kjechel
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- 03 S2000 original owner, 24 ITS ABP/Ebony
I watched these two videos: & in addition to reading the accessories installation guides. It was fairly straightforward. I jacked the front of the car up so I could support the bottom of the bumper on a 5 gallon bucket while removing the button fasteners along the hood line. It's helpful to have another person help you carry it once it's loose, but one person can do it alone if needed.I plan on installing some mesh too after seeing how large the opening is for the intercooler. (it also gives me another reason to take my bumper off as I have one final black Acura emblem waiting to be installed). Did you use the instructions from one of the accessories installation guides? I'll be doing this project on my own, any particular tips or pointers?
I was looking on Amazon at "Agg Auto" brand of mesh, how did you decide to go with this brand of mesh? What length of mesh did you purchase? I originally was planning to use plastic zip ties and did not know about those metal ones--are there any special tools needed?
Thanks and great writeups
I use the referenced grill mesh on my S2000 and am very happy with it. It's 81% open area, which is quite high and is much more sturdy than screen-type mesh - it's actually punched from a 1/16" thick sheet of aluminum and comes in a flat cardboard box, not rolled up in a tube. The 6" x 36" size is just barely big enough (in the 6" direction) to bend a 3/8" wide flange along the bottom for additional stiffness.
I use plastic zip ties on the S2000 because it's easy to access both sides of the grill, but with the ITS if one should break it's off with the bumper again to fix it. Plan to waste a few of the metal zip ties experimenting with how they behave. I pre-bent them to almost their finished shape before installing them. This tool (or equivalent) is useful for tightening and cutting them, but not really necessary. The included "release tool" doesn't work that well. I found that a pointy (#11) Xacto blade works better to release a zip tie - something to experiment with before doing your final installation.
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