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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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DOTCOM Racing Honeycomb Grill

Who's got one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-...ht_4506wt_1165

Curious what the quality is like, and maybe to see a few pictures.

yes - i searched.

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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you didnt search hard enough

http://forums.maxima.org/7664746-post47.html
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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obviously.

But that Didn't answer any of my questions.

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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jeeeez i do suttin nice for you and thats the thanks i get....theres your pic...now u kno who has one....pm him and ask about quality...its not that hard

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Who's got one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-...ht_4506wt_1165

Curious what the quality is like, and maybe to see a few pictures.

yes - i searched.

thx,
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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I'm just sayin -- I DID search for over 30 minutes, and didn't find a thing!

I appreciate you posting that....but what I MEANT is that I was "hoping" to get some feedback posted on the thread from somebody WITH this grill.

I guess I just shoulda kept my yap shut and waited for them to come-along.

Sorry for the can we all just get along now?!

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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i have one it fits fine the quality is okay and I've had it for a few months now...with no complaints

Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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Ahhhhh - Perfect!

And mounted on a Black Car....exactly what i was looking for.

Thks Sexima.

I'm trying to decide whether to paint the OEM, or get the Grille.

Seems like ALOT of empty space between the headlights without the Nissan Logo there?!?!

gr

**Btw: Easy install???***

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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Maybe that will make the car look wider. They always look narrow to me.
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ghostrider17
Ahhhhh - Perfect!

And mounted on a Black Car....exactly what i was looking for.

Thks Sexima.

I'm trying to decide whether to paint the OEM, or get the Grille.

Seems like ALOT of empty space between the headlights without the Nissan Logo there?!?!

gr

**Btw: Easy install???***

install??? lol a blind guy with one hand could put it in under 5 minutes lol
probably take longer to take the oem grille out.... its 3 8mm nuts that hold it in easy as pie!

and i love how it makes the front look with no emblem....not too much space for me
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:09 PM
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Seems like ALOT of empty space between the headlights without the Nissan Logo there?!?!
Yes it does. Do what rroderiques77 did, and slap a NISMO emblem in there.

And Nate, Scarface was being helpful. He's not familiar with your friendly banter, is all.

Here's one without the emblem:


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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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There I go again -- making friends alllll-over the internet!!


Thanks to everyone....even YOU Scarface!!!


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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Your very welcome. I was just messin with ya
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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IDK... I think I prefer the stock grill. The thing with grills like this is how transparent they can be from a straight-on perspective. At a slight angle, it looks awesome. But straight on, and you would be able to see the cross-members, and my misshapen, rusty horns.

At the elevated angle in this photo, it looks fantastic. Particularly with the NISMO emblem. Not so much straight-on, though.


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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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Pretty nice grill, very nice price me I just want to paint mine the same color as my ride!!
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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Yeah - I agree Rochester.

I was thinking the same thing -- and even considered some kind of "shroud" behind the grill....but that's just too much work/money.

I think I'm going to stick with painting the OEM grill, and see how that turns-out.
If I'm unsatisified -- $40 for this one isn't a terrible price to pay for an "experiment".

Thanks for everybody's input.

gr
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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That max with the nismo badge is Bad @ss!!! I am sold on this grille I hate the aftermarket one i have . I bought the car with it .
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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get the one like stock but without the emblem. i have a few pictures in my photo album


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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Yes it does. Do what rroderiques77 did, and slap a NISMO emblem in there.

And Nate, Scarface was being helpful. He's not familiar with your friendly banter, is all.

Here's one without the emblem:

I'd forgotten about that photo...
Oh John, BTW, The Max is finally on the road again. I will be taking it back to Redrock this weekend for some dusk shots. I will send you the best.

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Yeah - I agree Rochester.

I was thinking the same thing -- and even considered some kind of "shroud" behind the grill....but that's just too much work/money.

I think I'm going to stick with painting the OEM grill, and see how that turns-out.
If I'm unsatisified -- $40 for this one isn't a terrible price to pay for an "experiment".

Thanks for everybody's input.

gr
Try slapping a Nissan burger on it. I wonder what that would look like.

Originally Posted by datsunzcar84
That max with the nismo badge is Bad @ss!!! I am sold on this grille I hate the aftermarket one i have . I bought the car with it .
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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Dug this one out of the vault. Do guys remember when this freaking Ebay company stole my look for their ad? This is where I got my grill, for free of course...

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call me crazy - I LIKE the Burger!

