I went to the Acura dealer today and they told me the 98-99 grille will not fit a 97. The body man told me yea but I don't think he knows. This issue is the difference between me buying a 97 this week or waiting for a 98-99.

 

what the heck? you want a 97...but with a 98-99 grille? the 98-99 have other features the 97 doesn't...like the chrome thing around the shifter! Garage door opener at the reading light...few other things

 

hey brah it fits. people who work at dealerships are so fucking stupid. I have a 97 with a 98 grill. when you order the grill, make sure you oreder the chrome emblem - it's a separate item and the emblem from the 97 doesn't fit.

 

Whoever told you that the grill won't fit doesn't know what they're talking about!

However, the '97 grill is 3 pieces: the black grill itself, the trim ring around the grill, and the emblem/"wings". You'll need the screws that hold the trim ring to the black grill, and the emblem/"wings" to the black grill. The whole assembly fits right into ALL 3 years of 1st Gen CLs.

 

What dealer is it? We should all send an email asking the same question and also ask if the Honda oil filter will fit on the Acura. I've had a parts guy tell me that once....scared the crap out of me considering this guy is in charge of getting the right parts. I asked what the part number was because I was going to get it from a Honda dealer which was alot closer. He said, nope, Honda oil filters won't work on the Acura. I knew there was no arguing with that kind of stupidity and just asked the Honda parts guy when I got there.

 

also, i'm willing to bet someone on here will trade you your 97 grill for their 98-99 grill no doubt

 

97 grille > 98/99 grille, IMO

 

I know for a fact it fits, Katie has my 97 grille and i've got her 99 grille. And IMO, i like the 98-99 grille a lot more.

 

I like the 97 grill because it looks like the grills on current Acura's. But I like the 98-99 grills on our CL's specifically because that distinguishes it from the 97's, like the painted lower panels.

 

98-99 owns all :P

 

NO IT DOESN'T!!!! :P

 

 

it fits fine. i have a 97 and 98+ plus grill in both my 97 hood and my 98+ hood. its all the same shit. the dealer is a moron like usual. one look on the comp screen in the parts dept would have settled everything.

 

I will trade my grill 99 for a 97. PM me.

 

well normaly how much is a new 98 grille??? anyone know

 

The 98/99 grilles don't look like any other Acuras. The 97 has the wings like all the current/recent ones.

 

it's like 120 or 130 new

 

im gunna have a 97 grill for sale in about a week .. complete grill already meshed if anyones interested`

 

Definitely.