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Old 11-07-2012, 03:58 PM
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Swap 99 grille with 97

Are they a straight swap? I like the simpler design of the 97 with the bar going through the middle, as opposed to the bunch of vertical lines on the 99.

Also, where do I get one? Don't wanna pay like 250 from a dealer.
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Yep it's a straight swap. And junkyard is probably your best bet unless you can find somebody selling one/willing to trade.
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has anybody put a honda emblem on their grill?
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No. CL's are supposed to be the upper class version on the Honda side. Not to degrade it. imo
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Originally Posted by asianspec
No. CL's are supposed to be the upper class version on the Honda side. Not to degrade it. imo
Exactly correct. Don't put a honda symbol on it. Besides, this car could never be classified as "JDM" because it was only built in America and has no Japanese counterpart
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Yep, direct swap, I've had both on my CL on both my hoods. And please don't put a honda emblem on it
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Just wondering cause Ive seen it done on the 2nd gen CL and TL's
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On TL's its different since they have the Inspire and Saber in Japan. But CL's it has no place for it.
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Yeah I don't understand doing Honda emblem swaps. Acura logo looks 100x better anyways! The worst car to do this on is the NSX, I hate when people ruin them. :/
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Yeah I don't understand doing Honda emblem swaps. Acura logo looks 100x better anyways! The worst car to do this on is the NSX, I hate when people ruin them. :/
The NSX is a Honda lol, it was only sold as an Acura in North America.
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Honda integra TR (love the front end btw), NSX-R, TSX (accord Euro-R)...i prefer the honda logo. But I would never put the honda emblem on my grill, i was just curious if anyone had done it
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I haven't seen anybody do it, but it's kind of strange because if you look at the parts catalog for the 1997 grill, the diagram shows a Honda badge for the center of the grill, but the part number isn't shown lol
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no
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