I was just google-ing the blitz grill, and ran into this.

http://www.ioffer.com/i/Lexus-IS-250...rille-72494766

Its a carbon fiber REPLICA blitz grill, $197 shipped. Seems like a good price for those on a budget.

The thing that caught my attention was the comments. (look towards the boom of the page).

I like the Grill Surround from Sewell with painted black emblem or black pearl emblem much better.

Cree

i think ebay sells the same one for 150shipped or something like that
i lol'd at the comments

Couldn't agree with you more. One from Sewell is really nice.

Great find though. Looks like a decent replica of the Blitz.

lol is the sample picture a picture of Rob's car? btw the replica wont fit perfectly, there will be a gap at the bottom

^ +1.

however, nothing a little double-sided tape + weather stripping DIY won't fix.

also, you will need to drill holes in the top center tab for the front grille for a securing bolt and one on each flanking tab for the plastic push-tab pins that hold the front bay cover down.

Those things are all over ebay for like $150.00 shipped, i remember someone complaining about fitment though.

haha i tried ghetto fabbing it with ds tape and heat gun, no bueno. so i'm going to do my own grill today. i'll post results

just some shots.

here you can see how it doesn't fit as flush on the lower passenger corner side:


same thing on this side, though from this angle it actually looks alright, though you'll see past the grille and see the bumper. this will be an issue on lighter-colored cars; not so much for dark-colored cars.


straight on, you can see the slotted tabs that hold in the oem grille. again, like the previous pic, the slotted tabs will not be pronounced on dark-colored cars.


it's not bad, but you'll have to play with it to get it to fit with it properly. i plan to hit up home depot for some thin weather stripping and double-sided tape to fill in the gaps, and use electrical tape to black out the slotted tabs and part of the bumper that shows behind the grille.

Did someone say replica?

Looks really nice, but like you said its not a perfect fit. In this case, you're better off by spending more money to get real Blitz grill that will fit your IS perfectly.

But I have to give you props for thinking of solution to solve the imperfection as well, great find!

Beat any dead horses lately?



Javier

lol @ javyLSU. /OT

no one has asked me about it, but i'm certainly not going to fool anyone by passing it off as or pretending it to be a branded, real carbon fiber grille.

but i suppose i should say that this is a no-brand-name, carbon-fiber-print, (most likely) ebay grille. so yes, it is a replica grille... but of what, i have no idea.

compared to the blitz grille, it's a different look. also, it's not as expensive. i certainly do not have the budget for the blitz grille, though i'm not sure i would spend $800 or however much it costs for the real deal even if i did.

it certainly has its share of fitment issues, but i think some black electrical tape to cover up the noticeable areas behind the grille and some double-sided tape + weather stripping should help create a better seal along the edges.

Lol Javy I like this horse a little better let him know whats goin on get him

i actually have this but have not installed it yet

for all you guys who want this

the fitment is not so great

pretty noticeable gap on the bottom

easy fix though... 3M tape