blongo804 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm saving every one of my pennies for this grill. Considering selling my current one already lol. So much win is possible here once finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcheung97 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 With all the R&D effort put into this grille, has the pricing changed? If so, could you please update the breakdown? ie. recessed price (customer supplies grille) recessed price (seller supplies grille) S402-style grille (customer supplies grille) S402-style grille (seller supplies grille) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) You're looking at: Recessed Style Full price: $175 With grill trade-in: $120 S402 Style Full price: $245+$44 for emblem = $289 With grill trade-in: $234 (includes emblem) The S402 style has to include an emblem since the insert I'm using has a mounting spot built in. The emblem is a brand new '08+ oem Subaru emblem. The prices do not include shipping which has been between $10.40 and $12.00 USPS so far. I will update all of this with a bunch of pictures on page 1 of the thread once the S402 style is done which will be by the end of the week. Edited April 22, 2013 by nospmoht04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Looks great! In for a flush fitment honeycomb style. I know I'm likely far down on the list so I'll be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Looks great! In for a flush fitment honeycomb style. I know I'm likely far down on the list so I'll be patient. Thanks bud, it's been fun but a lot of work figuring out how to blend it nice. Once I get the process down and have a routine things will speed up, but until then there's a lot of fine tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The suspense of the finished product is killing me lol. Every day I look at my car, I try to picture the honeycomb grill there instead! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 The suspense of the finished product is killing me lol. Every day I look at my car, I try to picture the honeycomb grill there instead! lol Hah it does look good. I'm putting a ton of effort into making it happen for ya. All in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 By the way I did call a tool and die place in NH that makes molds for smaller parts. He said they didn't do parts as large as I was asking about and referred me to another place nearby but did say I was looking at something like $75k+ for a mold that big. Seems pretty outrageous and I'd like to think he's way off but I'll have to check out some other shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Sadly he is not far off. I know for a mold I looked into for injection plastics like kayak stuff for front lips it was $25,000 OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Eh oh well, looks like they'll be hand crafted all the way. I'm thinking I'm gonna be pretty decent at making grills after filling these orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctracey Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Will you be able to clear Hella horns behind the original "recessed" grill option? I didn't see any examples stating yes or now. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yes you would clear Hella horns behind the original option. Tons of people run them behind there DIY grilles just fine. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I can personally say that Hella horns clear his recessed grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 What's up guys, I figured it was time for an update. I'll start by saying the girlfriend brought the hammer down a bit on working on the grill during the little time I've had off but I'm going to have a few full weekends off starting now so that really opens things up finally. This thing is about 90% done and really shouldn't be much longer. All that's left is smoothing out some spots and a bit more primer, then paint. I learned a ton about what and what not to do on the next one and it'll go much smoother. I've got a few ways to have the adhesive go on and harden more clean so I'm not spending so much time filing and sanding it out. You gotta figure you can see all the places it attaches so it needs to look clean all over. I'm also going with no lip. I had a few seals and rubber strips that I tried but I don't think it's worth the gamble hoping it stays adhered to the front of the grill and look good on the edges. It'd ruin the grill if it started to come off. Once I decided to go without it I had to put some more time into cleaning up where the lip would have covered. I'm going to make a few tweaks tonight and then get a final coat of primer on it tomorrow morning. Once that dries I'll get up a couple pics. Need to wait at least 24 hours after priming to start paint and I may add a few coats of clearcoat for protection so it'll be a few days of paint and clear till its done, but it's gettin there. I'd like to give some better news other than reasons why it's not done but I guess it's all part of designing it. I'll be in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Catalyst. Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks for the update Your attention to detail is commendable! (rivals my own ) I'm confident the results are going to be worth any setbacks due to design changes. My spec.B [#163] Project Thread with Pictures Get CryoTuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-2 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Sweet! I will wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 IMO it will look better w/o the black gasket running around the grill. I know it's more time consuming because of all the fit and finish but, to me, it's worth the extra time and money that is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 IMO it will look better w/o the black gasket running around the grill. I know it's more time consuming because of all the fit and finish but, to me, it's worth the extra time and money that is necessary. Yeah I think you're right. Anything I put there will look added. The JDM grill has the lip since its all molded together, if I added one it'd be sitting on top of the outer lip of the grill. Will have to see how it comes out and can always make changes later if it needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just have to wait till the primer cures and sand it for paint, paint goes on and that's all thats left. Nearing the end finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamin Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 That is absolutely hiddious looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I agree ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJr Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 just have to wait till the primer cures and sand it for paint, paint goes on and that's all thats left. Nearing the end finally. wow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Gadget Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just curious, how would this otherwise lovely grill look painted to matched to my GRP car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Catalyst. Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just have to wait till the primer cures and sand it for paint, paint goes on and that's all thats left. Nearing the end finally.Looking fantastic! Can't wait to rock this new grill. Already got a matching emblem overlay and new clips all around for this bad boy My spec.B [#163] Project Thread with Pictures Get CryoTuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospmoht04 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Just curious, how would this otherwise lovely grill look painted to matched to my GRP car? That's a preference thing I guess but are you talking the entire honeycomb portion color matched? I'm not sure how that'd look. If you just mean the outer portion of the grill color matched I don't think I could do that since the honeycomb attaches and blends right to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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