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    Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    thanks to Civic Accord Honda for the parts


    swapped out my old grill and grill ends since well, they have seen better days along with newer headlights

    wish i would have gotten some before pics but heres the parts i took off



    and new ones on


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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Thats whats up! looks good
    one day I'll return.

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by 86ccord View Post
    Thats whats up! looks good
    thanks

    i know anyone looking at the car wont tell a diffrence but it makes a world of diffrence to me since i knew they were cracked
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    you do know youput 86-87 grill caps on a 88-89 car right? Other than that it looks better.

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by mykwikcoupe View Post
    you do know youput 86-87 grill caps on a 88-89 car right? Other than that it looks better.
    they look the same as the ones that came off so i dont care
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Looks good man! glad the parts got there safe!

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by Civic Accord Honda View Post
    Looks good man! glad the parts got there safe!
    thanks again
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    i need some of those lol the hood i got from the j/y didn have any and i only had one on my old hood cause the deer broke the other one

    looks alot better with the new ones
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    yay no more cracks

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Should have went with an H4 conversion.
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Looking good. It's the little details that really make a car look good! Keep up the good work!

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    yeah, I like the 86-87 grille better than the 88-89 because I think it fits better. ...but as Mike said, IMO, i would swap out the grille with an 88-89, or swap the eyelids and corners to an 86-87 style.

    ...but even if you do nothing, it looks way better now with nothing cracked.
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by markmdz89hatch View Post
    yeah, I like the 86-87 grille better than the 88-89 because I think it fits better. ...but as Mike said, IMO, i would swap out the grille with an 88-89, or swap the eyelids and corners to an 86-87 style.

    ...but even if you do nothing, it looks way better now with nothing cracked.
    what the diffrence between the 87 and 89? The grill ends i took off look exactly like the ones i put on so does that mean it already had 86-97 grill ends on it?
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by geeteedan View Post
    what the diffrence between the 87 and 89? The grill ends i took off look exactly like the ones i put on so does that mean it already had 86-97 grill ends on it?
    yeah whoever had the car before you musta put a 86-87 style grill on, i dont have a good pic of a 88-89 one but mostly the end peices match the eye lid covers on your headlights... new parts still look good though

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    yeah whoever had the car before you musta put a 86-87 style grill on, i dont have a good pic of a 88-89 one but mostly the end peices match the eye lid covers on your headlights... new parts still look good though
    so that means the eye lid covers are 86-87 too?
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    are your eye lid covers checkerd just like the grill ends or do they have lines??

    h/o i will try to get a pic

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    are your eye lid covers checkerd just like the grill ends or do they have lines??

    h/o i will try to get a pic
    nvm, they have the lines

    never really payed that much attention to them
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by geeteedan View Post
    nvm, they have the lines

    never really payed that much attention to them
    yeah im haveing a hard time finding good pics but the 88-89 grill has those lines and alot less "chrome" around the opening also the 88-89 ones the ends cant be swaped or removed so if you had an 88-89 grill that was cracking youd have to replace the entire thing

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    yeah im haveing a hard time finding good pics but the 88-89 grill has those lines and alot less "chrome" around the opening also the 88-89 ones the ends cant be swaped or removed so if you had an 88-89 grill that was cracking youd have to replace the entire thing
    ah ok, either way i think it looks alot better than it did

    doubt i'll have the car much longer anyways, has been a fun little car
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    heres the eye lid cover on mine

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    why do you say you doubt you'll have it much longer?

    Yeah, your eyelids and corners are correct for your '89. The grille is an 86-87, as it has the removable endcaps, and has the checkered pattern. The 88-89 is a one-piece design (except for an add-on chrome or black rubber strip on the upper part of it), and has the striped pattern to match the lids and corners.

    Ok, after about an hour of searching the board, I found a decent pic of the 88-89 grille. (Borrowed pic from Messy.)

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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    It's missing the chrome trim


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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by markmdz89hatch View Post
    why do you say you doubt you'll have it much longer?

    Yeah, your eyelids and corners are correct for your '89. The grille is an 86-87, as it has the removable endcaps, and has the checkered pattern. The 88-89 is a one-piece design (except for an add-on chrome or black rubber strip on the upper part of it), and has the striped pattern to match the lids and corners.

    Ok, after about an hour of searching the board, I found a decent pic of the 88-89 grille. (Borrowed pic from Messy.)

    the guy i bought the car from wants it back now and is offering $500 more than i payed for it
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    Quote Originally Posted by geeteedan View Post
    the guy i bought the car from wants it back now and is offering $500 more than i payed for it
    sold!
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    Re: Not that anyone else would notice but i changed some parts out

    or you could jsut do what i did...



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