Hey, does anyone know of a company that makes a mesh grille for the lower opening on the 2nd gen TL's???
Has anyone attempted to make their own? If so, any info would be appreciated...

 

I believe that grill-tech has just come out with a grill for both the top portion and the bottom portion of the TL. www.grill-tech.com

Maybe if a lot of people are interested we could get a group buy goin...

 

they have a cpl on ebay ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW

 

Latin....

I think you mean www.grille-tech.com

 

I've made my own upper and lower grilles. The upper grill was a real bitch. I took the complete grill out and seperated the chrome trim and "A" emblem from the inner plastic of the grill. I bought some A.P.C. aluminum mesh from pep boys, trimmed it out to fit the outline of the plastic part of the grill, then sandwiched it in between the plastic and chrome trim piece, slapped it back together and topped it off with the "A" emblem.
The bottom piece was a little easier. I made a cardboard template to fit in the opening, then using the same aluminum mesh, I made the bottom piece. one other step I had to take was to make mounting brackets which wrap around the center black plastic of the lower bumper cutout.
When both were done, I used some chrome door edge trim and slid it over the edges to create a border. The top piece only needs one strip on top to meet up with the hood.
These directions may not make sense, but one look at a picture and you'll see what I mean.
If you have aol "AIM",check my profile some pics of the car are there. PISTACIO103179
rather than the grill being in-set on top, it sits flush with the headlights.

 

I have a Mazda 6 lower Grill that looks like it came stock with the car... Can't even tell I added it

 

Pistacio- thanks for the info, I was thinking of doing this also..

TLS RULZ- you got any pics of the Mazda grille?

 

Not yet .. but I'll take some next time I see my friend... (I don't have a digital camera Spend any extra $$ on car instead

 

Pics!!!

 

Oops, ur right!!

 

At grilletech.com, is the 01 TL's grill the same as the 02-03? They only have the grilles for the 02-03, but i HOPE that it is the same as the 01
but if it was interchangeable, :hitit:

 

I'm pretty sure they're not. The 01's sit little higher and appear to be narrower.

 

Ok.. so once I take pics who can I email the pics to so they can add em to the thread... I can't since I am not a $$$ member

 

Host them at acura inspired .com. Its free and it allows you to link them to any site. Either that or email them to me nate_haley@hotmail.com and I'll host em.

 

ok.. so I was able to take pics of the Grill. Here is the link

http://members.rogers.com/kbraganza/

And I know the car is dirty... I havn't had time to wash it yet.

Have fun.

 

Looks nice! Like you said, it looks stock. Kindof hard to see that it even exists though since its dark under there and the grill itself is black ... The "race style" that grille-tech.com makes is more noticeable since its got a bit of a silverish reflection. Looks good regardless!

 

i bought the grille-tech lower grille. i tried installing it quickly but it wasnt coming out right so i had to take it off. i havent had the chance to try installing it again. but once i do i'll take pics.

 

Check my sig for pics of my homemade grill, total cost $80 for both. Please check my other post on bottom of this thread for directions. Sorry they are late, I couldn't get them up before.
How do I get them to appear right on this page?(I'm a member of acura inspired)

 

I wil probally get one from grilletech . Should i get the silver or black and diamond or race? I am thinking silver race. I have an anthracite 03

 

Doesn’t it suck when bugs and debris ruin the bumpers and grills of our cars? I was thinking of getting my front bumper replaced or repainted…but then why bother because in a couple of weeks of driving it’ll look the same? How do you people protect or clean your bumpers of crap?

 

Pistacio,

Your grills look awesome.......nice job.

 

Get a clear bra.... Xpel or Stonegard.

 

Hey pistacio - on your homemade lower grill, what did you make the brackets to hold the grill on with? Any help you could provide would be appreciated.

Thanks - I want to do this mod too!

 

It's a little hard to explain without showing them to you. I'll take one off and snap some pics of it then e-mail them to you. Is that cool?

 

Thanks very much!!! I appreciate it.

 

I have anthracite also, I ordered sliver diamond. I like it better because you can see it better than the race. I think in some lights the race might look like you have a big pice of solid sliver metal behind your grille...

 

tlrulez what year mazda 6 did that come off?

 

i had the same problem too, when i had time i tried installing it a second time. It was a bitch. It would of been easier with a second person holding it while you were securing it. BUt i got it installed..

 

I installed mine and thought it looked like crap, I thought securing it with zip ties didn't look so good. You can see the zip ties if you look close enough. I was thinking of taking off the whole grill and securing it somehow behind the vertical and horizontal plastic bars.

 

does anyone know if grille-tech or any other company is planning on making the lower grilles for us 99-01 Tlers?

 

This is all ive heard for you 99-01 guys... Not sure where they are at on it now tho...

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...493#post858493

 

I need your e-mail address to send you pics of the brackets. Send me a PM.

 

The current one... just make sure its the sport model. cus the grill is differnet from the basic model.

 

Did you have to use zip ties also or is there directions that come w/ this product?

 

yes i used the zip ties that came with it.. ONe thing i dont understand is that the zip ties were too short to install. Meaning if a little longer it would have been easier. I would just ask a buddy to help you hold the grille so you can concentrate getting the zip ties around the veritcal and horizontal bars or plastic whatever it is. You know what im talkin about for (02-03). But if you do it alone i would get longer zip ties.. much easier. But my concern with that is will the longer zip ties be more noticeable. Just try with ones that came with and see if you can do it. Remember if it doesnt look right you can always cut the zip ties and start over.. They give you like 10 zip ties. I only used 2

Hope this helps

 

why would you want to get ripped off by them? Just make your own.

 

Hey pistacio, nice touch with the blue lug nuts to match the car. That's one mod that won't work for me since I'm SSM. Nice job though.

 

Thanks, they were a gift. I didn't have locks when I bought the car so my bro bought those for me. I'm not sure if I completely like them. They kinda grew on me.


As far as you guys using zip ties, just make brackets. They are not hard to make at all. I can send you guys an e-mail with pics of mine if you want. I can't post them because I'm too lazy to upload them to my gallery.