frtorres87
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really appreciate thisOkay, here are some pics of the J's Racing front grill install.
Note: I bought the grill along with the optional J's Type R front badge mount. I had the grill, silver grill mesh, and silver center support bar all painted black and clear coated by an automotive paint shop. It also appears that the J Racing center support bar is a bit wider than some of the original ones I have seen in pictures and the Japanese instruction sheet.
First, here is what the back of the OEM grill looks like (N. American model). There are several screws you will remove to get the grill to pop out of the front (you can see a few at the center right and left of the grill above the red plastic, as well as some along the bottom of the grill).
Here is the piece of bumper plastic that must be cut to fit the new deeper J's grill back in. The instructions which are in Japaneses tell you to leave 2 cm's at the top. If you look at the picture close enough you will see the cut lines. I left 3 cm from the top and it was still not in the way, or visible from the front, once the new J's grill was in
Next the kit provides a long very thin strand of self adhesive black foam which you insert in the small horizontal grove you can see just below the top green painters paint in the pic above. (You can see it installed in the groove in the three drill hole pics below)
Now fit the 9 provided nut clips onto the 9 tabs you will find on the inside of the J fiberglass grill (note: 1 nut clip is hidden in this photo behind the center support bracket which I already installed using the optional J's Racing Type R badge mount). Next, screw the supplied metal center support bracket at the center bottom (and the optional badge emblem mount if you have one). Place the metal mesh in place and bend down the 8 silver wire pieces pre-epoxied to the inside of the grill to hold it in place. I also found I had to bend the wire mesh overhang a bit at the bottom two corners for the grill to then fit back into the bumper. Note I elected to place the mesh behind the supplied metal center support bar as I did not want the black finish to be scrapped off on the front.
Now insert your J's grill grill into the bumper opening through the front. There are 4 tabs along top ridge to help you line it up.
Now you must mark and drill 3 holes in the rear of the bumper behind the grill near the top (one inside the 2 to 3 cm center piece that was left at the top inside of the bumper after cutting out the center piece, and two to line up with the two top corner nut clips in the 2nd picture above.
Now line up and screw in the 9 supplied black bolts into the nut clips to hold the grill in place. Note the one longer bolt goes to the top center hole through the support bracket if you are using it. I added three of my own washers under the top three bolts for good measure.
The grill is still not mounted back on the car yet as I have a couple more items I am working on. I will post some more pics once I get it mounted.
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