alan_rich

Hello everyone,

I've been looking for a mesh grill for my 05 TL for awhile now and haven't been able to find any. I know it's not all that much to just make one but I don't want to. I know buying one will be a better quality then I am capable of making. So does anyone know of a place I can get one? Black mesh. Thanks.

Nick216

C-mod grill.

ggesq

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They are a vendor here on AcuraZine.

nttstt444

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I will say that its nearly as much work to install one of those c mod ones. You still have to cut out the backing to the center bar. And the C mod ones don't fit great + they are expencive. Here is the DIY if your interested. https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/e-073-diy-custom-grill-mod-cutting-adding-grill-mesh-lots-pics-748647/

tvale

If you are still looking, go to ebay, credit to mmade22 for the link, but for quicker access here it is: http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html_nkw...d=350171152907
This will allow to pick the style. Im hardcore set on the black hex, just be careful the XXL is the size of the mesh openings so I wouldnt go for that on a TL

mzilvar

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I've got the C-MOD grille on my car, it fits well on the stock bumpers but there are a few problems with it.

- It's going to need to be prepped for paint, mine did not come in a condition that it was ready for paint and needed some sanding to get a good finish.

- If you sand it, pores are going to open up in whatever they used to create the finish on it, when one opens up you're going to need to use a glazing putty to fill them and then sand it again to prep it for paint.

- Once you do it, there's no going back you have to cut out that bar in the bumper.

Might get lucky and get one that is smooth, but mine was lumpy and had a deep scratch in it. The first time I painted it I sanded it some and used a high-fill primer to fill in the imperfections then I sanded the high-fill primer to 600 grit to get a good finish that was ready for the color coat and clear coat.

When it was repainted recently I had a shop do it. My paint held up for just over a year but I got a big rock chip in it that knocked a big chunk of the paint off.

If you follow that DIY that was posted above there are some problems as well, I'm not sure how well people's attempt at doing that with the re-inforced fiberglass bondo hair held up.

A major problem is whatever material the bumper is made of is some form of plastic, the fiberglass bondo hair is not compatible with it and won't form a good bond. That and the bumper and bondo are going to expand and contract at different rates causing it to crack where the bondo meets the plastic bumper.

The right product to use for that is a 2-part 3M product used for bumper repairs that is mixed in a 1:1 ratio and it's expensive, at least the last time I bought some. Two small tubes of it for minor repairs is like $20-$30 and probably wouldn't be enough to fill in even one side that was cut out with the material.

Here's the 3M stuff:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...beQH8HT14PGTgl

It looks like they changed it a bit, but still need the gun to properly mix it and that tool is expensive last time I checked it was like $100 for the gun that could mix it in a 1:1 ratio.