BG/BG grills - which is best?

[hapatimmy]

After hours and hours of looking at grilles for the BD/BG none convince me 100%. What do you think looks the best for these year legacys?

[slaytalera]

so far i like mine the best, i dk who makes because i bought it used, and he couldnt remember the brand. but ive never seen another one like it
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/IMG_1182-1.jpg

[d1giPhux]

your never going to get a straight answer.. its all personal preference. I personally like the JDM BD Grills like the one i have on my car:


https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2008/09/jdmlgt10-1.jpg

[ESSYMOND]

Sorry no day pictures, but I had the JDM L7 Grill... but it began wearing out so I decided to put this grill on. I badged it with the RS because a few of my buddy's BDs in Hong Kong have the RS badge on the back. I wanted to be a bit different...

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/10/IMG_2538-1.jpg

[anothernord]

If you can get it to fit right, the C-Mod grill is pretty neat.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/12/IMG_3638-1.jpg

[phi11]

yeah, I like all three of my grills.

GT
SUS (gold)
red L7

[immortal1kon]

im a big fan of the RFRB grille ebay sometimes has them.

[aekOne]

yeah man it's hard with grills. i've got a bunch coz i keep changing my mind about which style i like best. i'm currently running a hippo-sleek grill which personally is my fav but i've also got prova, syms, rfrb and JDM L7 legacy grills which i swap about sometimes. sorry i'm not much help :-?

it's all personal pref so just get whatever you like the look of. you can always change it later

[impreza_GC8]

yeah man it's hard with grills. i've got a bunch coz i keep changing my mind about which style i like best. i'm currently running a hippo-sleek grill which personally is my fav but i've also got prova, syms, rfrb and JDM L7 legacy grills which i swap about sometimes. sorry i'm not much help :-?
Post up some pics of those various grills of yours!

[ESSYMOND]

yeah, I want to see what all those grills look like... PICS!!

[subyfreak619]

i went grilless :smt023 but if i could get my hands on a c-mod grill i'd put it on

[chile]

i am gonna have to go with the g-square aero force

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/12/bggsquaregrill-1.jpg

[MarkSubi]

Dude I like urs the best to, shit if your ever thinking about parting it out or w/e hit me up.

cuz its exactly how I want my grill to be but like you said I've never seen one like that.

:smt024

[Yamazaki]

so far i like mine the best, i dk who makes because i bought it used, and he couldnt remember the brand. but ive never seen another one like it
Either Ext Force Sports Wagon or Eifel, depending on how far the grille sticks out in front of the lights (Eifel juts out more). That picture is a straight-on view, so I can't tell.

[Patrick Olsen]

I dig the RFRB grille, and I like the L7 grille a lot, but neither of them are tall enough to fill the gap on a USDM 2.5GT bumper. That G Force Aero Square grille is clean and simple - I'll probably end up making something that like using a stock grille.

[Grafton]

custom ftw :
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/02/f_pic013m_0f3fc9d-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/02/f_pic014m_2984a60-1.jpg

[twistedautoworks]

i'd go grilleless or smooth/mesh your current grille... heres one i did in primer

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/4437088001_d70519e946-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/4437861404_bab435ae7c-1.jpg

[daleyswanson]

grilleless looks ridiculous. that one that chile posted looks fly, as does the jdm L7. because i have a mod budget of zero i am hunting down an extra to make my own version of the g square aero force. a little fiberglass, and some paint and it shouldn't be too hard

[aekOne]

sorry guys haven't been on here in a while!

Here are the grills i currently have that you can use as ideas and see the various options...

This is my BD9 with a Genuine Hippo_Sleek grill

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP1889-1.jpg

This is a Hippo_Sleek Replica Grill I bought on eBay years ago. The finish obviously isn’t as good as the genuine thing and there are a few little gaps as the fitment is a little off but for $50 odd dollars they are ok I guess

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP1695.jpg

My Legacy GT with the L7 JDM Grill

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP3002-1.jpg

JDM RFRB Grill on my BD9

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP1539.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP3036-1.jpg

This is a Genuine JDM PROVA Grill

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP3038.jpg

AUDM Grill on my BD9. I believe this could be the same grill that is on your American Delivered Legacy’s??

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMG_0039-2.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/aek1one/IMGP3037.jpg

This is the Syms Sport Gen 2 Grill. I’ve since sold it on and don’t have any pics of it on my car but here is a Syms Product shot

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/04/4207210300_large-1.jpg

[Robbks]

I'm going RFRB on my Leggy,
when it arrives
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

[slaytalera]

so far i like mine the best, i dk who makes because i bought it used, and he couldnt remember the brand. but ive never seen another one like it
Either Ext Force Sports Wagon or Eifel, depending on how far the grille sticks out in front of the lights (Eifel juts out more). That picture is a straight-on view, so I can't tell.


