Ever since I installed my first aggressive chin spoiler, I planned to close off the lower valence, at least with a billet grille to give it a more finished look, plus I want something to fix the wavy inlet (take a close look at the pic):
When I bought the upper grille off American Muscle, it came with a lower one, meant for the stock lower, with square corners. The first part of this involved me making a cardboard mockup and then trimming the corners so it fits in the lower inlet w/ the CDC spoiler:
Then I sat on it for the last 4 years because...lazy...and I couldn't think of a way to mount it. There's not much to attach it to:
I originally sketched this up, which I think would technically work. But I've got reservations -- 1) it would have to be metal, which means corrosion, 2) it doesn't finish off the edges, and 3) it doesn't take care of my wavy inlet. The billets would just end a couple mm from the bumper, with no trim:
BTW, if you're saying "Ok, doesn't look that wavy in the 3rd pic", that was right after I hit the bumper with a heat gun and left 10 lb disc weights sitting on it overnight. 6 months later, the waves came back:
When I bought the upper grille off American Muscle, it came with a lower one, meant for the stock lower, with square corners. The first part of this involved me making a cardboard mockup and then trimming the corners so it fits in the lower inlet w/ the CDC spoiler:
![IMG_20121202_125027.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-jVJKm69M81s%2FULuVIhd_qkI%2FAAAAAAAAKwE%2F8uFfohBgsHA%2Fs800%2FIMG_20121202_125027.jpg&hash=1a67e5b1a80edafef1255e2035a48929)
Then I sat on it for the last 4 years because...lazy...and I couldn't think of a way to mount it. There's not much to attach it to:
![IMAG0043.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-jklrThut2pU%2FVOvlymsGdhI%2FAAAAAAAAcD0%2FPQlUyW6x58A%2Fs800%2FIMAG0043.jpg&hash=61d6f7c7deac444ee80fa43c88fb9e55)
I originally sketched this up, which I think would technically work. But I've got reservations -- 1) it would have to be metal, which means corrosion, 2) it doesn't finish off the edges, and 3) it doesn't take care of my wavy inlet. The billets would just end a couple mm from the bumper, with no trim:
![Mustang_lower_grille_mount_front.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-0jCIUEMcXyI%2FUL1SKOxnI1I%2FAAAAAAAAKxs%2Fi0iHIpk71_s%2Fs800%2FMustang_lower_grille_mount_front.jpg&hash=b5518c6509503404408d2d2483d539ab)
![Mustang_lower_grille_mount_ISO.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-PT_MlNiIKXc%2FUL1SLPryUOI%2FAAAAAAAAKx0%2FF8nInbEK4dI%2Fs800%2FMustang_lower_grille_mount_ISO.jpg&hash=15ef96c38cbb6b60a61a727451fc8290)
BTW, if you're saying "Ok, doesn't look that wavy in the 3rd pic", that was right after I hit the bumper with a heat gun and left 10 lb disc weights sitting on it overnight. 6 months later, the waves came back:
![IMAG0558.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-54yKcUBGlFs%2FVOvkmGMvxLI%2FAAAAAAAAcDc%2Fox4E0YjyjDw%2Fs800%2FIMAG0558.jpg&hash=4fad7ef0209c4d29516a9a49312e9df7)