allright... ive searched CC, honda-tech, and a few other sites... and i cant seem to find a DIY for ctr grill for a 99-00 coupe... and i know there is a diy thread for 98 and below but the 99-00 grill is diff... if u know how... or have done it youself... lemme know... ctr grills look way sick
alrght 6th gen'ers... lets get it together
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you have a pic of one?
The 99-00 DIY grille is alot trickier than the 96-98 DIY. You have to dremel the middle bracket out and bondo / sand it over on the sides because the middle bracket is hollow. Once you bondo / sand repaint it to match then set mesh behind grille.
To remove grille open hood, take out mushroom clips on top of grille. Remove bolts below bumper and a screw on each side near the wheel well. Then you can easially take the grille off the bumper. Take it apart. Its 2 or 3 pieces at work dont have my DIY I made in front of me. You have to dremel the middle bracket out and bondo / sand it over on the sides because the middle bracket is hollow. Once you bondo / sand repaint it to match then set mesh behind grille. If you dont bondo / sand there will be v shapes on the inside of the grille and it will look really ugly, like I said because the middle bracket is hollow. Hope this helped a little bit.
To remove grille open hood, take out mushroom clips on top of grille. Remove bolts below bumper and a screw on each side near the wheel well. Then you can easially take the grille off the bumper. Take it apart. Its 2 or 3 pieces at work dont have my DIY I made in front of me. You have to dremel the middle bracket out and bondo / sand it over on the sides because the middle bracket is hollow. Once you bondo / sand repaint it to match then set mesh behind grille. If you dont bondo / sand there will be v shapes on the inside of the grille and it will look really ugly, like I said because the middle bracket is hollow. Hope this helped a little bit.
...just three screws in the back of the emblem...
Here's what I did when I changed my factory grill on my VSM Ex...
I meet cool friend on a honda website that lived in my area and that friend worked in the Honda parts department. So, he sold me the Si grill at a discount price, which cost about $70.
And when I got the grill painted, I just went to local professional paint stores and asked if they knew anyone who did any "under the table" work, and I only paid $30 for the paint job.
The reason why I told you this is that there are other options out there..
Good luck..
I meet cool friend on a honda website that lived in my area and that friend worked in the Honda parts department. So, he sold me the Si grill at a discount price, which cost about $70.
And when I got the grill painted, I just went to local professional paint stores and asked if they knew anyone who did any "under the table" work, and I only paid $30 for the paint job. The reason why I told you this is that there are other options out there..
Good luck..
here braniac... ej8=ex... si=em1... ex ans si (ej8 and em1) have same body config... mostly... meaning the grill size it same... thats where everyone is getting confused though... my ej8 doesnt have the same grill as the em1... its diffy... lol did that make sence?Frostee said:
Not to pee on anyones parade, but isn't it a whole lot easier to just say "99 Civic DX" or "00 Civic EX". I know the JDM thing is trendy and all, but c'mon, I fail to see the use of getting bent out of shape over the use of the entire English alphabet and numbers 0-9 to describe your car.Rubixcu7 said:
I didn't mean this as a knock to anyone, but just a little heads-up to not take it so seriously. I think we're all here to have some fun, not tear down others.