Now Taking Deposits for Modulo A grille
11-25-2011, 12:58 AM
#562
Yes, that looks really good.
12-11-2011, 05:50 PM
#563
how do you like your grille mr. nc?
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12-12-2011, 08:25 PM
#568
anyone other than mr. nc awaiting a grill?
12-13-2011, 05:41 PM
#570
Just anxious to see how it looks for NC, i have a grigio too and i am looking forward to his pics
12-13-2011, 06:26 PM
#571
Killer...how the hell do you have like 3,500 posts for someone who joined last year. Do you post in all the other sections as well? And are you posting in them as much as this section? your ridiculous man lol
12-13-2011, 06:42 PM
#572
^ health professional student, spend upwards of 8 hours a day stationary at a computer studying, lots of time to procrastinate and usually just browse forums in between reading
I post in car talk here and there, but im mainly here in 2G section, and i used to post alot more before
I post in car talk here and there, but im mainly here in 2G section, and i used to post alot more before
12-13-2011, 06:42 PM
#573
I also double post alot instead of editing just incase i have extra thoughts
12-13-2011, 06:43 PM
#574
Hey cool 3400
12-15-2011, 06:43 PM
#576
Lil' update. Painted grilles are supposedly done. Planning to snag them tomorrow and pack/ship by monday. I will snap a couple pics. Here are some others I haven't shown yet.
Ed's before paint. Some real harsh sunlight, no touching up and I was manhandling this grille for about an hour before the pics. Anyway, the fit is great. All that I can expect.
And....we are shipping MONDAY
When you get your grilles there is going to be some trimming and sanding marks on the backside. This is all so they fit properly. You should not need to do any more grinding but as with all fiberglass body items you should not be surprised to have to do some massaging to get it perfect. We won't be chastised for imperfections out of the box because we can only guarantee a factory perfect fit with an injection molded plastic part, which this is not. But you will see these are DAMN GOOD.
Ed's before paint. Some real harsh sunlight, no touching up and I was manhandling this grille for about an hour before the pics. Anyway, the fit is great. All that I can expect.
And....we are shipping MONDAY
When you get your grilles there is going to be some trimming and sanding marks on the backside. This is all so they fit properly. You should not need to do any more grinding but as with all fiberglass body items you should not be surprised to have to do some massaging to get it perfect. We won't be chastised for imperfections out of the box because we can only guarantee a factory perfect fit with an injection molded plastic part, which this is not. But you will see these are DAMN GOOD.
12-18-2011, 08:31 PM
#582
Sure I can do that. When can you swing by?
jk...I think you know how absurd that sounds...no we don't test anything else before shipping, and this is no difference. Hence, making it right the first time and taking the time to make sure they are good to go.
jk...I think you know how absurd that sounds...no we don't test anything else before shipping, and this is no difference. Hence, making it right the first time and taking the time to make sure they are good to go.
12-22-2011, 08:22 PM
#587
You see me, I CU2
12-23-2011, 12:36 AM
#588
i.e. people who bought stuff for Christmas are more important than people who bought stuff months ago. Wow.
overall good review
01-10-2012, 01:50 PM
#593
Three Wheelin'
01-10-2012, 02:22 PM
#594
SeeYou2Crew #2
Mr. NC's review from his thread:
1st time it was mounted on the bumper, it wouldn't fit at all, it was skewed to the right, I believe Ed_6969 had the same problem, so it's the master mold it came from that's the issue. My body shop guy had to dremel 1-2 cm from the inside to make it fit.
Aside from that heartbreaking moment(you don't realize how sad you will be when you been waiting this long for this grille and the body shop guy goes "it doesn't fit" ) LOL Install was straight forward
Spray painted black, may or may not peel/stick meeeeh
Yes the right side seems to be sticking up a bit more compared to the left. I'll get that looked at later.
There is a gap from top of grille to hood, it's the shape of the grille, I have a feeling they used a euro grille frame as a base thats why. If you remember sum1 took a euro grille and modded it on the forum and it had the same problem. I want to put a rubber strip there...or it's increased airflow for better cooling
In terms of quality. Just comparing my JDP CF lip and the ATLP FRP grille (I KNOW ITS CF AND FRP, apples to oranges blah blah blah) but jus goin by feel before both were installed the ATLP doesn't seem up to par ie the JDP lip just felt nice in your hands(no homo)
As for looks....uhhh 1st in Canada, 2nd or 3rd on the street? Looks good me thinks. I kinda wish the middle bar just went straight across instead of swishing up at the ends like that. Looks like a moustache to me.
So if I was a new 09-10 owner and I saw this thread would I buy this grille? More than likely if I really hate the shield grille or want a different look. If you're patient there may be future options down the road.
This grille took so long I actually got used to the shield grille.
This post may seem like a straight bash but honestly I like the ATLP grille, it's alot more low key which is what I like.
