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03-Jul-2002, 12:42 AM

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custom mesh grille with sedan

Hey guys,

This is in regards to the article about creating a custom mesh type R style grille, I have a 97 civic sedan and the grille on that one is chrome, which i can't stand and it also has a couple of extra srtips in the grille to cut.
Before i go ahead and start this little project i just want to know if anyone with 4th gen sedans has done this and would like their imput.
thanks !

p.s kudos on the black headlight casing article ..... i couldn't have done it without you!

03-Jul-2002, 12:50 AM

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You probably mean 5th gen (96-00). I've got a 5th Gen Sedan. I would reccomend picking up an aftermarket grille to be honest with you. The aftermarket grilles can be painted the colour of your car instead of that strange looking chrome grille. But that's just my opinion..

See what you like and work with that!

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03-Jul-2002, 01:17 AM

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Yes sorry dude ... i stand corrected i meant 5th gen
I want to get an aftermarket but wouldn't it be possible to prime then paint over the chrome .... or even get a coupe grille somewhere thats already painted to my colour and do the homemade job that way .... that just saves me around $200 plus paint ..... unless you know someone sells them for cheaper then that .... let me know

Thanks

03-Jul-2002, 01:22 AM

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Shokker, but you've got a 6th(96-00) gen, not 5th gen(92-95)...

im pretty sure it was just a typo

03-Jul-2002, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by sketch
Yes sorry dude ... i stand corrected i meant 5th gen
I want to get an aftermarket but wouldn't it be possible to prime then paint over the chrome .... or even get a coupe grille somewhere thats already painted to my colour and do the homemade job that way .... that just saves me around $200 plus paint ..... unless you know someone sells them for cheaper then that .... let me know

Thanks

and u stand corrected again, u've got a 6th gen

03-Jul-2002, 01:27 AM

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i've got one already cut out........it was originally(sp?) stock black, but i stripped the paint off it.....
its already got the grill on, and unless ure car is black, will need to be painted, which u can easily do yourself by making the paint, and doing it yourself, a huge article is somewhere in the exterior section started by Slvr-Bullet

03-Jul-2002, 02:02 AM

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I can do it

for some $ of course

03-Jul-2002, 10:35 AM

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Don't paint over the chrome.....

It will look ghetto....

03-Jul-2002, 11:28 AM

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Whops! I meant 6th Gen. Silly me. It was late and I had just come back from a jog.

I remember writing that post and thinking 6th gen.

Uhhh, yeah, don't paint over chrome. The paint will start to flake and it'll look really nasty. Pick one up and get it paint it, or paint it yourself.

03-Jul-2002, 12:26 PM

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Don't paint over the chrome.....
It will look ghetto....

It'll look great if u do it right

03-Jul-2002, 06:20 PM

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1sL0CiviC,
how much do you want for your stock grille .... the colour of my car is the stock dark green.

03-Jul-2002, 06:23 PM

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sorry ..... and if i can't get a stock one ..... any word on a place where i can get it for a reasonable price ?
please don't say station 28 .....
oh yeah and i ordered the oem stock fogs for my car !!! can't wait to get them in this weekend hopefully i'll have a pic for you all soon.
got them at "stephens" @ pacific mall for $230

03-Jul-2002, 06:31 PM

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sorry ..... and if i can't get a stock one ..... any word on a place where i can get it for a reasonable price ?
please don't say station 28 .....
oh yeah and i ordered the oem stock fogs for my car !!! can't wait to get them in this weekend hopefully i'll have a pic for you all soon.
got them at "stephens" @ pacific mall for $230

hm.... u want the stock Si grill?
what about a used fiber glass CTR grill in FBP

coz I was thinking of selling my CTR grill and put the stock one back on

03-Jul-2002, 06:41 PM

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Hey Roy,
if i can see a pic of it .... what colour is it?
and finally how much do you want for it ?

03-Jul-2002, 06:59 PM

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Hey Roy,
if i can see a pic of it .... what colour is it?
and finally how much do you want for it ?

it's FBP...

03-Jul-2002, 07:11 PM

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i dono, 40?

03-Jul-2002, 10:41 PM

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Roy how much do you want for your grille ...... and 1sL0CiviC i'll buy yours off you ..... just what colour is it ? and is it still in its original form ?