TJ Bug Screen

Hey folks,

I've always made my radiator bug screens from ordinary window screening.

I need a bug screen for my 97 TJ. Here in S. Texas, the bugs are plentiful and almost big enough to carry off my lil Jeep. We have more bugs than a lawyer has excuses for his clients.... well, almost, anyway.

I've also noticed that various parts sellers want about $50.00 for what they call a stainless steel, inside the grille, bug screen.

It'd be my luck to spend that kind of money, and have a sink hole open up and swallow the whole shootin match, right after I put the bug screen in.

Comments? Suggestions?

Thanks Matt

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ambrin
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Do you have a link to it? Here in Tennessee we have bigassed bugs too... that's why my Liberty's name is Bug Breath

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KJ.Kate

Why not just do the window screening thing again? Then post a link to a picture of it so we can talk about it. Tomes

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Tomes

Yeah, make it disposable. Nobody likes cleaning dead bug off of anything.

Earle

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Earle Horton

Well that is exactly what I was thinking. Just get a big old roll of screen (I have this as I have a screened in porch that the birds fly into regularly [I get beak holes...]), and replace once in a while. That is why I am curious about the attachment setup. Tomes

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Tomes

I have an idea for ya. If you happen to be married and IF your wife sews....

Have her sew some bias tape around the edges to prevent ravelling and then sew some velcro straps on it in the right places to wrap around the grille slots..... whatcha think? Bias tape and velcro would be about $5.00 the screen material would be pretty cheap I imagine.

Kate

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: >> > I've always made my radiator bug screens from ordinary window : >> > screening. : >> >

: >> > I need a bug screen for my 97 TJ. Here in S. Texas, the bugs are : >> > plentiful and almost big enough to carry off my lil Jeep. We have more : >> > bugs than a lawyer has excuses for his clients.... well, almost, : >> > anyway. : >> >

: >> > I've also noticed that various parts sellers want about $50.00 for what : >> > they call a stainless steel, inside the grille, bug screen. : >> >

: >> > It'd be my luck to spend that kind of money, and have a sink hole open : > up : >> > and swallow the whole shootin match, right after I put the bug screen : > in. : >> >

: >> > Comments? Suggestions? : >> >

: >> > Thanks : >> > Matt : >> >

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KJ.Kate

OK, you got me thinking more here (scary thought in itself...). I had in mind some manner of clamping mechanism for the metal screening, which is what I have rolls of [and they cost about $30 per roll btw). However, now I am thinking of using the flexible stuff (fiberglass?), using the adhesive backed fuzzy side of the velcro on the inside of the grille, laying the screen on that and just applying the other side of the velcro through the screen to catch the pasted on side, rubbing it in real good. Seems too simple so something must be wrong with this.... Tomes

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Tomes

It may just be an optical illusion, but I've got two screens side by side here. One has metal screen, the other has metal mesh. Just looking, it appears that the metal mesh has a lot more open area than the fiberglass mesh and the fiberglass mesh has begun to fray which would further cuts down on the available air flow. On top of that, the screen material looks like it flexes a lot more in a strong wind, so that might present a problem as well.

If you do go with the fiber screen, keep an eye > OK, you got me thinking more here (scary thought in itself...). I had in

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Will Honea

I have the ticket velcro and one of thoes AC filters you use in your house or you could mount some Z-channel on either side and slide one in and toss it when it is full. Coasty

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Coasty

Nylon. It DOES seem simple, but it just might work. I would still go outside the grill though. 'just in case'

-Unless- Does the back of the grille has some flat space on it? You could get adhesive backed velcro and apply it to the inside of the grille in pretty long strips then sew the velcro onto the screen and I'll bet it would hold. Ot TRY pressing it through. It just might work.

I just got the new 4 Wheel Drive catalog yesterday.

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's only 44.95 OR You can look on good ol Ebay
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It's too early for all this thinking. ok, I have to go get a cuppa coffee now.

Kate

: > Have her sew some bias tape around the edges to prevent ravelling and then : > sew some velcro straps on it in the right places to wrap around the grille : > slots..... whatcha think? : > Bias tape and velcro would be about $5.00 the screen material would be : > pretty cheap I imagine. : >

: > Kate : >

: > : > Earle : > : >

: > : >> > I've always made my radiator bug screens from ordinary window : > : >> > screening. : > : >> >

: > : >> > I need a bug screen for my 97 TJ. Here in S. Texas, the bugs are : > : >> > plentiful and almost big enough to carry off my lil Jeep. We have : > more : > : >> > bugs than a lawyer has excuses for his clients.... well, almost, : > : >> > anyway. : > : >> >

: > : >> > I've also noticed that various parts sellers want about $50.00 for : > what : > : >> > they call a stainless steel, inside the grille, bug screen. : > : >> >

: > : >> > It'd be my luck to spend that kind of money, and have a sink hole : > open : > : > up : > : >> > and swallow the whole shootin match, right after I put the bug : > screen : > : > in. : > : >> >

: > : >> > Comments? Suggestions? : > : >> >

: > : >> > Thanks : > : >> > Matt : > : >> >

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