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superhatch
07-12-2008, 09:04 AM
Ok, I got this off ebay, and aside from having a large chip/crack on the upper right corner I am questioning its authenticity.

1. In this first pic (although bad...sorry) you can see that the far left clip hole is really close to the edge of the grille.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1180/0712080001uu2.jpg

2. You can see the close hole better here, and view the back of the grille.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2892/0712080002bn7.jpg

3. Close up of the back.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6853/0712080003tw6.jpg

4. I would have thought the Mugen piece would have used these clips from the OEM grille.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5301/0712080004uo1.jpg

Let me know what other pics you might need to help me determine if it is real.

Thanks.

WhiteComet
07-12-2008, 09:11 AM
im not too sure but i saw that on auction a few weeks ago :D

player757
07-12-2008, 09:22 AM
sorry homie but its a fake. real mugen has a jdm looking sticker on the back plus im almost positive that its not made of fiberglass. but to answer you other question the real deal dose not use those mounting clip things. its all 3m double sided tape FTW ofcourse

superhatch
07-12-2008, 09:33 AM
Thanks for the reply. I'm pretty sure since it was listed as authentic, and it was also said that the symbols would be "new" which they are obviously not I think I will have a strong case to return the item. /sigh

charles
07-12-2008, 09:40 AM
How much was it? and where was the seller located?

JTilly
07-12-2008, 09:45 AM
how much did you end up paying for it? I think I was bidding on that exact piece until it went over 280. I just received my authentic mugen grill yesterday and the only thing I can really see from your pics is that the material from the inside is slightly different from it, and that it's missing a sticker logo on the very inner part of it that says mugen, but that's just what I see. As for the clips, it doesn't have any at the corners, just the four same ones that the oem used. Here's a pic so you can see for yourself.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/hondakid003/mugengrill.jpg

BaLisTek
07-12-2008, 01:24 PM
yup fake

Windchaser
07-12-2008, 03:59 PM
NO! It is not an authentic Mugen grille.

civictype_r04
07-13-2008, 06:02 AM
Sorry man its fake. We could have told you that if you put the link up here before you bought it.

EPSpeedKing
07-13-2008, 12:02 PM
Yea like everyone else has said, its a fake. It's missing the Mugen sticker on the backside.

riceboy075
07-13-2008, 04:53 PM
You should buy some kind of clip and super glue it or fibergalss bondo that thing it probably your best bet or even take it a to a body shop, they know what to do.

EP3_U_SEE
07-14-2008, 12:23 AM
FAKE.... the quality of it is bad!

ep3up2_9k
07-18-2008, 04:52 PM
ebay is a buyers beware market.. this was mine at one point, i sold to a friend sometime ago and gave him advice to sell it there cause you dont have to list is authentic or replica, somebody would buy it. he told me the buyer came here to see if it was legit.. just saw your post and figured i put my .02.. buyers beware..

showoff3civic
07-18-2008, 05:18 PM
Yea like everyone else has said, its a fake. It's missing the Mugen sticker on the backside.

it might be real, the mugen is not is not a sticker but ink so if they primered it then it would have covered the mark. I would know i have the mugen grill

but it looks fake sorry

BaLisTek
07-18-2008, 05:48 PM
you can tell its fake by the material its made from

NyQuil
07-18-2008, 06:37 PM
how much did you end up paying for it? I think I was bidding on that exact piece until it went over 280. I just received my authentic mugen grill yesterday and the only thing I can really see from your pics is that the material from the inside is slightly different from it, and that it's missing a sticker logo on the very inner part of it that says mugen, but that's just what I see. As for the clips, it doesn't have any at the corners, just the four same ones that the oem used. Here's a pic so you can see for yourself.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/hondakid003/mugengrill.jpg

I was just going to post the back of mine... looks EXACTLY like that. Sorry but it's a fake.

ep3up2_9k
07-18-2008, 08:20 PM
this was mine at one point, i sold to a friend sometime ago .. ebay buyers beware..


its a fake fiberglass replica. what are the authentic ones made of..?

Windchaser
07-18-2008, 11:50 PM
its a fake fiberglass replica. What are the authentic ones made of..?

frp

Soprano21
07-19-2008, 04:57 AM
the realy mugen grills are made of fiberglass as well the quality is just much better:

04-05 Authentic Grill:

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii292/soprano20/DSC00016.jpg?t=1216468707