J's Racing Fk8 Grill

[Patrick Bateman]

Loved that Rampart game.

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[flipnrr]

it’s been a while since i saw this again and sorry didn’t have the time to kinda help you out on your journey. feel sorry that you’ve got in my opinion a very bad fitment issue compare to mine that was nearly perfect fitment out of the box. here’s an idea though where to put the type r emblem which i got it from J’s shop car.

 

[fatherpain]

Great news...Just left the body shop. Turns out the fitment is an easy fix. All it will involve is some painters tape and sandpaper. They explained it to me. Gonna do it myself then bring back later to paint

 

[RStoR]

We expect a full video tutorial.

 

[Milktealord]

And you would think JDM = perfect fitment and when the ebay grills has better fitment. Opens up alot of questions....

 

[fatherpain]

Here’s how I’m planning to correct the crappy fitment. Marked the gap I want with painter’s tape.

will pull the bumper then remove the grill...

Going to mark the exposed areas to with a sharpie then sand away with a file and finish it with sandpaper until it’s good... then it’s off to get painted and clear coated

 

[Thanks_Enjoi]

Rakuten. Save some dough

 

[RS27]

Appreciate the thread. Do not understand a company that’s supposed to make “high quality” items stamping their name on something so poorly made and thought out. And that price point. My China grill fits better than that. With that said I’ll be going back to stock. Hard to get used to poor fitment body parts.

 

[fatherpain]

Corrected the fitment issue by using painter’s tape to mark the proper gap with the grill installed to the car then removed and used a red sharpie to color the exposed area to remove. Opted to DIY and save on body shop labor costs.

Used a flat hand file to take off the big stuff, in long flat sweeps. Wore eye protection and a respirator to protect against fiberglass dust.

Used 80 and 180 grit sandpaper wrapped around a wooden block to finish the edge when it got close. The dog was no help.

Got the gap to where I wanted it. Checked the fit several times. Found I should have held off installing the foam to the upper groove until the grill was fit, because there were gaps at the tabs. Removed the foam and replaced it with weatherstripping foam from Home Depot cut to the correct lengths.
Only sanded the edges. The gray sanded marks were how the grill was received.

When I was happy with it, took the grill to Beto’s Auto Body and Paint. They primered, corrected scuffs, painted and clear coated. (2) day turnaround. They do beautiful work. Cost was $230

Fitment looks so much better now.

Any gap issues is due to the improvised weatherstripping. Home Depot didn’t have the correct size, so had to cut it down. I can always replace the foam if locate something better.

Still need to install a center emblem. Hopefully one arrives soon.

Had PFF and ceramic applied to the Morimoto/OLM headlights and wing today. Will have to wait (29) days for the grill paint to fully cure until it’s ready for PFF/ceramic.

 

[frtorres87]

Corrected the fitment issue by using painter’s tape to mark the proper gap then used a red sharpie to color the exposed area to remove. Opted to DIY and save on body shop labor costs.

Used a flat hand file to take off the big stuff, in long flat sweeps. Wore eye protection and a respirator to protect against fiberglass dust.

Used 80 and 180 grit sandpaper wrapped around a wooden block to finish the edge when it got close. The dog was no help.

Got the gap to where I wanted it. Checked the fit several times. Found I should have held off installing the foam to the upper groove until the grill was fit, because there were gaps at the tabs. Removed the foam and replaced it with weatherstripping foam from Home Depot cut to the correct lengths.
Only sanded the edges. The gray sanded marks were how the grill was received.

When I was happy with it, took the grill to Beto’s Auto Body and Paint. They primered, corrected scuffs, painted and clear coated. (2) day turnaround. They do beautiful work. Cost was $230

Fitment looks so much bette

Any gap issues is due to the improvised weatherstripping. Home Depot didn’t have the correct size, so had to cut it down. I can always replace the foam if locate somethjng

Still need to install a center emblem. Hopefully one arrives soon.

Had PFF and ceramic applied to the Morimoto/OLM headlights and wing today. Will have to wait (29) days for the grill paint to fully cure until it’s ready for PFF/ceramic.

Dang bro I have to tip my hat to you. I would probably mess it up if I tried it myself. I love what you've been doing.

 

[RS27]

That thing looks mean!!! Nice work. id keep it badgeless.

 

[fatherpain]

Thanks guys it was an interesting challenge to tackle. Like I mentioned previously, metal_driver’s post was huge getting me pointed in the right direction.

Looking forward to seeing his installed. Is gonna look great on Rally Red.

Here’s another pic with the sunset. Have got a couple options for the emblem:

Black Chrome Badge
OEM badge
OEM badge tinted
Custom painted badge
Or badgeless

 

[jakdotdot]

Black Chrome Badge
OEM badge
Custom painted badge
Or badgeless

The black chrome emblem works but it is a little small for the holder.

Edit: As I have it laying around

 

[hikaru]

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Thanks guys it was an interesting challenge to tackle. Like I mentioned previously, metal_driver’s post was huge getting me pointed in the right direction.

Looking forward to seeing his installed. Is gonna look great on Rally Red.

Here’s another pic with the sunset. Have got a couple options for the emblem:

Black Chrome Badge
OEM badge
Custom painted badge
Or badgeless

Looking good and mean. I'll go with the Honda access black emblem, or stick with the oem red badge to match the rear.

 

[metal_driver]

Nice work as always Tom. You are one patient person.
If you have a red H badge on the way maybe try covering it in a bit of tinted pdf to see how it looks..

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