nospmoht04

Sounds good - if there's a bit more cost involved for different materials and/or time let me know. OEM should be headed out tomorrow.

 

Sounds good.

 

Yeah I need to look into the honeycomb, not sure the cost on it just yet. Do you want the same style as the one you were about to buy, just honeycomb instead?

Honeycomb would be amazing! Can I change my order

 

That's cool with me. I'll make another out of the oem you're sending me and screamin can now buy the completed one. Lemme know screamin

Ok looks like I'll look into getting some honeycomb mesh. Stay tuned.

I would prefer honeycomb. I think it gives it a more "substantial" look, instead of a completely "vacated space" look.

 

Ok are you wanting the S402 flush look or the recessed look like the last one? S402 will be made and pics posted before I make it official but seeing its a totally separate project taking more time and using more material it'll end up costing a bit more. I'll figure that out once the first one is made.

Ok I've got a good idea for this. It'll no doubt take me a bit longer and ill have to use more material to attach and blend behind the mesh but I'm confident it'll look really good. I just need some stockers to work with. I'll get one made whenever I can find them and I'll get some pics up.

 

What kind of mesh are you guys wanting? Honeycomb or what you see on the one I just made?

Any way to put the grille material on the front to give a flush look, similar to the S402 we all waited for, but never received?

 

I don't see why not. I'll look into it and figure something out. I'll get back to you guys.

Looking forward to it nospmoht04, PM when needed.

 

Will do

So far in order I've got:

 

1. .:Catalyst:.

2. Screamin

3. 12sechatch

 

who are definites. If you're interested I'll add you to the list in order to keep it fair. I'll also be looking for oem grills in the meantime so may end up having near completed or completed ones that I'll be able to send you in a shorter time than a week.

nospmoht04,

 

That grille is VERY nicely done. Like how you've mentioned in earlier posts, it's made by a member here who's come across a lot of feedback from other members with similar tastes.

 

Having said that, what's the turn-around time should one send you their OEM grille and the $120? does the $120 include you shipping the completed grille back to their respective owners? Thanks for the reply.

 

Thanks

 

Turnaround would be the shipping time plus about a week for construction and paint drying, then shipping time back to you. The price wouldn't include shipping. Between the time spent and using quality material it's a good value. If you're into the look, you will absolutely love it. I did when I made mine.

^yep. LMK

 

Will do, I'll start a list.

Np at all, thank you.

 

Making another out of Catalyst's oem for Screamin. If anyone else is interested ill do some more.

Im expecting my new grill to arrive today, nospmoht04. I was going to play around with the stocker and see what I could do with it, but it seems that you have pretty much perfected it. If youre interested in it, pm me an offer...I'll also get you some pics as soon as the new one gets here.

 

 

Pmed

Sounds like its yours screamin.

Also willing to buy another oem grill. Can be scratched up and/or missing an emblem, if anyone's got one. Looking for 05-07 style.

Ok well catalyst doesn't seem to mind if someone wants to buy this one outright and he can wait until he ships me his oem later on. If he's cool with it I'm willing to sell it to you.

test fit on an outback?

 

Not positive on the Outback but pretty sure. I don't want to give you a definite yes without confirming first. If I remeber right you're in the same city as me so you can stop by and test fit it if you'd like. Shoot me a PM.

PMs answered. Thanks for the compliments guys, there's no doubt time was put into this. I'm definitely up for making a few more, I just need some more stock grills to work with. I'll look into it asap and if anyone is interested in shiping theirs to me, let me know. Thanks again.

DIY S402 Grille Replica walkthrough on pg. 21.

 

 

 

As of 6/16/2014 I'm making these again. At least with the materials that I have which is enough to make 4 more. I may get more materials and keep going after that. I still have the original list of people who were interested in buying one of these so I'll honor that as I go. That would give the next 3 grilles to:

 

SBT

JJr

06silvarubiLGT

 

in that order. SBT has the next locked up for sure and as I make the next couple I'll get in touch with you guys to see if you're interested. If not I'll go down the list which is pretty long, so if you're new to contacting me definitely temper expectations. I can add you but the original people who showed interest will get priority and it'd take quite some time to blast out over 40 of these by hand. If older interest falls through then maybe it'll move quicker. I'll update as I go and thanks!

 

 

S402 Version:

Buy outright: $289 + shipping

Stock Grille trade: $229 + Shipping

 

Recessed Version:

Buy outright: $175 + shipping

Stock Grille trade: $115 + shipping

 

 

Shipping is not included in pricing and has ranged from $10.75 to $13.58 going anywhere from a couple states over to across the country. These are light in weight and cheap to ship.

 

Thanks for the interest all.

 

 

Original Post:

 

SOLD!

 

For sale I've got a custom-made Legacy sport grill, crafted from a stock Subaru grill and painted matte black. This is the third grill I've made and it came out awesome. The pictures truly don't do it enough justice as it looks amazing in person.

 

I put a lot of time into the grill and it was done right. I soaked it in bleach for days to get all of the chrome tape off of the outer border in order to create a better surface for the primer to adhere to. This will help with paint chipping or flaking off and will promote durability. The center was gutted and voids were filled with a rock solid two part patch panel adhesive made by SEM, at $30-$40 a tube. I bondoed transitions and sanded all surfaces with sandpaper varying from 60 to 400 grit. Mesh was shaped, wrapped around the back of the grill and bonded onto the grill with the patch panel adhesive. Everything front to back was primed and sanded with the 400 grit to get a nice smooth surface. I again covered front and back in the end with "Rust-oleum Matte Finish Custom Shop" Spray paint, applied with a sprayer grip for a cleaner finish. It's a "Low profile non-reflective finish, great for racing strips, grills, spoilers, & accessories" according to the side of the can. The paint came out great and left a nice soft feel to the mesh and grill. When attaching the mesh, I ground down surfaces before applying the adhesive and I don't think I could get it off if I tried, unless I cut it with a tool.

 

All in all, I built this to last. I have one on my car now that I made and it's lasted 2 years now and still looks great. I also put a lot more time into my latest one. I'll include pics below.

 

You can add anything from a Subaru logo to the center, or a GT emblem to the side. I had a Spec.B emblem as seen in the pic and just a week ago swapped to placing a Subaru badge in the center. I'm gonna add a GT to the right of the logo soon.

 

I'm looking for $175 plus shipping and paypal on this. However, if you want to send me a stock grill and $115 plus shipping that would work too. If this sells and you would like one for yourself, I'd be willing to make more if you wanted to send me a stock one.

 

You may be able to find something cheaper on ebay, but this is going to last and coming from a fellow Legacy owner, I know what we want and like.

 

Shoot me a PM if you have any questions or are interested. Thanks guys.

Yeah there's enough. I used a jack under the motor while it was up on a lift. Lower the lift a few inches and stick blocks by the mounts. Pan came off no problems at all.

Lemme know if you want that grill spruced up in the meantime