Grille Replacement?

[Yokaze]

So there's a sizeable hole in my grille and I was wondering how much effort or what I would need to take the bumpers off to put in a new grille.
The dealership told me the job could be around $500-1k job with labor, ordering, and stuff, but I see the grille itself on some Acura Parts dealers being around $100-200 dollars.

I was told some tabs in there are a little delicate so I'm not sure I want to do the job myself but I've been told there are "Honda repair shops" that specialize on them and Acuras and I wonder if they can give better values.

I also wonder what tools I'd necessarily need or if there's a tutorial somewhere to get the bumpers off myself.

(Side note: Should I get a Type S grille as a replacement? For some reason the Type S grille is around $400-500 bucks but it looks even more delicate than this one, lol. )

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[Yokaze]

I'm also curious to know how long this could actually take. I know there are some sensors on here but I think those should be handled by more specialized hands, lol.

This is an Acura A-spec/Tech.

 

[Yokaze]

Bumpity.

 

[Frenzal]

Removing the bumper is a 10-15 minutes job. Many Youtube videos about it.

Pretty sure that, once the bumper is removed, the grill swap is pretty easy.

Not sure if the Type S grill would fit or not as the bumper is different from the regular Integra.

 

[Jayman84]

From what i've read the Type S grille won't fit the A-Spec bumper so i'd nix that idea right now. Replacing the grille yourself isn't hard just time consuming.

 

[Yokaze]

Removing the bumper is a 10-15 minutes job. Many Youtube videos about it.

Pretty sure that, once the bumper is removed, the grill swap is pretty easy.

Not sure if the Type S grill would fit or not as the bumper is different from the regular Integra.

Ah, right I forgot to keep that in mind regarding the Type S's front fascia.

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