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Old 12-12-2008, 06:31 AM
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Default Rid of the USDM beak on my 09 Acura?

Generally, i'm not a huge fan of rebadging; ie: Acura to Honda, Infiniti to Nissan, & vis-versa. However, I find the grille of the JDM Accord so much better looking than that of my 09' USDM TSX.

I'm debating whether to go JDM Accord grille, vs. Mugen front (to compliment the semi-Mugen-ized S2000).

After looking at both of the following, what are your thoughs?

USDM 09' TSX -

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auto-shows/2...9-acura-tsx.jpg


JDM 09' Accord -

http://www.zimbio.com/Honda+Accord/article...09+Honda+Accord

Mugen 09' Accord/TSX -

http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/12/06/2009-...he-mugen-touch/
Old 12-12-2008, 06:37 AM
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Mugen does look better than stock, but they were working with some fugly stuff to begin with so it's not that much more of an improvement IMHO.
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Originally Posted by nfty,Dec 12 2008, 07:37 AM
Mugen does look better than stock, but they were working with some fugly stuff to begin with so it's not that much more of an improvement IMHO.
So you're saying Mugen, or JDM Accord?
Old 12-12-2008, 06:47 AM
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ide say go Mugen
Old 12-12-2008, 07:10 AM
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JDM looks clean. Blake I will assume you got a white one and the simple JDM grill will look great on white. The Mugen design is barely better than the Acura design--but since it is Mugen people will claim to like it.
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None improve it to me. Partially painting it the body color would look better.
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I like the USDM front end. I may be the only one though.
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^I'd leave it as is, as well.
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The stock look is growing on me. Leave it be.
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JDM PC'd black


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