RENOVA GRILL FEEDBACK!!!!

[LatinUSMC]

i went from to to to to to it looks great out the box but once i tried to install.... the holes dont line up.. .theres a 5/8 inch gap from the headlight housing to the edge of the fiberglass/primered grill, it does NOT quite fit and im afraid the screw are going to wear the wrong way... with time... while driving may fall off!!!! im gonna have to modifie it myself (maybe add some zip ties)...and the grill meshh is not quite, as secure as i thought either...anybody else, have any problems????????????????? for the record im about 85%content I DOES GIVE MY RIDE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK

[vinnie the sex]

i dont like how the mesh was just basically caulked in there but i haven't installed yet since i may be selling...

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

hey if your selling that grill and its still primered grey hahah i'll get it off you

[Solorange]

Dude this is probably the wrong section to post this topic
But anyway now that you raised that issue I guess im gonna have to check my fitment before I start painting.

[WTF??]

Wheres the rest of the feedback?????? fitment issues, loose mesh, how was the packaging for shipping? middle bar secure? throw them out guys!!

I want to hear more from fellow members who got their JLee grilles



I, unfortunately, still have not received mine and to think I live in CA!!!!!
ppl in NY, GA, IL, CT, NC, OH, AZ etc already have theirs
Im awaiting email response from Renova... patience kills

[RichD978]

i've received mines a week ago. I can't get the stupid middle bar on

[NVDIS1]

got mine on sat and packaging was fine. The way mesh is attached isn't good at all. I see some have fitment issues i have yet to install mine. probably will do this weekend b4 i get it painted.

[SolaraBlue]

havnt had a chance to put mine on to test the fitment.
the stuff holding the mesh on kind of sucks but ill secure it some more before paint etc... judging by how it looks it would get destroyed durring the winter months.
all in all im happy.... as long as it fits.
packaging was great!

EDIT: i just did the test fit and it was kind of a pain to line up the holes but all in all it looks great. cant wait to get it painted, itll look 10x better.
i also share the same middle bar issues however i will never use it so it doesnt matter, if i wnted the middle bar i would have stayed stock.

[Deion]

I'm having a little fitment issue with the middle bar, but nothing a little bending of the mesh won't fix. It's just the screws for the bar don't line up with the holes in the mesh but that was expected. I'm sure it'll sit flush once I do that.

Other than that my packaging was good, trying the fitment today, and my mesh looks/feels pretty secure. I have 12 mount points for the mesh.

Probably painting this weekend if the weather stays nice.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

My packaging was good. Mesh is secured at various points really well for me (nothing loose). I have not test fitted this..but will do so over the weekend. The middle bar was tough for me to align but for me this is a non-issue as i do not plan on using the middle bar.
On the whole, i'm happy we as a toyota solara community were able to achieve this. I'm happy with the product (although wish some aspects were different - but beggers can't be choosers). THANKS!

[WTF??]

Thanks for the feedback so far guys! Im just trying to prepare myself for the worst when mine actually does come in. What to expect and not expect......

Geez... this bites... even a canada member got his!


Keep the feedback coming!

[Solorange]

My mesh was on pretty well when i got it but after taking it to four different bodys shops for estimates. The mesh started to fall off after it got touched too much. So the road will definatly take it off. Im just going to yank it out and get it painted and then reapply it using cold weld which will solve this problem. The estimated prices for paint between the four body shops was $71 to $150. Im still trying to look into the spray paint thing for my car. Apparently they cant do it if your car has some pearl in it. And supposivly one of the body shops said that my paint does have some pearl in it.

[Turbosolara]

I prefited all the grill and i thought you guys hsould not have any problem in fiting

here is the technique:

1. slide the 2 little center studs into the holes down there first.

2. while half way in, check left and right outter most lower stud to make sure they slide right into the right place.

3. push the top of the grill in, and install the center bolts first.

4. push the grill in gentally and put in the bolts on the right side and left side.


The grill is made out by hand and therefore the screw hole fitment is off abit. In fact there were ten grills were defect so badly that we have to disgard it (yup so only 90 grills ever exist!) if you still have trouble, you can go buy($20) or borrow a mini dremal to enlarge the screw holes, it was not hard to do it.

and if the center grill tend to fall off, i am pretty sure epoxy glue will fix it.....

i hope this helps.

[RichD978]

^^ Joseph thanks for the info

and again Thanks for making this happen

[WTF??]

Thanks for the tips Joseph!! Renova just informed me that my shipment will take place tomorrow (yes thats right). So no worries as long as I know Renova is on top of it