New Grill

by **jello** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:10 am

I was looking into new grills for the solara. I found nothing.... does anyone know where I could get a different one. Do you guys have pictures?

Thanks

by **FLASH** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:48 am

Ughh, SEARCH. Be creative and make your own, or schung007 used to make them, dont know if he still does.

by **Yanks0114** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:43 am

Steve is no longer making his. Also Danny, a member of this forum, was making beautiful grills but he stopped.

I too am looking for a nice grill. Maybe if we get enough people in we can convince a manufacturer to make one for us

by **hari-bhari** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 10:30 am

i like the stock grill, especially on 99-01. that whole mesh thing isnt my style, reminds me too much of the civic rice rockets, and thats the LAST thing i want.....

by **jello** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:06 pm

Or mabey If enough of us want them someone on the forum that has made them ( I wont say anynames) wink wink will start making them again :lol:

by **cruze105** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 3:16 pm

yea i really need one too, i tried making my own grill i didnt have too much success. I cut myelf in process of cutting it out. After that i was the hell wit it. Im gonna get done by a body shop.

by **FLASH** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 4:21 pm

True, you may think it's ricey, but I get soo many compliments on my mesh grilles its insane.

by **tiredolddog** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:10 pm

Nice grill Flash. I like the stock grill on my 2003 too much to replace it. It was one of the things that attracted me to the Solara. I have a question for you.... Did the K&N replacement stock air filter make any noticible difference in the performance of your car? Let me know.

Thanks,

Tired Old Dog.

by **NASTY** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:21 pm

you cant go wrong with a K&N or TRD filter
i noticed a difference, but its nothing huge
and in the long run you're probably saving money since they're lifetime filters

[mods, i know its off topic, but he started it!]

by **Yanks0114** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:45 pm

NASTY wrote:
[mods, i know its off topic, but he started it!]

LOL its all good. As a well respected senior member we'll let it slide

tiredolddog do a search on the K&N and if the search doesn't answer your question, feel free to post

by **FLASH** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:06 pm

Thanx Tired Old Dogg. I didnt notice any performance difference with the K&N, only a slight sound difference around 3000RPM in 2nd and up.
Id stay with the stock gen1.5 grille too, its much nicer than then gen1.0

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:33 pm

I am trying to get a shop mass production the grill. I will come back with some news in about 2 weeks

by **TadS** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:47 pm

Got any pictures of the concept UltraslowSolara? I have been working with one for my car, but the proto-type just is not working with me, so I might be interested if they're close to the style I am looking for. Keep us posted. I mean if there is a market for CF hoods and Body kits surely there are unexploited opportunities in the market for a snazzy looking grill.

by **Yanks0114** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:56 pm

UltraslowSolara wrote:I am trying to get a shop mass production the grill. I will come back with some news in about 2 weeks

Awesome, keep us posted. One thing i've learned is that if possible have them make it with the best quality parts. You might even want to have them frame it around the stock grill for support. A lot of people have had trouble with the fiberglass cracking under any form of stress.

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:55 am

Did anyone has trouble with steven's fiberglass? i think the grill only support with 3 bolts on the top, it should not give too much stress.

I think it will look like this, which has the mesh extend backward instead just replace the vertical sticks. the material most likely will be fiberglass because it is easier to make or modify

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