I plastidipped the whole thing, including the H.

 

I like the 1st one, all black, and if you can get a red H, I think it will play off the black nicely.

 

The center bars left chrome look pretty good, all black makes it look like a bottom trim level vehicle.

 

I gotta agree with this. Also love that JDM grill that has the chrome all around a black honeycomb design??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-2013-H...t=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f1339d661#ht_3809wt_1110

 

I bought the honeycomb grille from aliexpress early this year, around $160 shipped and had it installed for around $60 in a local body shop. It looks good and sets it apart from others.There was a hairline crack when i received due to shipping but not very noticeable . Its just hard to communicate with the seller due to the language barrier.

 

I am debating between just keeping the top bar chromed or the middle bar. Opinions?

 

Out of those 2 choices, I like the middle bar chromed. Flows into the chrome H.

 

I'm partial to the middle bar staying chrome. The other options look unbalanced.

 

By the way, I am using triton v3 switchback LEDs as daylight running lights. They are extremely bright, and the pictures really don't show how bright they can be. Much brighter than the 2015 CRV leds for sure. They hurt your eyes!

 

$190 on aliexpress, ALL DAY
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...nda-CRV-CR-V-2012-2013-2014-Front-Grille-Around-Trim-new/421898_2034094043.html

 

as for language barrier with sellers, google translate works wonders for me, I have had alot of success getting goods from them but the shipping speed from certain areas is ridiculous, ie. signapore takes a month just to pass customs

 

$200 off ebay. PITA to get the grille off

 

Can you elaborate? What made it a PITA? Had to remove bottom bumper?

 

Finally got around blacking out the grill. I'll try for a few weeks and see if I like it.

 

Finally got around blacking out the grill. I'll try for a few weeks and see if I like it.

Looks good!

 

Looks good. So is this plastic dipped?

 

Vinyl wrapped.

 

Nice clean job. Was it a certain color vinyl? Where did you get it and how did you get it into those corners? Might want to try this for a different look.

 

The color is Avery Matte Charcoal Metallic. I tested 4 different finishes before purchasing, and this is pretty much a PERFECT match with the rest of the grille plastic. I'm very particular, and I cannot see a difference under any lighting.

PRODUCT PAGE: http://www.metrorestyling.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=SW900-845-M

It takes patience to wrap, slowly... then you use a heat gun or dryer to stretch the vinyl at the ends and fold over. First tim I ever do this. it looks Factory, and the material is very forgiving, and pretty easy to work with.

I ordered 5x2ft and had plenty to spare left for a redo in case I need to.

 

Looks great! nice job.

 

Yeah it was hard to get to the clips. I finally did get it out but damn...!!

 

Done the same thing on my 15 lol

 

It looks great, fb6.


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