1st time it was mounted on the bumper, it wouldn't fit at all, it was skewed to the right, I believe Ed_6969 had the same problem, so it's the master mold it came from that's the issue. My body shop guy had to dremel 1-2 cm from the inside to make it fit.
Aside from that heartbreaking moment(you don't realize how sad you will be when you been waiting this long for this grille and the body shop guy goes "it doesn't fit" ) LOL Install was straight forward
Spray painted black, may or may not peel/stick meeeeh
Yes the right side seems to be sticking up a bit more compared to the left. I'll get that looked at later.
There is a gap from top of grille to hood, it's the shape of the grille, I have a feeling they used a euro grille frame as a base thats why. If you remember sum1 took a euro grille and modded it on the forum and it had the same problem. I want to put a rubber strip there...or it's increased airflow for better cooling
In terms of quality. Just comparing my JDP CF lip and the ATLP FRP grille (I KNOW ITS CF AND FRP, apples to oranges blah blah blah) but jus goin by feel before both were installed the ATLP doesn't seem up to par ie the JDP lip just felt nice in your hands(no homo)
As for looks....uhhh 1st in Canada, 2nd or 3rd on the street? Looks good me thinks. I kinda wish the middle bar just went straight across instead of swishing up at the ends like that. Looks like a moustache to me.
So if I was a new 09-10 owner and I saw this thread would I buy this grille? More than likely if I really hate the shield grille or want a different look. If you're patient there may be future options down the road.
This grille took so long I actually got used to the shield grille.
This post may seem like a straight bash but honestly I like the ATLP grille, it's alot more low key which is what I like.
01-10-2012, 03:39 PM
#595
01-10-2012, 03:44 PM
#596
01-10-2012, 03:58 PM
#597
Three Wheelin'
Give Marcus a break here. I don't know many vendors out there that would do a limited run (with all the R&D involved) sports grille. He would be lucky if he can sell 20-40 grilles in total and that's with 70K+ TSX sold for MY 2009-2010. MY 2011 has new smaller grille.
While my OEM H emblem grille has better fitment and comes paint-matched from factory, to buy one in Canada now would set me back $675 (including taxes and shipping). I was fortunate to purchase it 2 years ago from a dealer in Japan who shipped it to Vancouver for $400 (all in).
Kudos to HeelToe/Marcus, your effort is much appreciated.
While my OEM H emblem grille has better fitment and comes paint-matched from factory, to buy one in Canada now would set me back $675 (including taxes and shipping). I was fortunate to purchase it 2 years ago from a dealer in Japan who shipped it to Vancouver for $400 (all in).
Kudos to HeelToe/Marcus, your effort is much appreciated.
Last edited by 09TSXTech; 01-10-2012 at 04:09 PM.
01-10-2012, 04:27 PM
#598
Thats fine, and i appreciate marcus' work and all,
but im just surprised noones commented on the soul crushing irony of waiting around a year for the grille and then seeing marcus comment on someone else's 2 week timeframe
Call me a dick if you want but thats just how i see it
but im just surprised noones commented on the soul crushing irony of waiting around a year for the grille and then seeing marcus comment on someone else's 2 week timeframe
Call me a dick if you want but thats just how i see it
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01-10-2012, 05:35 PM
#599
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And also the way he treated the people who ordered. While they were waiting for the grille, with their deposits in, and excuses. Just the way heeltoe handled it, that alone is the only reason I'm not waiting by the door for my HT grille to come in. That's honesty.
All in all though, I do give props to HeelToe for actually doing this in the first place. By all means I give him the respect for that. Props to you!
All in all though, I do give props to HeelToe for actually doing this in the first place. By all means I give him the respect for that. Props to you!
01-10-2012, 09:25 PM
#600
You see me, I CU2
Only seeing this now, this is quite ironic...almost ALMOST funny, is it warranted? No sir.
Sorry it took me so long to post a review, I was focusing on other threads and stuff and christmas time got me backed up on delivery of my stickers to some of my fellow constituents. + I want to provide everyone with a quality review right? Something that everyone will be happy with. The wait is completely worth it. + I had a guy edit my review and it's taking him a long time, he's clearly slacking so it's clearly delaying me unfortunately. I didn't want it edited but I figured I'd stay the course.
Having said that.
I wanna give HT some respect for giving CU2 owners a grille option.
Having said that.
Everything in the red HAD to be dremel'd off. The excess material removed is quite large. Without this trimming, the grille would not even sit on the bumper. It looked like it it was in the same accident as mr. stak ( I LOVE YOU mr. stak) It was that skewed/off centered. None of the screws/snaps lined up without trimming as well. Even now after all that trimming. the right side of the grille is not flush yet. I'm not sure how much more trimming can be done now since its already down to the grille base itself.
Looks like ed did me a favour and posted the grille review already. Gracias senor
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