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Old 03-16-2004 | 05:47 PM
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Everytime I see this thread, this goes through my mind.. I have to post it to get it out of my system.

Uh, Cadillac grills Cadillac mills
Check out the oil on my Cadillac spills
Matter fact candy paint Cadillac's kill
So check out the ho's my Cadillac fills
Old 03-16-2004 | 06:17 PM
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Feel better now? :D
Old 03-16-2004 | 06:49 PM
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A parting thought, forgot to mention, thumbs-up on the grill mesh..
Old 03-19-2004 | 08:01 PM
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Looks good. Maybe a DIY?

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Old 03-19-2004 | 08:52 PM
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Originally posted by VividRacing.com
Looks good. Maybe a DIY?
Close, but not quite. The criteria for a a DIY thread is that it needs to have step by step instructions and pics showing exactly how to do the mod. This particular one just shows the end result.
Old 03-21-2004 | 04:27 AM
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Tony- Outstanding- I really like this look, Man if you could find a supplier and pre cut the pieces to sell- you could easliy count me in as a customer.

BTW the reason I dont like the new Thunderbird is precisly because of the cheesy looking plastic Chrome grill. The 8's doesnt' stand out that much- but this mod is right on the money.

Please keep us updated on availability of the raw material.
Old 03-21-2004 | 05:49 AM
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Tony,

What's the mesh size on that stainless. I think I found the vendor, I just want to confirm what the spacing is. Thanks!

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Old 03-21-2004 | 06:23 AM
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you had to remove the bumper to do that no?
Old 03-21-2004 | 10:30 AM
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Looks nice but here in MN there are too many bugs that would get stuck in that mesh.
Old 03-21-2004 | 11:16 AM
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Looks Sharp. I especially like the idea of covering the small oil coolers next to the fog lamps. I've noticed the cooling fins are very thin and bend like paper. I imagine this would help keep some of the bigger chunks off the road from beating up the radiators.
Old 03-21-2004 | 11:28 AM
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Looks Sharp. I especially like the idea of covering the small oil coolers next to the fog lamps. I've noticed the cooling fins are very thin and bend like paper. I imagine this would help keep some of the bigger chunks off the road from beating up the radiators.
Yup, it is a good idea to protect them. In fact, there's a whole DIY thread dedicated to just that, here.
Old 03-22-2004 | 11:54 AM
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it looks nice, why do you work for cadillac whe yuo can work for mazda? no. jk can you show a pic of the sam grill on the CT-S and then right next to it on the RX-8, i would paint it black, but it looks great the way you have it
Old 03-22-2004 | 11:55 AM
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it looks nice, why do you work for cadillac when you can work for mazda? no. jk
can you show a pic of the sam grill on the CT-S and then right next to it on the RX-8, i would paint it black, but it looks great the way you have it
Old 03-22-2004 | 09:40 PM
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Old 03-24-2004 | 07:16 AM
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thanks for the caddi pic. ANy update on this material?

Also did you have to remove the front bumper?

In NYC we have to have the front plate- I would get ticketed all the time parking on the street. Do you thinnk this mod is still worth doing if you have to have the front plate?
Old 04-26-2004 | 08:48 PM
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So any word on buying more of this stuff?
Old 04-26-2004 | 09:07 PM
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I actually got a chance to see this mod in person over the past weekend, and I have to give Tony props. It looks very nice, specially on the Titan. If by any chance you can get more of this mesh, PM me.

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Old 04-27-2004 | 06:16 AM
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I just installed my grille tech screen. Pics here. They have them in silver also. I was hoping to get either the cadillac or MS screens, but got tired of waiting.
Old 04-27-2004 | 03:05 PM
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This is what I'm going with...

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101

yeh it's $65 bucks but it's a large enough piece to be able to do the front air dam, oil screens and cut the "fake" mesh out of the rear bumper and replace it with the real stuff..
Old 04-27-2004 | 08:52 PM
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Hey XeRo... that's not a bad idea at all. If you can't get the Cadillac mesh, that stuff looks good too. Show us some pics when you're done.

Cutting out the fake rear bumper mesh is something that crossed my mind too... Are you going to just cover the front middle grill like Tony Orlando, or are you going to replace it like adrian-1?
Old 04-27-2004 | 11:00 PM
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http://www.streetsceneeq.com

This is one I'm looking at, they have wire mesh grills for various cars. Not the RX-8, but I may be able to fenagle a suburban grill or something of that size to fit my Titan.

I also looked at the JC Whitney and that's on my potential list also. Let me know how it turns out.

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Old 04-28-2004 | 07:43 AM
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Actually..i'm not going to do anything to the wide opening in the middle yet...i'm going to see how it looks first without it, I am more concerned with the oil coolers and doing the bottom air dam opening...if it looks too goofy then I'll REMOVE the original grill and replace it with the mesh...if it's left there it looks like a half *** job...no offense to anyone.,.just my opinion..


Originally posted by Japan8
Cutting out the fake rear bumper mesh is something that crossed my mind too... Are you going to just cover the front middle grill like Tony Orlando, or are you going to replace it like adrian-1?
Old 04-29-2004 | 05:34 PM
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No offense taken, but I'd hesitate to say it looks "half-***" without seeing it in person. You can't see my stock grill unless you take a picture of it with a flash, or shine a light through it.

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Old 04-30-2004 | 09:33 AM
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i mean "half ***" in my mind...it would bother "me" if I left it on...if i remember correctly doesn't the middle grill unscrew from the rear of the bumper?
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Originally posted by XeRo
...if i remember correctly doesn't the middle grill unscrew from the rear of the bumper?
Yup.


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