Question on restoration/welding wire screens

[rob love]

Technically, the mesh over the headlamps would not pass a safety. Just remove it altogether.

[Bob Carriere]

Woven steel mesh will allow more light to go through than expanded mesh.

Individual strands of the woven wire mess can be individualy spot welded..... Do you know anyone who has a spot welder and a couple of metal brakes???.

On the Ford CMP grill they very easily got around the time consuming process of welding individual wires by making a 3/4 in. sheet metal frame similar to a glass widow channel...... deep U shape...insert the wire wesh and spot weld...... and for a safety check arrange for your headlight wiremess screen to be a removable/bolted section within the headlight rectangular guard.

We can discuss over tea if you wish.

Cheers

[chris vickery]

Perhaps with the plethora of NOS parts and scrapped Iltii vehicles out there, suitable replacements may be sourced at economical prices without the added work?

[Ron King]

Why MIG weld ?
On my Stalwart woven wire air intake screens I managed to straighten the wire and at every broken criss cross braze the wire back together and brazed it back to its support frame......less heat and brass flows and follows the heat well.
Just make certain no flux is left behind.