xjohnkdoex

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ok, so i had bought this 06/07 mugen grille off a member from the 'other' forum. originally, it was PWP and the owner had even painted the mesh. here's what it looked like--
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took it to a garage and had it repainted in NBP. they also sandblasted the mesh to get rid of the white paint and repainted the mesh in a flat black at my request since the metal would be raw. the color match is pretty good. i'm trying to decide how i want it to look as far as the emblems go. it's either no emblem, mugen emblem, or the acura A emblem (from the RSX). my friend suggested the A saying the mugen is too ricey, but i just wanted to get some feedback from a-zine members.

no emblem
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mugen emblem
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A emblem (from RSX)
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steeveage

I think Acura emblem on that grille is more unique...

SHYUperman

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^^ agree

TSXHunter05

go with the "A"

turoneatingpinoy

"A" ftw!

EuRTSX

Mugen for me. Though I am a bit curious to how that A looks on the car.

Trident

I would go nude. I like clean look...

pacman821

how do you put on a grill like that??

Reach

I'm with the no emblem crowd. I think it keeps people looking at the car longer to figure out what is different.

xjohnkdoex

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haha. the mystery and allure of the car?

not a bad argument. ok, i'm going to narrow it down to with our without the acura emblem.

CrazyCool[O]

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My vote to Mugen emblem. It's Mugen grill and you should be proud of it haha

CGTSX07

the "A" emblem actually looks really good. I would def. go with that. Besides, it doesn't really look right with the "A" emblem in the back and a mugen emblem/no emblem in the front.

HONgDA

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if it was pwp i would put the mugen emblem, but since its black i would go w/o emblem.

HondaAcura83

Digging that Acura emblem, might have to bite that style one day lol

PrecyseStylez

Put the acura emblem up side down!

pacman821

where did you find that grill??

Audioserf

Voting no emblem.

xjohnkdoex

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picked it up from a member on the 'other' forum used.

saved a little money. the real added benefit was getting it a lot sooner. but my kit still hasn't arrived yet.

Big Ben

You paid for a mugen part you might as well put the Mugen emblem on there. If you were just going mesh you could of got a knock off one on ebay for cheap .

I am getting tired of waiting on the kit and the dates keep changing.

tsx604

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I'd either stick the Mugen emblem on the grill, or just leave it out. Personally, I prefer the Mugen grill. It's goes well with the grill and it's more classy.

S14 n Tsx

+1.

kboosman00

Acura emblem for me!

frank1123

A emblem definately on black! How would you secure the acura emblem base to the grill?

xjohnkdoex

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the back of the emblem has these 2 screw points. i don't think there are threads in them, but i can just line them up on the grille and put in two screws from the back into those points and it should hold. i'm probably just going to hit up home depot to get them.

Newplay1

Mugen all-the-way! That "A" looks like you bought a cheap ebay front grill and stuck a "A" on it.

xjohnkdoex

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haha. but it's a real A from an RSX grille!

i did wonder if it looks tacky just putting it on. but like someone else said, it's kinda weird having the mugen logo on front and the acura emblem in the back.

but i also am proud to drive an acura. i don't know. i'm indecisive again.

quint001

I am going with the no emblem crowd . . . .The "A" looks TOO BIG for that grill . . . .The plain mesh is simple and real clean looking . . .

BoricuaTSX

the acura emblem looks really good on that.. u should go with that

visuelz

geez...it's 16,16,16 on this one.

lilasiian8

+1

VegaTSX

Gotta go Mugen on the Mugen Grill.

ILoveMyHonda

I wonder what he decided, since this poll was created almost four months ago....

EuRTSX

Yeah, I'm rather curious myself.

CGTSX07

now is the prime opportunity to post some pics...of both the mugen grill and the euroR kit.

xjohnkdoex

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lol. i didn't notice this was bumped up.

i ended up with the mugen grille, no logo, and installed the euro-r kit. i have pics after a wash from a few weeks ago. i just can't find the freaking cable to upload them. i'll try and do it tonight.

bluesolara

nice choice! Did u "honda" all the badges on the trunk?

xjohnkdoex

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here are some pics of my car after a wash a few weeks ago. euro-r kit and mugen grille. no rebadging or additional 'A' emblem. i think it looks a lot more aggressive and cleaner that way. and yes, i need to get rims and drop the car. enjoy.

front angles: unfortunately, despite installing the front in what i thought was warm weather, there is a small section right around the fogs which didn't cure properly. it's not horrible, but it sticks out a little. probably can't see it in the pic, but you'd see it in person. on a sad note, 2 days after i washed the car, i found 2 tiny chips on my mugen grille!! it looks like 2 tiny dots of bird shit. i wish it was that. i'll have to touch it up one day.



side: looks dirty, but it's really not. just a lot of junk reflecting off the surface thanks to four star upp.



back: had issues with the double-sided tape here too. i think the combination of warm, particularly from the exaust, and cold, loosened tape on one side. i tried putting on the a-spec exhaust tips, but both bolts freaking broke as they were all rusted in. i recently got some left-hand drill bits and i'm hoping to extract them to replace the tips.


hoen xenonmatch bulbs: these things look freaking great. too bad the one on the driver's side bit the dust the day after i took these pics. looking at the bulb, it was probably my fault as i probably scraped the tip when installing it. i need to replace this.

CGTSX07

wow that looks perfect. it really makes the car look a lot lower..i wonder if i'm gonna be scraping at the height i'm at now...

xjohnkdoex

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it's funny that you mention scraping, b/c about a week ago i was going into a driveway probably at a wrong angle and i scraped the right bottom corner of my front lip. you can't see the damage, but if you put your hand underneath, you'll feel it.

this makes me wary of getting coilcovers. while i'd love a better suspension and the lowered look, i'm worried about these freaking NYC driveways. maybe i'll just get some 18" rims and call it a day

rex.

^tell me about, i cringe everytime i hit a hole because even if i do a 5mph roll u still hear something rub/scrape. and i didnt even raise my car for the winter so lets see how that goes.. and ride looks nice just lessen the wheel gap somehow..