Fatfrii

I want to mesh out the insert of the bumper grill. any one have any tips on a DIY or can they be purchased. pics always help

Inaccurate

The links below is not exactly what you asked for. However, the links below will lead you to it.

Warmer Out! Time For A New Grill!! (click here)
Grilles, Grilles...and more Grilles!! Show/Give Ideas Here! (click here)
DIY: Grill Mods (click here)
Which Color combo for the 3G Grill??? (click here)

pohljm

gutter guard at home depot, clear coat it if you want, pull out plastic grilles and trim out pieces patch and paint. cut gutter guard to fit and sandwich into bumper its super easy.

LoveMyTL-S

I used the Home Depot gutter guards on my old TSX. Use tin snips to cut the mesh. You may want to wear leather gloves as the cut edges are very sharp.

Fatfrii

thanks inaccurate. the diy mod link really helped alot

Fatfrii

do you really have to take the whole front bumper off this seams totally unnecessary?

mmade22

My thread will answer all of your questions and even give you the link to the right mesh that is powdercoated

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/e-073-diy-custom-grill-mod-cutting-adding-grill-mesh-lots-pics-748647/

Inaccurate

Powdercoated mesh can be purchased from Custom Car Grills (link). I purchased the "12x48 Hexagon Grill Mesh Powdercoat Black" (*not* the XXL size) from CustomCarGrills. Service was good. Product was not packaged too well although.

shotcaller88

The lower mesh grills here look awesome imo. If I had some dremel skills, I would do this in a second. Pic stolen from PPLAPW

Jesstzn

One thing to keep in mind is cut the mesh to size before you dremel out the grill bars as the grill will become very sloppy once the bars are cut out. And once sloppy then its hard to get the mesh to the right shape.

Fatfrii

can some1 answer me instead of advertise! Is is absolutely necessary to remove the whole freakin front bumper to take out the lower grills? its only held by six clips isn't it?

ciscopath

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I've asked that before and didn't get a straight answer either

Fatfrii

yeah man seriously this aint cardomain! we are here to help each other

mmade22

The answer is yes! You need to remove the front bumper in order to take them out.. The bumper is really wasy to take off. Can be done in less than 10 minutes.

Jesstzn

I hav an 06 and the lower grills just pop out ,, no need to remove bumper .. Thats how I did the mesh grill mod.

pohljm

No need to remove the bumper at all. 6 clips only. if you have a spec lip that needs to come off first, but not the bumper

Fatfrii

yeah i do have the A-spec and thats sounds like its gonna be a pain in the ass but know what. i should do it because i think the sticky molding is wearing out cuz i see a lil crack on the sides between the lip and the bumper. im thinkin double sides 3M? will it hold good? what does acura do?

Fatfrii

what keeps the mesh in place? is it just the force between the plastic part of the grill and the bumper or do the clips hold it up? i am going to be doing this with in the next few days and i want to get all the info i can and do this thing right the first time

pohljm

yeah it just sandwiches between the black grille and the bumper

Fatfrii

hmmmmm that doesnt sound very sturdy....it will stay on straight? i dont want to be adjusting it every week. man why doesnt a company make1! they would make a fortune....if u build it....they will come lol

Fatfrii

its been a while for this thread, but im about ready to do this mod the right way. i have a ghetto set up right now...

my question is how do i cut the mesh to fit insert. ie: does it have to fit in the insert? or does it have to be indentical in size to the insert? or what?

Jesstzn

What I did was used the insert as a pattern "before" I cut the vert/horiz bars out then cut the mesh to fit just inside the insert. I found if it was behind the insert it didn't allows the insert to pop back in place.

I then cut out the bars and JB welded the mesh in place.