mazdabob

The billet grille that I saw at SEMA was a one-off - not availible. So, I went to Pep Boys, and bought some chrome wheel well molding for $9.99, and with some snips, created my own.

ProtoConVert

awesome... directions?

huhsler

Not bad. It does make it distinctive.

Not sure I like it, but great job, just the same!

XDEEDUBBX

looks too cluttered....you should remove the inner grill...but how are you attaching it?

s1mike22

creative...nice.

Kawi

I agree. If you could remove the inner black grill it'd look cleaner. The idea is good though. The stock grill isn't striking enough.

mikeb

isn't removing the black stock grill dificult
does anyone know how

and how did you get the billet to stay in place.

brothervoodoo

Hey Bob, You should write a DIY and that might spawn some more ideas from the forum, nice work!

mazdabob

Here is a better picture. The first one was with the flash, which lit up the original. It's pretty simple to do - the wheel well molding has a sticky backing. Just cut to fit, and stick it.

Genom

I like! I'm definitly doing something like that this weekend.

mazdabob

Here's another, without flash. It's cloudy and rainy today, on a sunny day you won't see the original.

Beemer

That's really nice.
Well done mazdabob!

greese

you could cut these out, print out some directions, and set up shop on eBay with these. Might be a nice way to supplement the holidays.

Greese

mazdabob

The one from the SEMA Show had 4 strips. I thought 5 would look better, but you can use as many as you like.

wakeech

mazdabob, that's SICK!!!

i'd suggest keeping the stock grille, but it's gotta get blacker, and further behind your trick horizontal chrome grill further... but that looks GREAT :D

Ohgeez

I love when people get creative.

Good job!!!! :p

brothervoodoo

Bob, I know you take it pretty easy, but how will it hold up at highspeed? Are you going to the Sunnyvale meeting? I would like to check your mod up close.

downshift

Heh, reminds me of the Passat

mikeb

looks good
five lines looks better than the sema 8 that had 4

ectomort

This simple mod looks great in person. Great job, mazdabob.

BRx8

how bout adding 1-2 more to each of the oil coolers next to the fog lights? that may look pretty cool too

brothervoodoo

Yes, it did look very good in person. I may give it go on my car, hopefully I don't jump the shark given that I have the rotary accent and bob's didn't (may make it look too busy). We will see.

mikeb

if you do this please post pics of materials and install:D

brothervoodoo

I bought the material last night, $10 bucks, just like mazdabob said. Picked it up at Pep Boys, comes in a red package titled "wheel well molding". It's been raining cold and miserable so I haven't had a chance to install, maybe tomorrow?

huhsler

So the strips adhere to the grill itself?

Yes, I'd like to hear how they hold up as well.

It is growing on me. lol.