HEy, i got my 2000 Civic coupe back from the shop recently and i had a new front bumper and badgeless grill put on. The bumper looks fine, but the grill protrudes out a bit about 1cm. It doesn't sit flush with the hood or bumper, really kinda bugs me. I paid $60 cdn for the grill, maybe the fitment is **** because it was soo cheap? or maybe the shop didn't install it right? any help would be appreciated, thanks!!

 

is it a oem grill or ebay, after market?

 

i got it from a local shop, says on the box its a CLA Performance Racing team 99-00 civic type-r grill, made in taiwan. I'm not happy with the fitment...

 

those grills dont fit good, you will only be happy with a oem grill fitment

 

you know where i can get a badgeless OEM fitment grill??

 

classified section, or just take the badge off of your old grill.

 

is that what most people do around here? just take the badge out?? I don't have my old grill anymore..the prevoius owner had put a stupid red badge in there

 

yep, just pop them out

 

guess i'll just have to browse a scrap yard or something.
Thanks!!

 

just make sure its a 99-00 si

 

yea.. go get a 99-00 si one..

 

whats it matter if its an Si grill?? My car is an Si (Sir), but i don't have the original grill anymore, shop threw it out i guess. The previous owner had put a large red H badge in there, looked stupid. So i bought a new badgeless one, that i have on the car now. How do the Si grills differ from regular coupes??

 

yes, the US model is called Si, the Canadian version is an SiR
What is unigue about these grill's is that they are the honey comb style that everyone is looking for.

 

Plus those grilles have a badge that is easily removed. It doesn't look like there used to be a badge there.

 

si


non si

 

The lower one would be a coupe/hatch grille. The sedan has one extra horizontal blade and a chrome shell instead of a color matched one.

I haven't seen an EM1/EK9 grille up front in awhile, but is that even a real one?

 

lol I toss my non si one out lol

 

I've got five different grilles and none of them are EM1/EK9 grilles.

Mugen grille (real), EDM optional grille, paint matched shell for EDM grille and a sedan grille. I still even have my stock coupe grille.

So really I guess I have six combinations I could make.

 

I have an EX and I bought an Si grille from a boneyard for $80 shipped

old EX grille


my new(er) Si grille from the boneyard

 

That's the problem, no matter how cheap or given free, I won't put them on my car. Those after market grilles are piece of craps that don't look right and don't fit right.

Get the OEM Si grille or ek9 grille, both are the same like what TheJGB3 posted.

 

The easiest way I have found to tell if it's OEM or not is the OEM grill is actually 2 pieces. The mesh piece is one part and the painted surround is the second part. You buy them separately from Honda if you wish. The emblem is also optional. It simply sets into some of the mesh and you put a backing plate with 3 phillips screws to hold it on.

Yes, I agree; the only way to go on these is OEM.

 

If u try to adjust the cheap knock-off grille, it will crack. Buy the OEM Honda grille for quality fitment.

 

Yeah i figured this out the hard way, its just gay because i had the grill that i'm after now.

 

Some additions/corrections here:

EM1 and EK9 99-00 are indeed the same apart from that EK9 features no logo.

EDM 96-00 saw no optional grille.

96 had a one piece colored frame, one horizontal blade and small badge:

Similar to USDM 99-00 (non SI) hatch and coupé but has a larger painted front, same as (some) 96-98 hatch and coupé I think;

97-00 featured a two piece chrome front, three blades and large badge, with a diff shape for 97-98 and 99-00 because of facelift diffs.

Sedans featured simular designs with one diff: 96 had three blades.


So you guys have no OEM option available for a 96-98 Civic if yoy want a mesh/EM1/EK9 style grille except an import EK9 96-98?

 

The SI grill wouldnt fit a 96-98 though right?
Then what can you do in that situation ? haha