Diy - Ek9 Grill

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Aim
hey i thought i make my own EK9 grill instead of getting a aftermarket one just for the fun of DIY.

NOTE: for tips regarding sanding and preping, please read claymore's detailed DIY in the ozhonda section.

Tool
+ OEM grill
+ Knife/Blade
+ blow torch (optional)
+ Masking Tape
+ Wet n Dry sandpaper 1000,1500,2000
+ Paint and Primer
+ Mesh
+ Liquidnail or screw with bracket

Step
1/ Get your grill and cut out the centre plastic bits. Use a blow torch to melt the plastic if its too hard to cut. Then use sandpaper to smooth off the edges that you've cut and it should look something like this

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1782/p1010001zu4.jpg

2/ get your grill ready. use sandpaper (from 1000 to 15000 then 2000) to rub your grill till its nice and smooth. the paint will actually start to come off. NOTE: if you want tips and trick regarding sandpapering, please read Claymore's DIY on sandpaper in the Ozhonda DIY section

3/tape off the section which you dont wish to paint over. i decided to leave the black bits unpainted, look more OEM.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2638/p1010002wy0.jpg

4/prime your grill evenly and let it dry naturally. beware of dust particles that gets on it, you might need to sand it back down again and try again.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3255/p1010003cl9.jpg

5/once primer is dry, spray your coloured paint. give it 3 layers atleast. let it dry between layers ofcourse. once again becareful of dust particles when paiting.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5498/p1010004ap9.jpg

6/and finally clear coat, and some cutting compound, polish and wax. take off your tape and should have something similiar to this.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1350/p1010006pn6.jpg

7/ with the mesh you could either secure it using brackets and nails, but i didnt have a drill so i decide to stick the top with liquidnail. you would need to measure the gap and cut the mesh into the desired size. unfortunately i dont have photo of these steps but if you have questions feel free to ask me. its quiet simple really.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4173/p1010169dt8.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2991/p1010170mi9.jpg
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4268/p1010171nm3.jpg


now for the final finished product on the car.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6089/2yj6.jpg



more pics can be seen here
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49884

EDIT
posted up pix of mesh and final product.

Dang.

Looks nice. Good job mate!

Hethro

it fits much nicer!
i dun fink u can do this on 99-00grills only prefacelift...
i wish i kud do it on the 99-00 as it will also sit OEM...
good work george

haha thx will, i not sure about the facelifted model but i believe you could do it too. dont see why not

nice work, i did this to my ek 96 sedan but i didnt have to spray cause it was chrome already

awsome work man


note to self, dont get overspray on concrete :)

hah ecu man.
funny thing you said that. the paint dried up and blew off from the concrete

ps. will get mesh pics up soon

Nice job mate!

the poor fence! id be killed if i got overspray on my fence :O

nice work man

na the fence look colourful your like signature now :)

looks like you'll be, making another one soon:thumbsup:

where's my credit for lending u the liquid nails mate?

ungrateful ... so ungrateful ..