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I thought about it, and couldn't not think of any really good reason why they ought to be there. So I removed them, from both ends. The mesh is attached to a metal ring. With a penknife and a wee bit of persuasion you can get the ring unseated out of the land and remove it. I then carefully cleaned up the whole bit and then assembled the intake after repainting the AFMs in matte black, taking pains to keep the sensors away from debris:
As I don't always do the smartest thing, this is where I'd like someone, if there is indeed some use for those mesh covers on either end, to chime in and tell me I've ruined two Z32 AFMs....

As I don't always do the smartest thing, this is where I'd like someone, if there is indeed some use for those mesh covers on either end, to chime in and tell me I've ruined two Z32 AFMs....