the temperature reached zero here. Good luck!
