wingwing

i have taken the euro-r grill to an auto shop but it says it doesn't fit at all... he said there will be a gap with a size of a finger and that even if you forced to put it it will be hanging unstably. please tell me what i can do so that it can fit in. any successful case in the past? i really like the grill and don't want to give up installing it.

Helicobacter Pylori

It's a repost. Other members have the same problem. So far I didn't see a solution. For detail, do a search

JeffTSX

I have the same problem. It's a pain in the ass

wingwing

the owner of the car shop said a bumper from the Accord from japan will be needed if you want to fit in 100%. but i wonder if there r other ways...

cmf

You would have to have one small ass finger to fit it in there. You need to ensure the lips on the grill are BELOW the tab on the bumper. It's a bitch to ensure the bottom one in specific is below the tab, but time and patience will get it done. Yes, a gap will be there, something you have to live with when modding your car, but not even close to a full fingers width gap.
Also importing a new bumper will require more than just a bumper. You need the new parts behind the bumper as safety standards are different in Japan vs the US. I think InspireS had to go through some changes in order to get his phase bumper to fit, cause it's not a simple remove and replace.

wingwing

i have no experience in taking things apart and putting things together though... so it will be the auto shop tech guy that will need to be patient when doing it?

oh yeah wanted to ask... do you know whether the stock chrome trims will fit the euro-r grill?

thanks a lot cmf

JeffTSX

The stock chrome trim will fit onto the euroR grill but there's going to be a gap between the chrome trim and the grill. If I remembered correctly, there will be three holes that can't screw into the chrome trim and it shows the screw holes.

Here's a pic of mine.


Sorry about the size of the pic

wingwing

thanks jefftsx man... yeah i was trying to get him to fit the stock trims and he said about the holes too.. so you think any shops sells the chrome bottom trim piece? or possible to just paint the white trim that i have to chrome?

oh yeah i saw yours uses the stock hood trim.. so the hood trim fits, just the bottom trim doesn't?

thx again.

JeffTSX

It'll be hard to find the chrome bottom trim to fit the grill unless you order it from Japan or Hong Kong. You'll have better luck in finding the hood trim in body colour (boomplustoys.com sells it) to match the bottom piece. I'm just wondering, do you have the euroR radiator cover? I don't but I've ordered mine already and when it comes in, I'm gonna test fit it again by forcing the grill down. If that still doesn't work than I might get a body shop to custom make the bottom white trim slighty larger.

wingwing

ohhh the euroR radiator cover from boomplustoys? what does it do i thought it was useless... can you explain?

i ordered my stuff from PolePositionProducts i got the hood trim, and the euro-r grill and the trims are PWP. but then i think it's gonna look better (in my opinion and taste) with chrome trims so it looks like the accord in japan instead of euro-r. Euro-R doesn't look that good on PWP in my opinion again - i only like the blue on euro-r.

wingwing

hmm actually u talking about JDM Honda Accord Euro-R (CL7) Front Grill Inner Cover?

http://boomplustoys.net/jdm_accord.shtml

http://boomplustoys.net/images/JDM%2...nner_Cover.jpg

JeffTSX

Well I have no idea how your shop made your grill stay on tight but mine without the radiator cover, it's not tight at all. I used only 2 of the OEM push in clips on the side and 4 zip ties on the bottm. (Yes I know it's ghetto) And I don't think you could mount it tight without cover. You should double check how they did it. I'm curious now!!!



I ordered the cover and euroR front lip from boomplus. But my grill and bottom trim is actually from Japan. My friend went there in Dec for the Toyko Auto Salon so he got it from a dealership there. It only costed me $120CAD.

wingwing

yes the grill is not tight and very unstable when put on, now it's reversed back to the stock grill. but i am confused... are you referring to radiator cover at

http://www.aj-racing.com/pages.php?page_id=jdm-cl7

or

http://boomplustoys.net/jdm_accord.shtml

they have different names but are they the same?

$120CAD wow that's a great deal. but PPP has similar price.. but just that they have shipping.

JeffTSX

I was refering to this
http://boomplustoys.net/images/JDM%...Inner_Cover.jpg

JeffTSX

huh? PPP sells it for 200CAD. Unless you're thinking in USD which they sell it for 145USD.

wingwing

whoops lol yeah USD... damn i change my words.. yours is a sweeeet deal..

when you have installed the radiator cover can you let me know the results? if it works well, i will get it too.. thanks dude!

NeoChaser

jeff urs is actually not that bad..


also wingwing... ONE finger gap is a lot, are u sure it's that much?

NeoChaser

here is a pic of mine

as u can see there is a little gap there too

MC-CL7

Can you post some pictures? I have a friend installed the Euro R grill with the bottom grill trim piece, there is a very small gap, but no where close to a finger size gap. I have the Mugen grill and there also a small gap at the bottom, but no where close to a finger size gap too.

Me and my friend both also have the radiator cover and the hood trim, the whole install were done in like 45 mins, and that already included removing the bumper for the install.

cmf

Exactly, there will be a small gap at the bottom regardless if you have the radiator cover (JDM) or not. Some have made a slight mod to their OEM cover to use, and others like myself, bought the JDM one. Either way, what holds the grill down and creates that gap at the bottom is the tab on the actual bumper where the grill sits. The grill has another tab/ lip that needs to be below the tab on the bumper.

If I weren't one of the lucky ones that did not have to use zip ties, I would take it off and take pics, but I fear braking the little screws/pins that hold the bottom part of the grill in place!
Hope that makes sense..........Neochaser, nice grill. Like the Euro-R one better on your car!

wingwing

neochaser.....

what can i say? it looks so sweet.. exactly what i want - chrome trim with euro-r grill and the gap is small enough to be acceptable. did you buy a euro-r grill chrome bottom trim or is that the stock? did you use the radiator cover?

NeoChaser

yes it's an euroR grille w/out the euror emblem and the bottom peice is oem j spec accord.

no i don't have a radiator cover... tho i want one hehe

wingwing

so cmf and others, do you think neochaser's grill will fit even more properly if a JDM radiator cover was in place?

neochaser: why don't you get it at PPP, boomplustoys or aj-racing?

NeoChaser

PPP , emailed them b4, they wen't really all that friendly and + the shipping cost..

aj was out of stock...

i got mine at boomplus...

cmf

The way his looks is as good as it's gonna get. If anything, the JDM radiator cover will just ensure the top is in place right if anything at all.

JeffTSX

wingwing. The JDM cover WILL NOT eliminate the gap. I got it cause I want to hold the grill down more firmly so I might be able to install it without the gap.

wingwing

ohhh but having it is still a good thing so you can hold the grill more firmly. the gaps aren't that unacceptable on neochaser, so for sure i can live with it. now i just need to order a chrome bottom trim from PPP. the reason why the grill was so unstable on my car was that i was trying to fit the stock chrome button trim (because of the 3 holes).

JeffTSX

Hope everything works out for ya!!

wingwing

thx a ton for u guys' help... if its successful, i will post pics