I meant the 86-87 grille.
My hatch has a black grille while the sedans have a chrome one.
I meant the 86-87 grille.
My hatch has a black grille while the sedans have a chrome one.
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I dont like the pre facelafy bumpers. I cant get past how cheap the markers look with 2 screws in them. It would be like face nailing a hardwood floor. Just ugly. Ive always like the clear markers from the 88-89 and you cant see any mounting holes. Im not sure on the grill. i wasnt aware there is a difference other then the design of the brows, grill corners and side markers. I thought all the grills had a chrome strip?
88-89 has chrome across the top , 8687 has chrome all around... which looks more classy imo
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
I like the 88-89 bumper best,but to each their own.
I'm more of a facelift guy. Stripes > Dots any day!
I would like a pre-facelift grille with facelift grille corners though. Or just paint the corners.
^yes indeed. i like the shape of the pre-facelift grill, but the style of the facelift one lol
We need some really close, intense pictures comparing the two front ends.
well here's the hatch with the 86 bumper and non facelift and the euro signals. this was before I made my new grill.Originally Posted by Charlie
I do like the look of the black grill (or, is mine black, too?). I might pick one up at a junkyard at see what I think with it on. I don't like chrome all that much (chrome wheels are a maximum for me, as long as they're not huge).
non face lift bumper , face lift eyelids, grille and jdm corners
non face lift bumper, 86-87 eyelids, grille and corners
1989 Accord Lx-i hatchback (current DD project)
1986 Olds Cutlass 442 clone (never ending project)
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Owner of Wreck-less auto body
Why aren't they both black if they're both '86-87? Was one painted? I want the black one in the pictures up a bit further, but with '88-89 eyelids and the little corners on the grill, as well as JDM corners...
if you have the chrome grill scuff it with red scotchbrite and use the duplicolor trim paint on it, it gives the semi flat look of the oem black.I do like the look of the black grill (or, is mine black, too?
while on this thread anyone got an extra right 86 corner lamp? mine got smashed working in the shop.
somebody do a side by side of pre and post face lift...i honestly cant tell the difference
smoked reflectors > amber
u need the 86-87 jdm corners to match the signals imo
x2 i read the difference but can't quite put it together in my head, i tried googling pics of both but i either get pics from 3geez (which are most likely modified) or crappy pics from other places, the only difference i saw was the turn signals
"You may have beat me by .2 seconds but i only spent $2000 on my car, hope that extra $25000 was worth it" My famous last words
Pre-facelift:
Facelift:
The upper half of the pre-facelift has a recess that matches the grille, and the lower half appears to have a steeper angle. And the eyelids are a slightly different pattern. You can't see it on geej's 88, but the black trim that goes all the way around 87roach's grille changed to a single chrome strip that covers the top edge of the facelifted grille.
Point of clarification though: That white hatch does have pre-facelift bumper, grille, and eyelids, but has facelift (ie. 88-89) corners.Pre-facelift:
Facelift:
The upper half of the pre-facelift has a recess that matches the grille, and the lower half appears to have a steeper angle. And the eyelids are a slightly different pattern. You can't see it on geej's 88, but the black trim that goes all the way around 87roach's grille changed to a single chrome strip that covers the top edge of the facelifted grille.
-Mark D.
bump ,also the 86 87 have corners that are separate from the grill.
Last edited by lostforawhile; 10-07-2009 at 09:39 AM.
Ah, yeah. Good eye, I didn't even think to check.
One on the left is a clear shot of 86/7 corners.
the 86-87 corners and eyelids resemble carbon fiber, the 88-89 have horizontal lines running through them.Ah, yeah. Good eye, I didn't even think to check.
One on the left is a clear shot of 86/7 corners.
side by side of forrests 86 and my old 89
Ive always liked tha 88-89 More.
Nice job on the pic response guys ^_^ i see the difference and am definitely liking the face lift (but am not too crazy about the stock signals, i would clear them) i might have to consider picking up some more front end parts for my car now.... *drives to local junkyard*
"You may have beat me by .2 seconds but i only spent $2000 on my car, hope that extra $25000 was worth it" My famous last words
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