DIY: Custom Grill
 

What you'll need:
- Philips screw driver
- black spray paint
- clear coat
- about 30 min
- 10mm socket wrench
- Honda emblem


1) Start by removing your front bumper. To do this, pop your hood and remove 7 black clips/screws using a philips scre driver

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2) Remove the screw in each wheel well which secures the bumper to the fender

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3) Remove the two 10mm nuts that need to be removed under the bumper.

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4) The bumper should now be loose and slide off

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5) To remove the grill look on the back of the bumper. There are 4 screws that hold the grill to the bumper. Remove all 4.

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6) Now the grill should slide off. There are a few clips so you might need to give it a little tug.

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7) I taped the chrome outline and spray painted the grill mesh with about 3 coats. I wanted a few min between each coat. Then I applied a layer of clear coat.

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8) I got a Honda Emblem which had adhesive on the back and attached it to the grill. Make sure you measure to find the centre.

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9) Now you're all done! Just re-assemble everything.

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Before:

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After:

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I think it looks better now =)

I like it. A simple DIY that looks nice. Good job

i need to do this to my ep. the stock ones too boring....

wouldn't it have been easier to just remove the grill part in the middle and paint it seperately? good job though looks much better

^^^ no, the middle is part of the grill there's no way of separating it. Looks good but i would have personally painted the chrome part green so the grill doesn't stand out as much....

oh ok I thought that it was a stock grill and he just installed the mesh. I agree with you though...the chrome part would look much better green

Thanks, guys. I preferred to keep the chrome trim because it matches with the headlights.

fyi. before this, I took the stock grill, cut out the inside, and replaced it with my own mesh that you see in these pics. There's a how-to on that here:

How To: 6th Generation Upper Grill Modification CTR Style (DIY) - ClubCivic.com - Honda Civic Forum


When I did this, I also painted the basketball hanging from my mirror to match my wheels :P

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