i did the search and found a lot of info about the mesh grill for the 2.5, but there are still a few questions that bug me be4 i change my grill...
1. Will it rust in the rain, and if it does, what should i use to stop the rusting
2. many different materials were used by many people, and i was curious on which one worked the best.

 

1. No.
2. I used the 'gutter guard' from home depot that came in a long rectangle with 4 clips on the edges. It was the perfect size for the air dam, and worked well for the grill.

 

praxiis did you fit the gutter guard for the air dam in the back or in the front, cuz i want to put mine in front of those black lines, but i dont have any idea on how to keep it there

 

I am doing mine right now. I got the same one from home depot with the 4 clips also. the bottom is easy but I'm having trouble with getting the top grill out. Any suggestions?

 

okay...do u put the gutter guard in front of the grill or the back? Also...can u please list the steps on how to do it to both the top and bottom grills...thanks!

 

how to do the top is on here just do a search.

For bottom 1 peice of gutter guard
bag of short black zip ties
several paper clips (to pull through the zip ties)
pliers and something to cut the zip ties with

For the bottom, I took 1 peice of gutter guard and cut off about 2 inches down one side (the short side). Then I inserted the gutter guard (GG) behind the bottom grille by fitting it between wheel and a black plastic molding thingy (which you have to pull down on). Then I worked the GG from one side of the grille to the other until it filled up the whole space.

Then using black zip ties, I tied it off. I used about 10-15 zip ties.
You need to bend the zip tie back, then stick it thru, and use a unfolded paper clip to pull the zip back thru by catching the bent part of the zip with the paper clip. Then pull the zip tight uising pliers and make sure the square notch of the zip tie is towards the side of the grille. Then cut off excess zip line.

Its pretty easy, just buy an extra GG peice and experiment, you will figure it out.

 

hm..... do you know any way to put the gg in the front of the air dam instead of behind it?

 

you gotta cut it to fit the use the zip ties, it might look good

 

ic... is that black middle bars of any importance to the car... cuz i was plannin on jus chopping off the black bars in the air dam and jus fitting the mesh there

 

I wuz gonna do that, but............. I would see how it looks over the grill first. I think it would hurt the resale, unless you got some sandpaper for plastic and sanded it down. The problem I saw was that the GG is flimsy and u need the grille as a frame to hold it in, whether it is placed in front or in back. I have seen several other cars (not TL) that put GG over the grille and it looked good.. You could also use 2 peices of GG and it may hide the black grille totally. Dammit now I wanna put GG in front of mine too.

 

don't chop off the black bars... they're there for a reason. The lower lip on your bumper will warp.

 

What about the instructions for the top

 

hmm... imma try to get 2 pieces and fit it on the front... hope itll work...