vdiddy210

^I guess just NBP no?

Unless you have some other color you'd rather?? but honestly on a black car your not gonna paint it silver or red or something...unless, you like a whole lotta rice

LThouse

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Well i did this mod today on my 1999 tl, it is a great diy. It was only 2 dollars for the gutter gaurd at home depot. I recommend to anyone that plans to do this to make sure you have a good tool to cut the mesh with, i had a bad tool and it took 2 hours to get it right. Right now I just left the mesh silver exactly how I bought it, i am comtemplating painting it black, but im not sure it looks pretty cool now, heres a pic. Opinions?

n1njai

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Paint it black, the chrome reminds me too much of those 300C's with the big chrome grill, the black looks more clean.

WhereUbinh

what rims are those?

Tay119

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definitely paint it black

bluballz

word paint it. I'm doing mine now

mlrskn06

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yeah paint it.. and while ur doing it, do ur headlights

kenshinx24

nice

Rockstar21

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chrome chicken wire belongs on ruined civics....

i believe the TL deserves a OEM (quality) grill at least.

but i understand wanting to change things for cheap... if it keeps you happy then yahoo!

this i just my opinion.. nobody get upset

AV6

I am trying to do this mod right now but, i can't get either of the bolts that hold the top of the grill on. Any ideas?

It's Clutch

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cut around the mounting places^^

98JDMCL

My buddy( who is not on here) did the mesh style grille too! I couldnt find any pics of his car done but this is when he first got the car.

rkan121

what rims are those i likey!!! chrome right???

taintedplay

for the LIFE of me i couldent do this. spent multiple hours.

thug lyfe

hmm some of these don't look too good...maybe it just doesn't work on a stock car. OP's look great though although i realize how old this post is lol

mystakin

would this mod work for an 03 tl?

PIC

Yea same here I really love your TL, I've been looking for someone who has blacked out the grill but havent found any, this looks nice probably what I'm going to do to mine, and also were did you find those clear headlights?

autoconsultant

you did an incredible job with that

rescuewindow13

I just did this for my '00 TL and it looks sick! thanks for the idea!

seeya1

Is everyone using the aluminum mesh and painting it or the black plastic?

Mr. Maker

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jo3lo22

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Nice but I will be putting the Honda emblem on mines ;-)

jo3lo22

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Anyone stuck a Honda emblem instead of the acura one??

Mr. Maker

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Grille for sale!!

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/%2A%2A99-01-2g-tl-grille%2A%2A-828994/

spongeb0b

nice diy

chicokelly

looks great!!

lvlarkeo

This i now my wallpaper and my inspiration! thanks im doing black mesh mod now, i blacked out my headlights and removed amber yesterday.

lvlarkeo

hey once i take apart the grille where do i cut at cause i see there are some studs that are im the way does anyone have a pic with an outline on where to cut the grille at so i can place my mesh in?

lvlarkeo

Will have to fiberglass this to make it even with the rest but to lazy plus u can't even notice it unless you are really looking for it.








In the 1st 3 pictures it was painted flat black i did't like it so when i was done. I hit it with black eboxy gloss spray paint and clear coated it. What do you guys think?

lvlarkeo

ur mesh is a lil low on the top near the symbol other then that if u like chrome then good job.

lvlarkeo

Can't wait to get my car front-end lined up like i want then painted. My paint is fading i love ur glossy black. I remember when i first got my car every weekend i would wash it with dish soap. I learned my lesson no dish soap for me lol. I don't know if it was given a cheap paint job before i got it but i did move to Florida from north. idk but now i gota get a paint job. Only car wash soap for me lol... any advice on color to paint my car. I want black but my friends say change it up. Gunmetal grey or that rare blue would be nice. i plan on painting it myself. i know it isnt easy but when im done i will post a diy for those with the same problem.

MrMoAcuraPar

I was on the fence about the end result, but mine turned out ok the more I fiddled with it and time passed, now I love it.

pics when I'm allowed

BetterBob

Thank you! I was waiting for someone to debadge the grill. Wanted to see what it looked like.

I don't like it. I'll keep it stock. But you saved me a bunch of time, and well, very little money. lol

dreem1er

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Damn subtledeamer now thats an og.

real_ruckus

i will be attempting this soon on my '02

Subzero94

Hey man just wondering if you bought those headlights like that or if you removed the orange sides for the blinkers and if so how you did it? Looks real clean wouldn't mind doing it myself.

Subzero94

tried this on my 03... Didnt work, didnt realize the grills were different between these years on the second gens oh well there goes $6.00 and 2 hours...