defconskylude
06-12-2011, 03:42 PM
Originally I just wanted the middle piece but then I wanted to see if I can make the MDX grill work before I threw away the upper/lower pieces
It's about 75% done.
I still have to fill in the gap with something. Probably with some abs plastic or some weather stripping. I still have to sand down the edges. Everything is held with zip ties since it's hard to create brackets with bolts and nuts.
Also I'm not liking the chrome and silver. I think it clashes with my color scheme. I'm likely to plasti dip the chrome. Maybe even tint it like black chrome. Also I plan to plasti dip or cf vinyl wrap the upper and lower grill. I'm pretty sure I'll figure out a good color scheme to match the car. There's so many color combinations I can do with this.
I'm very aware the acura emblem is huge and the positioning of the middle piece is lower. I can't do anything about it since I want to see if the MDX grill will work.
Took me about 5 hours. It was mostly dremeling and figuring out how to mount it. I ran out of time this evening so I'll get back to cleaning it up sometime next week.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUn7BDE6Ko
Photoshopped. Ideally the end result. Last pic is the ron jon style grill that still is positioned higher, needs an outer frame and mesh
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6423426667_5d47eb7c7c_o.jpg
It's about 75% done.
I still have to fill in the gap with something. Probably with some abs plastic or some weather stripping. I still have to sand down the edges. Everything is held with zip ties since it's hard to create brackets with bolts and nuts.
Also I'm not liking the chrome and silver. I think it clashes with my color scheme. I'm likely to plasti dip the chrome. Maybe even tint it like black chrome. Also I plan to plasti dip or cf vinyl wrap the upper and lower grill. I'm pretty sure I'll figure out a good color scheme to match the car. There's so many color combinations I can do with this.
I'm very aware the acura emblem is huge and the positioning of the middle piece is lower. I can't do anything about it since I want to see if the MDX grill will work.
Took me about 5 hours. It was mostly dremeling and figuring out how to mount it. I ran out of time this evening so I'll get back to cleaning it up sometime next week.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6415628913_b6b9de0c2c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/defcon008/6415628913/)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUn7BDE6Ko
Photoshopped. Ideally the end result. Last pic is the ron jon style grill that still is positioned higher, needs an outer frame and mesh
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6423426667_5d47eb7c7c_o.jpg