Xanth Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 I got sick and tired of looking and the grill, something had to be done. I was considering buying a JDM or sport grill but figured I may as well hack up mine first. Unline previous posts where they had access to friends with paint shops and what have not, I am poor, have no friends and live in the city with no garage . But I did have a hack saw, $7 for a metal mesh from home depot (normally for security doors and bbq grills), a $3 dollar can of car paint (charcoal metallic CC) and some sandpaper. I hacked out the inards, sanded it down to make it flush, and painted it with the car paint. Made some holes with a drill and used my best friend next to duct tape, a ziptie to secure the whole thing together. Little project took a total of 49 hours, 1 for all the work and 48 hours watching paint dry. In the meanwhile I drove it around like someone stole it, not uncommon in NYC. Well try not to laugh too hard, here are the results. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellivnad Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Not too bad, I'm sure it looks better in person as well. Personally I think I'll be waiting for an aftermaket grill as I don't like the way everyones modified grill has the chunk taken out of the bottom middle. .o0O0o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 why gray and not black to match the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanth Posted January 27, 2005 Author Share Posted January 27, 2005 Much of the interior was grey, and the stock grill was grey, so I just rolled with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADirtyLegacy Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 way to DIY!! i'm jealous, u have snow...i don't, nor will i evAr!! im gonna paint my grill in a few weeks. Kenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelsfanatic Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 I think I`ll wait for aftermarket also. Great imagination though, I`ll give ya that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanth Posted January 27, 2005 Author Share Posted January 27, 2005 Just in case, the discoloration on the grill is just snow salt, not my lack of painting skill...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelsfanatic Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 " Redneck engineering of our ford taurus grill " You know I never noticed that the taurus grill was similar to ours till I just saw one parked right next to mine at the rec center just now. Now I really want to change it. Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanth Posted January 27, 2005 Author Share Posted January 27, 2005 lol told ya, as soon as you realize the grill really comes from ford you have the itch to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 I thought it was an Acura TL grille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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