98/99 JDM grill conversion
11-01-2005, 07:43 PM
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98/99 JDM grill conversion
well today i was bored so i decited to start my jdm grill. today i cut out all of the slats, and sanded it so its all ready for bondo or quick seal, which should i use, didnt recycledpaper use quick seal? well i guess ill figure it out when i finish it tomorrow. it wasnt too hard cutting out the slats, it was kinda a bitch though. it took me about 1 hour and 30 min to do all of this today.i just put the mesh in the pix back on so it didnt look like total ass tonight and tomorrow for when i drive...so far i think this is the most work on a 99 grill, correct me if im wrong. ill post the rest of the pix as soon as i finish
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11-01-2005, 08:06 PM
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i am painting the inside black and i think the chrome ring the color of my car, or i might leave it chrome, im not sure yet. im gunna go pick up some quikseal and work on it tomorrow. when im done it should look as if i have a 97 grill, but without buyin a new one
11-01-2005, 08:12 PM
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i know this is pretty random but...
does Honda/Acura sell those little bolts that hold the grille in place
cuz most of mine are broken and i can't get my grille off without breaking the rest
does Honda/Acura sell those little bolts that hold the grille in place
cuz most of mine are broken and i can't get my grille off without breaking the rest
11-01-2005, 08:13 PM
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im not trying to say i have something i dont or anything, but i thought that is what these style of grills were called. check this thread https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/aftermarket-cd-changer-question-174890/
i am not trying to be some type of type R poser or anything, i just got tired of having my mesh grill and when you look through it you can see all of the slats on the inside. like in my avatar
i am not trying to be some type of type R poser or anything, i just got tired of having my mesh grill and when you look through it you can see all of the slats on the inside. like in my avatar
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11-01-2005, 08:16 PM
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11-01-2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCL97
i know this is pretty random but...
does Honda/Acura sell those little bolts that hold the grille in place
cuz most of mine are broken and i can't get my grille off without breaking the rest
does Honda/Acura sell those little bolts that hold the grille in place
cuz most of mine are broken and i can't get my grille off without breaking the rest
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94731 003 4 NUT, FLANGE (5MM) $0.17
94165 005 2 SCREW, TAP (3X10) $3.30
84728 004 2 CLIP, FR. GRILLE $2.07
52660 002 1 EMBLEM, FR. $11.28
there cleaned it up a bit
51300 001 1 GRILLE, FR. $107.84
11-01-2005, 08:24 PM
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94165 008 18 SCREW, TAP (3X10) $ 3.30
84728 007 2 CLIP, FR. GRILLE $2.07
52859 006 4 NUT, SIDE PROTECTOR $1.30
51379 004 1 MOLDING, FR. GRILLE $28.68
51326 003 1 MOLDING, FR. GRILLE $28.68
51299 001 1 GRILLE, FR. $28.68
11-01-2005, 08:27 PM
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that looks like absolute shit. whats is that ? chicken wire ? you need to take the time and custom fab the grill. Youre not suppose to use bondo. Your supposed to use filler wire and epoxy for bodywork. Bondo will crack. Theres alot of other tecnique needed, but i would recommend you put your stock grill back on and keep it that way, or when you decide to do the work right, give it a go
11-01-2005, 08:29 PM
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no dude, the chicken wire is just there for driving tonight and tomorrow it will not be on the grill forever, just for a day so it kinda hides the fact that im not done yet, i am taking the time, i am not done yet, i still have a majority of the work to yet do
11-01-2005, 08:54 PM
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OK, I can't say I like what I saw in the pictures, but then again, if I'm lying awake on the OR table and the doc ain't done yet, do you think I'm gonna like that either? Just get 'er done, then post a DYI. And the rest of you, damn haters, just wait till he's done, then 
his ass if you don't think his work is 
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his ass if you don't think his work is .
