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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Well, i took it upon myself to redesign my upper rs1 sport grille and to also redesign the lower piece. This is what i have so far, what do you all think?




sorry the pics are a little blured, but you all get the idea.
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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i like the oem look better. not bad, but it looks a little out of place.
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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hwo did ya do that and do u think it would work on my pw 06. hell if anyone could photoshop that that would be so awsome.
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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yea, it would work on ur 06, i will try to post a writeup
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Don't forget to tell us where to find the mesh!!!



I like it!
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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its simply APC stainless mesh grill found at pepboys
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Now I need to find a Pep Boys....we don't have them around here....
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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ya ist here a pep boys in the portland oregon area??? and do you guys tink itll look good on a 06 pw?
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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I'd think on white it would look washed out......I'd stick with black, or black mesh.....

Just my .02
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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yea...well from my experience the whole reason i got rid of the black mesh was mostly due to the fact that if you were any more than 5 feet away you couldnt even really see it there lol. It looked terrible, and anything behind it was clearly visible, (ie the horn)
example:
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 12:31 AM
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^^^ where can i get my hands on that grill gfor my 06 xa?
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 01:06 AM
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Do you know what type of mesh the sports grille is?
I was thinking of taking that same material and putting in the lower grille on the bumper.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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it was def. to heavy to be aluminum and it was coated with something to m ake it black, akmost like a ton of layers of paint, def wasnt powdercoat.
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