Copperbottoms

Will the plastic 'honeycomb' inserts in the Type-S upper front grill fit into a base TL? Are they even a seperate part from the bumper? I did about an hour of searching and can't find much on the subject. I didn't even see the inserts listed on the bumper schematic for the Type-S.

I'd like to get them for my '04 - They really bring out the grill IMO

BigToys32

can u post a picture of what you are talking about...

Copperbottoms

I'm talking about the dark plastic honeycomb inserts inside the upper grill.

As a side note, my searchings did leave me w/the impression that the lower grill inserts will not fit a base TL because of the foglight housings, plus the type-S lower grill is a different shape.

Copperbottoms

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Copperbottoms

okay so I feel dumb... The honeycomb grill did come on all 07-09 TL's, not just the Type-S.

spicynoodle116

the honeycomb grill is a little bigger than the old one, so you have to cut it.

Elegant TYPE S

iTrader: (2)

I bought a similar pattern for my 06 from customcargrills.com and trust me it looks good. Definitely do it.

I would post pics but I dont have any close ups and no reason to go out and buy the TYPE S one.

Copperbottoms

That's a sweet idea!

I checked out the sight and I light the look of their black powder-coated large hexagon mesh.. Do you have any tips for installation before I buy and get myself into trouble?

spicynoodle116

ditto

Copperbottoms

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I know the thread title is a bit off, but does anyone have any experience to lend towards replacing grill inserts?

Tripnbeats

yea i did the grille inserts but they need to be slightly hacked up especially if u wanna add the accord fog lights. they dont line up to the clips 100% they are off by just a lil bit.
this is what i did

and now im here

Copperbottoms

Was it tricky getting the mesh in there well/cleanly?

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

serach "grate grin" and youll find someone who did it. I just ordered mine, its only 12 bucks so its worth it if you can dremel things.

CdTriX

tripnbeats,

for the lower grille inserts for the 07, do they go all the way to the end, or does it leave room for the factory fogs, i'm not crafty enough to cut huge lengths of plastic off, but if it's a little too small, i can possibly use a dremel to trim a little bit.

damn it i want fogs... damn canadian tl and it's DRL

btw, would the 07 fogs fit an 04-06 base or would i have to use the accord fogs?

also, does the 07 lower grille fit on the base front bumper (i know that it's not 100%aligned) cause i'm not sure if an 07 has a lip or not.

Elegant TYPE S

iTrader: (2)

Me and Tripnbeats did it with the bumper off the car.. so it made it alot easier. I gotta give him the credit cuz all I did was keep him company really.. he didnt let me do anything... LOL.

We did this at the same time when we were installing fogs on my RJ bumper.

I would lend a hand cuz it not that hard at all.. but North Dakota.. DAM!

Tripnbeats

lmao.

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

tried it, they dont fit, and if you make them fit, the fogs wont work with the fog cut-out. You have to cut the entire fog section out and use accord fogs.

CdTriX

so it'd be better if you use the 07 lower grill, cut out the fog section and fit the accord fogs in there right? any idea how much i gotta trim off the grille?

6spdtl-s

iTrader: (1)

search 'grate grin' theres a thread that shows this pretty well.

you'll need to cut the whole non-honeycomb area.

Copperbottoms

Oh Yah, we gott a huge Acyura community up here, you betcha. :P

Tripnbeats

yea no fit.....gotta hack it up n make it fit....took me a while to get it to line up nicely