How To: Autoexe Grill Install/Grill Removal

[kidkorrupt]

ask for soem of the money back. like $30 or so for all the labour you or the shop has to do in order to make it nice again.

in my brief emails and pms with eclipse he was pretty nice so there should be no prob.

maybe they were saving the ones in worse condition for last and you unfortuneately got one =(

 

[digitalpro5]

whats the part number for the lower grill?

 

[digitalpro5]

whats the part number for the lower grill?

 

[Familia323]

whats the part number for the lower grill?

B30P-50-1T1A Front Mesh

 

[p5sundevil]

the mesh was like $20 plus tax right? that is what I have heard but wanted to confirm.

BTW very nice job ont he grill, I had always planned on doing the lower mesh into the upper grill and now I have a skylab replica grill coming in so....

BTW for paint the best deal I found was from
www.paintworldinc.com

they run a special for 29 plus S/H you get a 120z can of autoprimer, a 12oz can of custom code paint(22a for my midnight blue) and a 120z can of clearcoat plus tape to mask with and sandpaper. not bad for all that in one package for 29bux since I think I saw most other places were 20-30 just for the can of color.

Others here have used them with no problems whatsoever and I am ordering tonight or tomorrow so we will see.

 

[PROTEGE_ES]

instead of buying one from the dealership, I am selling the lower OEM (stock) grill off a sedan Protege for only $25 (Canadian currency)

PM me is anyone is interested, thanks!

 

[digitalricepape]

dropped you a pm PROTEGE_ES !

 

[PFUNKR]

Would it be possible to do the whole lower grill cut-and-glue swap without getting the autoexe frame?
I just really want to get rid of the logo.

 

[digitalpro5]

You mean use your oem top grill, and just cut the mesh out and just cut out a new one from the lower grill. If so...of course you can, but it'll just look like your oem without the M on it. I think it would look nice, but hey most of us bought the autoexe grill cause its different than the oem. If your really careful I think you can just cut out the M part and you wouldn't need to get the lower grill.

 

[PFUNKR]

thanks, i was looking at it more this weekend and the m is kinda embedded in the grill, plus the top mesh looks smaller than the lower so i think i'll have to swap out the whole top
i'll try to post pics when its done...might be a few weeks though

 

[kidkorrupt]

you cant just cut the M out unless you want a big hole in your top mesh.

you can do it, but the fitment will be harder than getting an autoexe grill because of the 3 pegs that hold the top stock grill on the bottom. if you were to trim a mesh to make it fit you would have to make it curve to fit onto the upper grill area. pop it out and you will see what i am talking about.

the civic si mesh has a much smaller mesh pattern. buy that one if you want it to look more "stock"

 

[MSP_HK]

So where do u get the fiberglass replica parts?? ^^ it looks really nice.. btw I'm from CA too... l

 

[dosle]

So where do u get the fiberglass replica parts?? ^^ it looks really nice.. btw I'm from CA too... l

autoexe makes the originals, DGM/ DG Motorsports is selling some in the groupbuy if your interested, or check there website

 

[kidkorrupt]

i got mine from sky pham in canada.

i think the group by for his fiberglass one was 139. i paid 180 shipped with holes drilled in the bottom.

everyone is going DGM now. ghost got a erebuni one that is a different sculpt with the area near the hood latch flush with the latch instead of laying on top of it like the autoexe one.

not a lot of people notice that, but because it was designed for a RHD car which has everything in the engine backwards the AE grill does not sit correctly with the hood latch.

sorry for the vagueness but im sure if you have the grill you'll know what im tlaking about. its that diagnol part on the top of the grill. i sawed it off so the top is a rectangle now

 

[jaytee]

kidkorrupt: do you think the color would match if i paint it yellow if i use the color match spray cans?

 

[phazed_mp5]

so i took out the two screws on the sides but i'm having trouble finding the two remaining snaps. i had my front end repaired so maybe they forgot to put it back in. also, might be a stupid question, but do you pull straight out?

 

[digitalricepape]

not out, straight up! but yes you just pull it out i believe

 

[TheMAN]

i got mine from sky pham in canada.

i think the group by for his fiberglass one was 139. i paid 180 shipped with holes drilled in the bottom.

everyone is going DGM now. ghost got a erebuni one that is a different sculpt with the area near the hood latch flush with the latch instead of laying on top of it like the autoexe one.

not a lot of people notice that, but because it was designed for a RHD car which has everything in the engine backwards the AE grill does not sit correctly with the hood latch.

sorry for the vagueness but im sure if you have the grill you'll know what im tlaking about. its that diagnol part on the top of the grill. i sawed it off so the top is a rectangle now

it's not a RHD and "backwards" thing, the JDM latch just doesn't have the safety release.. that's all you pull the hood release in the car, and you can open the hood right away in the JDM version

 

[phazed_mp5]

not out, straight up! but yes you just pull it out i believe

cool thanks, but i'm still scared to yank it. lol. any suggestions about the snaps? i'll post pics in a bit

 

[phazed_mp5]

thanks for the help guys, i overlooked the snaps on each side that you're supposed to pop off with a flathead. the grill is painted and installed now =]