How do I remove the black grill piece in the stock front bumper of a 1999 GSR? There aren't any screws that I can see... is it glued on there?

 

no one knows... Is it even possible?

 

if you look at it closely... you'll notice it's part of the bumper...

 

ah hell...

 

Yes, it's part of the bumper. Many people cut it out for their intercoolers though. Here's a small pic of mine:

 

What did you use to cut it out

 

dremel tool or just a hand saw.. or a ?jigsaw cutter? not sure if thats the exact name, but it looks like a staple gun, with a saw blade at the end that goes up and down.. ahhh ****.. u know what i mean

 

Jigsaw sounds right... just make sure you have an extra blade. No one likes half a project.

 

If you want a cleaner cut use an Exacto knife or razor blade. Dremel will work but it leaves a rough finish.

 

i was thinking about doing this as well.

should you file the rest down with a metal file or sandpaper stuff?

 

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Jigsaw would be a bit bulky for such a little job. Use a sawzall.

 

would this look retarded to do w/o a turbo ic application?

cuz im thinkin of doing it to my DA 90-91 bumper, u think it'd look shitty?

 

imo, it would look like crap. take a look at the wires and tubing stuff in the front. it wouldnt look as clean.

 

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cuz im thinkin of doing it to my DA 90-91 bumper, u think it'd look shitty?</TD></TR></TABLE>

personally yes i do.. when i first got my 98+ front end i was gonna go for boost so i cut the grill out for the FMIC.. well **** came up in my life and i used my Boost money for other things and i was soo sorry i cut out my grill.. everytime i would look at it, i would want to kick myself in the ***!! now i got another bumper with the grill left in and im planing on a newer Boost set-up.. and i am going to hide it behind the grill and also annodize it black!! how does that sound??

 

Dremel.

 

ya.. lol.. or i can just hook up a FMIC to my intake system.. lol.. and put a filter on the other side of the IC. hahaha..

na, thats ricer ****. but wonder if it would work *scratches head*

 

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lol, i don't think the airflow suction from the TB itself would be great enough to pull the air through all that and deliver it in a sufficient manner...

i always use a 4" air cutter for anything like this, cut it out in a few seconds, then run the flat of the disk over the cut to smooth it out, 5 minutes

 

Whether it looks like crap or not, I did it earlier today. The frame was a little dirty so I repainted it. I'll have pictures of it dried tomorrow night.

 

how come you wanted to do it?

 

I didn't like the cheap plastic that was in there. It won't be long before I get a turbo though so I went ahead and did it know while I was thinking about it.

 

 

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haha dude that plastic is the EXACT same thing your bumper is made out of =P

anyway good luck with the plans, dont fall short

 

I used a hacksaw and dremel tool, took like 10 minutes.

 

Tweakmeister, I love your car man! What kind of wheels do you have?

 

just have to cut it out