purplehaze9414

i just purchased a cmod grill for my 05 tl. My car is anthracite. i am undecided if i should paint it black or anthracite... anyone have this color car and done either or anything close to it.. pics would be appreciated

SharksBreath

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i helped a friend DIY modify his front grill, he color matched everything ASM with some additional CF dinoc on a few spots. came out good.

purplehaze9414

thats really sick looking what size sheet did you have to order to do that

SharksBreath

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i think it was 12"x48" if memory serves me correctly.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-Alumin...113ef1&vxp=mtr

brian6speed

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How is the fitment of the c-mod grill? I know the one for my car(03 cl) fits horribly and a lot of their grills don't fit the cars right since they don't even use a full car to mock them up.

One example was they used just a front bumper to mock it up, but then when everyone bought them they found out the hood would not close.

Then the company wants you to help them fix it by doing their job for them at your expense.

Joke of a company.

SharksBreath

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^yup exactly, that's why the DIY way is much better, cheaper, and more attractive.

UA6

brian6speed

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I wanted to ask how does that grill mesh look when installed? Can you easily see the hood latch behind it?

For my grill, the hood latch would look so ugly behind it.

I get all my mesh from here. Good quality stuff, not the cheap looking ebay stuff.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#

SharksBreath

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it looks great installed, one of my fav mods to date. here are a few pics of mine. for the hood latch area, you have to cut a little bit lower on the mesh, so that the latch doesnt smack against the grill when you open/close the hood. i used a piece of weatherstripping on the top so that it looks as clean as it possibly can.

00h2itr

WOW!!! That looks so much better/cleaner than stock.

Thanks for sharing!

Tymac92

That looks great man! I am interested in doing this eventually, but unfortunately the whole DIY projects are intimidating!!! Guess I just gotta go with it an remember that there is always a fix if I mess up...

UKwrath33

How would one go about getting you to do it for them? I live in Ocala Florida, and I doubt I'm lucky enough for you to be local lol

purplehaze9414

Looking for ideas on what color to paint mine thinking anthracite metallic or black open to other ideas

SharksBreath

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didn't you already make a thread on this?

UA6

UA6

Just do the open grill mod..

SharksBreath

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yup sure did.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=874606

purplehaze9414

Ya i did n no one answered my question told me to do a mod that doesnt help when u already have cmod grill and are asking if about that

This is like going to McDonalds and asking for a big mac and getting a cheeseburger its close but not what i asked for...

SharksBreath

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sure we did. we all said don't use the c-mod grill because it's junk.

sell the c-mod grill on ebay and DIY grill. it'll look way better, and you'll learn something along the way.

and either way, c-mod grill or DIY grill...the end result is very similar. i showed you 2 different colored TL's. one was ASM and one was NBP. not sure what else you want.

one time i got a big mac from mcdonalds, but then i realized that i was in burger king.

UA6

You're open to other ideas my ass. I just gave you another idea.

nttstt444

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I agree with UA6, sell the c-mod and do the open grill mod. You'll have to cut the horizontal bar out either way, and the c-mod ones have fitment issues.

purplehaze9414

Lol but i already got mine to fit i was talking about if i should paint the grill black or am... i was thinking black would stick out to much... i like your guys idea just don't want to cut my stock grill... had problems doing that with my gxp before

Steven Bell

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Merge

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o4Komodo

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Don't mean to sound mean but if that's the case... then why did you buy the C-Mod grille?
You HAVE to cut the stock grill for the C-Mod to even fit. The cross-bar from the grill is apart of the bumper.