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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:19 AM
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i would like to replace the grill in my 00 with one like this...too bad its not able to be seperated FML
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:22 AM
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If conjoined twins can be separated at birth -- you can separate that grill from the bumper.
Nobody said it was gonna be easy!

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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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I like the large NISSAN burger in the grill, too.

I'm pretty sure the 5.0 gen and 5.5 gen grills are slightly different, so that they aren't interchangeable.

Was looking at my grill last night (with this tread in mind), trying to see how easy it was to un-clip... haven't figured it out yet, but I also haven't searched the Org for answers either. My thinking is that the horns are much easier to replace if the grill is removed, yes?
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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...uh -oh.....

I KNOW where you're going with this Rochester!!

More BLING-BLING for Daddy!

You may as well upgrade to some Air HOrns or something, while you're at it!

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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:37 AM
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Well, you should see my horns. It looks like they were made out of clay and mud by a blind quadriplegic.

A pair of red Hella Horns might be just what daddy needs...
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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lol @ GR...i'm not into cutting and modding in a 'mesh grille' theres no turning back once you cut it out.
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:46 AM
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Well, you should see my horns. It looks like they were made out of clay and mud by a blind quadriplegic.

A pair of red Hella Horns might be just what daddy needs...
Sweet! Now don't forget the Grill(z) to go with, so you can show-off the new horns!
Dam - I love spending YOUR money!!

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lol @ GR...i'm not into cutting and modding in a 'mesh grille' theres no turning back once you cut it out.
I hear ya ~phat! I wouldn't do it either.
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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Sweet! Now don't forget the Grill(z) to go with, so you can show-off the new horns!
Um, no. Stock grill for me. I don't want to advertise.

The only thing I would consider would be the burger-delete... and as I said, I rather like the burger.
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 06:56 AM
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i think i want to paint mine either the same color or black...its fading and is chipped up...looks tacky
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Funny, but in my head I keep reading "phatabolism", whatever that means.

It's only just now that I realized it was "fat boy slim".

Um, carry on.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Funny, but in my head I keep reading "phatabolism", whatever that means.

It's only just now that I realized it was "fat boy slim".

Um, carry on.
LOL......I was thinking the same exact thing for probably 2 years.....it was just in the past few months that I realized what his name really was.

I was thinking it was a play on words type thing with "fat" and "metabolism" combined with the ph spelling of fat.......

But then I realized what it was and felt like a complete moron
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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Funny, but in my head I keep reading "phatabolism", whatever that means.

It's only just now that I realized it was "fat boy slim".

Um, carry on.
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LOL......I was thinking the same exact thing for probably 2 years.....it was just in the past few months that I realized what his name really was.

I was thinking it was a play on words type thing with "fat" and "metabolism" combined with the ph spelling of fat.......

But then I realized what it was and felt like a complete moron


Same here. SHeesh - I'm OLD!

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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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rofl oh wow!!

this is about the 4th time i've heard about this misconception on the org....i'm surrounded by old guys...anyone need some depends...i got it on sale, 2 for 1
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Old guys? Nah, Vball is still a baby boy. And Ghostrider was born a grumpy old man.
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I am by no means old (unless you consider 30 old?)

'Praise You' was at its peak when I was in college so I am quite familiar with fatboy slim.....it was the different spelling that threw me off.

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Old guys? Nah, Vball is still a baby boy. And Ghostrider was born a grumpy old man.
Baby boy????!!!! LOL.....
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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lol my brother is 30+...i call him old all the time

and what is Praise You? lolol
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lol my brother is 30+...i call him old all the time

and what is Praise You? lolol
really??? i guess it would be old school fatboy slim.....

I dont know if this is the real video......but its quite funny.


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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
I like the large NISSAN burger in the grill, too.

Was looking at my grill last night (with this tread in mind), trying to see how easy it was to un-clip... haven't figured it out yet, but I also haven't searched the Org for answers either. My thinking is that the horns are much easier to replace if the grill is removed, yes?
+1 for the burger. I am trying to have mine sprayed in "Black Chrome" effect, so we'll see how that comes out.

The grille is easy. Three nuts on the back towards the top of the grille, and there are clips on the bottom. Once you undo the nuts, pull the grille out. The burger is on by a few clips IIRC.
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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ
The grille is easy. Three nuts on the back towards the top of the grille, and there are clips on the bottom. Once you undo the nuts, pull the grille out. The burger is on by a few clips IIRC.
I figure if I pull the car up on ramps, it will be really obvious based on these tips. Thanks, Zero!



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