Author Topic: AfterShock Recessed Grills... (Read 22338 times)

SHEZOOMM · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2009, 08:14:50 AM »

What perfect job..

KWhale · « **Reply #26 on:** April 12, 2009, 09:31:52 AM »

Very Nice!!! Thanks for posting the teasers Bob. Now the wait for production and pricing begins.

2kwk4u · « **Reply #27 on:** April 12, 2009, 01:03:20 PM »

Those aren't NEW pics, are they Rudy?

Filipp · « **Reply #28 on:** April 12, 2009, 03:06:39 PM »

Quote from: GXPsy Rose on April 12, 2009, 07:48:28 AM

I'm looking forward to these. Any idea of cost? how will they come? painted? unpainted? something else?

Thanks

I am pretty sure cost will be 300$+ and they will probably come unpainted like the white ones rudy showed pics of.

Sly Bob · « **Reply #29 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:31:31 PM »

Quote from: 2kwk4u on April 12, 2009, 01:03:20 PM

Those aren't NEW pics, are they Rudy?

I hadn't seen them before...

SOLster · « **Reply #30 on:** April 13, 2009, 04:17:14 PM »

Quote from: 2kwk4u on April 12, 2009, 01:03:20 PM

Those aren't NEW pics, are they Rudy?

No those are old pics of the 1st round on the recessed grills that I took while test fitting them onto my car. These are the latest from the second revision for the recessed grills and the new foglight grills.

I will be following up with new pics of the foglight grill installed when I get a chance to test fit them.

rudy

SOLster · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2009, 10:22:45 PM »

Ok, here's some pics of the retrofitting of the recessed foglight grills onto my GXP's fascia. Good news is that they will work but the fit is rather tight. Quite tight that I didn't want to push the entire grill in all the way as I fear I may snap the brittle tabs trying to remove it. Bad news is that these are not just easy plug and play mods. You'll have to cut part of the fascia within the grill opening in order to clear the tunnel of this grill. And it will take time to take off little by little either with a dremel and/or file to make sure nothing interferes with the back tunnel outside surface.

I completely removed the fascia, first step.

Here's a pic with the oem fog light grill removed.

The differences between the two.

With the black cover removed.

I roughly sketched out where I will be cutting with a dremel cutter.

Me cutting with a dremel cutter.

Once I cut out the basic hole, I test fitted the grill only to find out that there was more to cut in certain areas which prevented the grill from sitting all the way flush.

After several cutting and filing of small areas while fitting the grill, I finally got the grill to sit flush. However, I didn't want to push the last two tabs in all the way as I was afraid that I may snap them removing the grill from the fascia as the material for this SLA piece is fragile.

Here, you can see the flat edge of the grill is not completely flushed to the fascia as I kept the tabs from snapping in place. Also notice that the metal crash bar is highly visible through the tunnel but does not interfere with it. I'm considering adding an actual recessed honeycomb patterned grill, similar to the main grills, in the back of the tunnel to camouflage the crash bar a bit.

SOLster · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2009, 10:23:23 PM »

Here's a few more pics.

The differences between the two on the back side.

Here, you can see how large the hole became from my original sketch.

This is with the black cover back on. You can see part of the cut-out but not much.

One good thing that you can go back to original without anyone really noticing any cut-out or anything and it doesn't affect the installation of the oem grills.

Sly Bob · « **Reply #33 on:** April 20, 2009, 10:54:10 AM »

Rudy, I must have missed something along the way. First I have to say that is coming along great and I can't wait for them to become available but did you paint the factory grills? They look gloss black in that last picture unlike my factory grills.

GXPsy Rose · « **Reply #34 on:** May 21, 2009, 07:31:43 PM »

Any up date on how this project is going?

SOLster · « **Reply #35 on:** July 14, 2009, 06:00:58 PM »

UPDATE:

Please click on the following link for the latest news for the recessed grills project:

http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/870686-post307.html

Thanks, rudy

spicy3480 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 14, 2009, 07:12:59 PM »

Very exciting Rudy...my foam behind the bumper is already cut thanks to deepbluegxp, and ready for your grills. Keep us posted...they look great!

Yamatr3 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 14, 2009, 07:22:22 PM »

I received the grill today and am going to try it tomorrow.

PURE_Fun · « **Reply #38 on:** July 14, 2009, 07:42:32 PM »

Quote from: Yamatr3 on July 14, 2009, 07:22:22 PM

I received the grill today and am going to try it tomorrow.

LUCKY YOU......!

Sly Bob · « **Reply #39 on:** July 14, 2009, 09:26:55 PM »

Quote from: Yamatr3 on July 14, 2009, 07:22:22 PM

I received the grill today and am going to try it tomorrow.

Does it have to wait till tomorrow? I'd hold the flashlight...

spicy3480 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 14, 2009, 09:35:07 PM »

I agree Bob...my butt would be in the dark installing that also LOL...maybe he had a long day LOL

Yamatr3 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 14, 2009, 10:42:58 PM »

Quote from: spiky3480 on July 14, 2009, 09:35:07 PM

I agree Bob...my butt would be in the dark installing that also LOL...maybe he had a long day LOL

I would if my car was in my garage. It's in the shop for a little work down in Lauderdale. I have to go down tomorrow for the test fit.

SOLster · « **Reply #42 on:** July 15, 2009, 06:17:06 PM »

Here's a few pics that Yamatr3 had sent me from his test fit of one outter frame on his car earlier today. rudy

Sly Bob · « **Reply #43 on:** July 15, 2009, 06:37:27 PM »

Looking good Rudy!!!

spicy3480 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 15, 2009, 08:23:28 PM »

Looks like a nice fit...this is exciting!

Unclefester · « **Reply #45 on:** July 15, 2009, 08:46:40 PM »

That looks real good.

BLK GXP · « **Reply #46 on:** July 15, 2009, 08:48:51 PM »

looks really good so far. It makes the fit of the stock pieces look like crap.

Kelu · « **Reply #47 on:** July 15, 2009, 08:49:40 PM »

Sometimes I just hate you Sol's owners because of this

j/k
This is my way to express how nice it is.

SOLster · « **Reply #48 on:** July 20, 2009, 01:25:28 PM »

Final outcome...

Please click following link to final outcome of the recessed grills project:

http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/872655-post335.html

thanks,

rudy

Deep-GXP · « **Reply #49 on:** July 20, 2009, 02:19:40 PM »

Awesome!

Someone else asked this on the other forum but i'll ask it here.

Are the Fog Light Grills also ready ?

Basically im asking if all (6) pieces are ready to hit the market

And thank you KP staff for not deleting links

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