11-01-2005, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ayougo
that looks like absolute shit. whats is that ? chicken wire ? you need to take the time and custom fab the grill. Youre not suppose to use bondo. Your supposed to use filler wire and epoxy for bodywork. Bondo will crack. Theres alot of other tecnique needed, but i would recommend you put your stock grill back on and keep it that way, or when you decide to do the work right, give it a go
11-01-2005, 10:16 PM
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and you know if you woulda left that big blob of plastic in the middle it wouldve completely conceald the hood latch. then all you wouldve had to do is paint it black. if you dont paint it youll still be able to see it. unless youre going to put the mesh in the back then youll want to paint the hood latch. and you need to get a sheet of real mesh fast. and folding it over the sides just looks like vomit. just cut around the sides with wire cutters. takes longer but lookes cleaner. im about to start my fourth grille so ive tried a few things.
Good advice.
11-01-2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueCLRycR
and you know if you woulda left that big blob of plastic in the middle it wouldve completely conceald the hood latch. then all you wouldve had to do is paint it black. if you dont paint it youll still be able to see it. unless youre going to put the mesh in the back then youll want to paint the hood latch. and you need to get a sheet of real mesh fast. and folding it over the sides just looks like vomit. just cut around the sides with wire cutters. takes longer but lookes cleaner. im about to start my fourth grille so ive tried a few things.
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Originally Posted by ayougo
that looks like absolute shit. whats is that ? chicken wire ? you need to take the time and custom fab the grill. Youre not suppose to use bondo. Your supposed to use filler wire and epoxy for bodywork. Bondo will crack. Theres alot of other tecnique needed, but i would recommend you put your stock grill back on and keep it that way, or when you decide to do the work right, give it a go
:wow: maybee you should tell him just how it is. cmon man dont hold back. give him a chance to finish it.. i aint sein the finished product but maybee he is.. i hope.
11-01-2005, 10:53 PM
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my buddies dad works at a shop and he gave me this putty stuff and i just put the first layer on, and im waitin for it to dry and then hopfully ill get it ready to paint for tomorrow
11-01-2005, 11:43 PM
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Alex always gets carried away. Is it me or has he turned quite bitter in the past few days..
ANywho...Nothing looks good till your done. Just be sure to put up pics when your dont to shut these :haters: up!
ANywho...Nothing looks good till your done. Just be sure to put up pics when your dont to shut these :haters: up!
is there any chicken behind that wire? 
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11-02-2005, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by wakeboardfusion
did you put a black mesh behind your grill, or how did you get the dark black effect?
11-02-2005, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by SwervinCL
Alex always gets carried away. Is it me or has he turned quite bitter in the past few days..
ANywho...Nothing looks good till your done. Just be sure to put up pics when your dont to shut these :haters: up!
ANywho...Nothing looks good till your done. Just be sure to put up pics when your dont to shut these :haters: up!
) Ive eatin TV dinners for a month straight, and i havent got laid in five months. SO YES< Im a bit bitter. 
the only thing i look forward to doing ( 
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11-02-2005, 09:23 AM
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I just want my car back. Ive been without it for 5 weeks and ive been couped up inside this apartment for 5 weeks straight. I have no friends in TX since i moved, and no were to go without my car. I have no more weed left so im ansi and i have to walk to a gas station that still ID's me since i look young and its 1 mile away ( too long for me ) Its cold here now ( in TX ) Ive eatin TV dinners for a month straight, and i havent got laid in five months. SO YES< Im a bit bitter. the only thing i look forward to doing ( )
) Ive eatin TV dinners for a month straight, and i havent got laid in five months. SO YES< Im a bit bitter. the only thing i look forward to doing ( )
11-02-2005, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by wakeboardfusion
i guess i could, its 
if i have no grill and if i have this one...lol
if i have no grill and if i have this one...lolyea...thats been me and my CL for almost 1.5 hrs now.....thank god the CF hood will come soon
11-02-2005, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Acura3.0CL
Try driving with a busted up hood, no grille, bent hood around the grill slot, and a hood that dosnt close all the way so therfor the hood and the fenders dont align together...
yea...thats been me and my CL for almost 1.5 hrs now.....thank god the CF hood will come soon
yea...thats been me and my CL for almost 1.5 hrs now.....thank god the CF hood will come soon
i think u mean years
11-02-2005, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by agranado
hello? mcfly? move to Miami! You'll have plenty of friends to ride with down here
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Originally Posted by ayougo
word my boss lives in Tampa !! Im for hire by the way, "professional contractor"
sounds like your a serial killer. "professional contractor". why no car for 5 weeks.
