Jonas'ez '91 Honda Civic

Grille Mod

 
 

NOTE: Well, I took the grille pictures finally, but with all my haste, I took some really crappy pictures. The sun was facing the wrong way (ie into the camera) so you can't really see how good the grille looks (it really shines when the sun is on it). Just wanted to let you guys know that these pictures don't do it justice... There's two more on the bottom of this page that look a litle better....
 

 Making a Front Grille

Supplies Needed:

- A sheet of Diamond mesh from Home Depot
- A bottle of "Rust-Oleum" Metallic paint (silver)
- Used a pocket knif to cut away existing grille (find the sharpest knife you can).
- Used a drill and some screws to secure the grille

Steps:    1) Remove you bumper. Then cut out the existing plastic grille with a knife.
            2) Cut out the mesh approx. 1-1.5" bigger than your grille opening.
            3) Bend the extra 1-1.5" that you have at a right angle to the plane of the grille. Keep working with it until it fits nicely and symetrically into the opening.
            4) Fit it in the opening and drill holes in the appropriate places to secure your grille. Then screw the screws in and viola! your done!

    TIPS: You might want to paint the extra tabs where you secured the grille "flat black" so that they can't be seen when you put the bumper on. This will give it a very professional look.

 
Your Grille should look something like the following...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jonas Dalidd

E-mail: jdalidd@uci.edu
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Last Modified: Friday, May 7th, 1999