Hey i just reinstalled it(had to paint it to match the leggy) and its almost flat, its also designed for the "short" style bumper

EDIT: it is NOT the Ext Force grill...that one has the "eye lids" built onto it...so far searching has yet to land on anything named "Eifel" but ill continue to search...it took me an hour just to find the Ext Force one

EDIT2: found out Eifel is a division of Prova...so i sent prova an email asking for images...hopefully they get back to me with a picture

Edit3:Just recieved an email with an attatched pic from PROVA, and it is not the eifel grill...so far it looks like a Ext Force replica with no "eyelids" attached...i may make a mold and remake it in carbon fiber with the eye lids...ill make it for the high grills too, since this is for the jdm "short" bumper

[ESSYMOND]

Would you guys prefer to color match the JDM L7 grille to the car or keep it as black trim?

[aekOne]

Edit3:Just recieved an email with an attatched pic from PROVA, and it is not the eifel grill...so far it looks like a Ext Force replica with no "eyelids" attached...i may make a mold and remake it in carbon fiber with the eye lids...ill make it for the high grills too, since this is for the jdm "short" bumper

i've got one the same as your grill here in OZ. looking to sell and can ship to the US so hit me up if anyone's interested. it's painted Subaru WRC blue. $150 AUD + shipping. Also selling Prova grill, AUDM grill and RFRB grills. All $150 + shipping

[slaytalera]

What brand is it? do you recall?

[aekOne]

nah man i have no idea of the brand. it came on a jdm gt legacy halfcut. there is no branding, marking or labeling anywhere on it

[chuckthefuk]

So I have a question....

The C-Mod (Crap knockoff) and the Hipo-Sleek Replica are both based off the Hipo Sleek original? And the L7 grilles were the only genuine grilles that came stock? I was under the impression that the Hipo-Sleek replica which I am assuming the replica being fiberglass and the original being abs/plastic?

I've owned both C-Mod and the Hipo-Sleek replica. The difference is C-Mod does not fit without reworking the sides and the middle is always bowed beyond standard fiberglass warping.

And another question?

Does the RFRB grille come in two sizes just like the L7 grille?

Thanks
-Chuck

[TGX4776]

You could also gut the grille and mesh it for next to nothing.

[deadlydave]

i'm a big fan of the DIY.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v133/8/47/178300027/n178300027_30063592_472.jpg

i like the rfrb one.. i need a grille.. i may take my lightbar off for a bit..

[Reason]

so far i like mine the best, i dk who makes because i bought it used, and he couldnt remember the brand. but ive never seen another one like it
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/07/IMG_1182-1.jpg

Yea I couldn't tell you at the time, but I think it is what yamazakiSubaru said Eifel

[Yamazaki]

Yea I couldn't tell you at the time, but I think it is what yamazakiSubaru said Eifel
I probably did, but I was wrong if I did. I don't pay close enough attention to pictures sometimes. This might be it:
http://www.chargespeed.com/english/s_wa ... gon2_e.htm (http://www.chargespeed.com/english/s_wagon2/s-wagon2_e.htm)
http://www.chargespeed.com/photo/sports-wagon/Scan23.jpg

[Reason]

It might even be a knock off too.

[aekOne]

It might even be a knock off too.

yeah i'd say probably a knock off of the chargespeed one

[slaytalera]

Yea I couldn't tell you at the time, but I think it is what yamazakiSubaru said Eifel
I probably did, but I was wrong if I did. I don't pay close enough attention to pictures sometimes. This might be it:
http://www.chargespeed.com/english/s_wa ... gon2_e.htm (http://www.chargespeed.com/english/s_wagon2/s-wagon2_e.htm)
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/


if you look a couple posts up i pretty much determined that it was a knock off Ext Force, it has a bare resemblance to the Eifel grill, but the Eifle grill doesnt have the top section. The only difference between mine and the Ext Force is mine does not have the eye lids, so im going with knock off


btw, pic of the Eifel kit since its impossible to find:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/eifellegacy-1.jpg

[mrgnluke]

DIY mesh FTW

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMG_0019-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMG_0010-1.jpg

[ATXlegacyGT]

So the RFRB doesnt fit the usdm 99 GT?

[aekOne]

custom mesh job

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/

[csweston]

Ran across this one on ebay. I hadnt seen it before.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/10/4_25819_rbg6hcju-1.jpg

[httrdd]

That one is in good shape, but good luck with shipping it since the eyelids are know to break. Should look good though if it comes in one piece.

[csweston]

yeah looked like it was in good condition. Not my style though.