Good point. I bought mine at a local metal supply store so it was larger. I suppose there are shipping limitations when ordering something like this online. I know I've purchased what was supposed to be a flat sheet of S/S screen online, but to ship it they rolled it up really tight and I can't get it to flatten out again. Maybe see if there are any metal supply houses near you.The longest I find on the web is 48"
Hi All,
Does anyone know where you can source such a panel? Everything I see on ebay is only 14 gauge thick. I as thinking a thickness of 1/8 would be more appropriate. My back panel is toast and I have a set of Opel GT lights just waiting, thanks Pete.
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Looking at the pic in your first post I think that could work. It appears the standard USA license plate frame might not quite come all the way to the top and bottom of the screen, so a bit of the seam would show. But if you position the plate just right it can easily hide one side, and the other might not be noticable. Also you might find or make a custom plate frame that extends a little on the top and/or bottom to fully cover it - a bit like the old school Italy plate in the pic I showed in my last post (but to a much lesser extent). Ignore the writing on this example, but a frame similar to this might be tall enough to cover the seam:I thinking of seaming the two pieces and hiding the seam behind the license plate.
Along this idea, would it possible to make the two ends a little different where the lights mount? To make the width of the actual grill narrower so a 48" piece will work. Perhaps something similar to the earlier pic:I'll have about 1 1/2" above and below the 037 tail lights with which to extend the panel to the needed length
Ya, having something custom made would be quite expensive. Premade perforated sheets commonly come in 4'X8' sheets (in lots of designs), but shipping would be an issue unless you can find a supplier within driving distance. A full 4X8 sheet from a steel supply house will be well under $100. The one I bought was steel not aluminum, and cost $40. Aluminum will be higher but shouldn't be more than about twice that.Below is a response from ccg when I inquired about a longer panel.
If you really want to make it all in one piece and not separate it around the license plate, the "CCG" website lists some designs in 60" wide. More expensive and may not be the design you want though.L= 56 9/16