2. Because the mesh comes in 36" lengths, and it takes about 37" on the 04-05 air dam to cover the center section, the center has to be done in two pieces. I pieced them together with a slight overlap right at the center upright of the air dam. There was plenty left over for the outside pieces. I cut the mesh to approximate size with tin snips (although scissors can also do the trick, but it kind of abuses them), and slipped the mesh into place several times to check the fit. I made several adjustments until it fit very well. Then I used the left side piece I had just made as a pattern for the right side and marked the other piece before final installation of the mesh.

3. The galvanized mesh is faily stiff. I used this to my advantage. On the bottom of the bumper (above where the mesh goes), there is a small gap that follows the curve of the bumper between the foam piece and the functional bumper itself (as opposed to the bumper cover fascia). The 6" width of the mesh allows for about 1/2" to 3/4" to be tucked up in between the foam and the bumper, securing the top of the mesh with no fasenters. You can see where I had to cut back to avoid the bumper fascia where it covers the seam between the foam and the bumper.

4. I drilled holes in the air dam in several places to attach the tie straps. If you do this, I recommend looking where your drilling, and if there is anywhere that the spinning part of the drill can contact the bumper fascia, use cardbaord to protect it.

The grill was similar:

Here is a pic of the results on the Red Rocket:

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