There are many sources that state that the earlier grills are not interchangeable with the 2006+ grills.
Though at first glance they look very similar to the earlier models, the 2006+ front ends are entirely different.
The grills themselves are completely different in size and shape, and they mount differently to the bumper cover:

2006+ (lower portion is tapered and center piece is not removable - it's molded into the bars. Mounts with a molded slot/tab arrangement at bottom)


2002-2005 (lower portion is rounded, wider, and center piece is removable with one screw. The bars underneath go all the way across. Mounts with clips at the bottom)


I guess you could get an earlier grill and chop it up and hack it to make it fit, but by the time you do that, you may as well just build one from scratch... no easy answer I'm afraid.

 

...it's actually 2 sections....the top half =2006+ OEM Sc bumper cover....the bottom half=2008 Toyota Crown Royal......the 2 were fitted & fiberglassed together, to come up with this 1 off front bumper...

 

Hi Namvet

You have made a great job of the grill, as you say changed the look of the car completely.
Be good to see a photo straight on rather than looking down at it.
I think you should leave it 'as is', it looks superb.

Cheers
Steve

 

Thanks for the compliments Steve. I'm thinking of leaving it as is, or possibly just painting the forward un-beveled section of the grill a brighter silver color to highlight them. The 2006+ grills are actually fairly flat across the front, but bend sharply rearward nearer the edges (you can see what I'm talking about in the pictures of the grills I posted earlier). They would give the illusion of a tapered wing design across the front around the center logo. I haven't made up my mind yet...

So anyway, it's a little dirty after the weekend's trip to the beach, but here you go:

 

Looks really good.

If you painted the fins brighter silver and the ends that taper back body colour that would make it appear that the grill was 'floating' if you get what I mean!!

I did not realise how different the grills are, they appear the same at first glance.

The front of our cars look so much better without the reg plate we have to have in the UK, so much cleaner looking.
Hope you had a good weekend at the beach, been raining and cold here all day, but that is not unusual for a British Bank Holiday. lol

Cheers
Steve

 

I forgot to get the link, but earlier today, I saw a JDM Soarer Sport Mesh grill on ebay..it was for the 2002-2005 SC....looked pretty nice, if anyone is looking for something different

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/JDM-Lexus-SC-...6e9ca3&vxp=mtr

looks interesting...

 

just got my Grill back from the shop painted Midnight Pine Pearl like my car. I must say I like it much better then the silver grill. installed looking good.

 

[QUOTE=NAmVet68;8681531]
I am trying to get my grille painted the same as yours, but many body shops say painting over plastic chrome is a problem in getting the paint to stick. Would you please describe the process of preparing the grille to be painted (so I can ensure the body shop does the right thing). Also, has any of the paint come off your grille? What do you think about painting the bevelled part of the grill too?

 

I did almost the same thing but with the Soarer emblem. I used black Plasti-Dip then the Duplicolor CF-look kit and topped it off with clear coat.

 

Thank you very much. I rang Plasti-Dip and they put me onto a couple of vehicle enhancement shops as I am worried I will do a bad job, plus want the paint to match the car.

 

I have the Blitz Grille in Black for that authentic JDM look :-)

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