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 ..

lol. tim. ok thx for tim for lending the liquid nails

and im the process of maing another Grill keke. this one is much better from last.
learnt my mistakes.

damn finally had time to update the grill i made with close up of mesh installed

so the bit that the badge goes onto stays? and the mesh goes in front... thinking of doing this to my EK soon...

umm i cut all of the badge bit off. the interioir is fully shaved.

see in the picture where u have the mesh... did u use the black plastic bit or is that just to show how u cut the mesh?

ah i get what you mean. those are two difference grill i did.

the 2nd set of grill had the black plastic lefted in, however i decided to cut that out again just for looks. personal preference. it has no effect on the overall grill

looks good man, duno why you'd spend st00pid amounts of $$$ to buy an OEM piece of plastic & mesh when can easy DIY
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will be doin this soon too but leaving the :honda: badge for something different :)

btw it is alittle different for 99-00 models so im not sure if it can be done..

i will be doin it aswell will post up some images ;) mines a 97 :)

does this look any different to the overpriced ctr ones?

niice

where can you get mesh like that from?

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Originally Posted by steve88

where can you get mesh like that from?

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try autobarn. thats where i got mine from, costing around 35 dollars for a big piece

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Originally Posted by steve88

where can you get mesh like that from?

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Go to supercheap they have it in silver, pink, blue and i dunno about black prob just out of stock when i went. but its 30$ for a huge piece. 1200mm x 280mm.

to make the grill you'll only use a quarter of it. so if you want find another civic driver and go halvies lol thats what i did.

how do i remove my grille? i have taken the clips out of the top... next step?

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Originally Posted by Jord

how do i remove my grille? i have taken the clips out of the top... next step?

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you've gotta remove the bumper.

there are two clips next to the 4 clips for the grill, two 10mm bolts under the car and an additiona two screws on the side just infront of the front tyres.

after that the bumper should come off pretty easily.

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Originally Posted by Dy_

you've gotta remove the bumper.

there are two clips next to the 4 clips for the grill, two 10mm bolts under the car and an additiona two screws on the side just infront of the front tyres.

after that the bumper should come off pretty easily.

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u mean i have to remove the bu,per to get at the grille? doesnt really make sense :S

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Originally Posted by Jord

u mean i have to remove the bu,per to get at the grille? doesnt really make sense :S

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yeah cause there are about 4 or 5 screws that makes the grill stuck to the bumper from underneath. hence you gotta remove the bumper to get to it.

Jord pm. i can show you a couple of photos if you want. i did mine just the other day.

This is seriously confusing me!
first of all from step 1 to 6 you are showing us a one piece grille from like a 96-98?
then from 7 to the end you use something totally different, from step 7 onwards you are using a later model grille the 2 piece one? is that right?

great DIY (Y)

im halfway through doing this. could i get abit more detail on how to stick the mesh onto the grill

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Originally Posted by raniti

im halfway through doing this. could i get abit more detail on how to stick the mesh onto the grill

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if you got the 2 part it should sandwich inbetween afaik

1 part, you can use cable ties or something

i have some left over mesh if anyone wants some. theres enough for a grill and abit

glad this thread is still helping newcomers!

keep it up boys

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Originally Posted by EK4R

btw it is alittle different for 99-00 models so im not sure if it can be done..

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it can be, i've done it to mine, the mesh just sits about 15 - 20mm further forward so it looks less CTR-ish but still looks waaaay beter than stock.

great guide, made my own will post pics up later thanks mate :)

edit*
here they are with pics, cutting off the centre honda plastic, sanding down and fitting the mesh between the 2 parts. i found another way to keep it steady without using glue or screws aswell, the final product very happy with it :) will upload a pic on the car when my new rims come in tomorrow ;)

heres the final product with new rims :D

hey wondering if you have left any mesh >.<

oh my god, i was going to DIY a ek9 style mesh grill from my grill.
But i realize the grill is the whole one piece (not separated) so i can't cut the "H" off. (prefacelift) 96
any advice??