anyone after upgraded FMIC and remove the lower grill totally? any pic of how it look?

no lower grill after installed FMIC....

anyone?

I believe there is a pic floating around here somewhere. I cannot seem to find it. I will keep looking.

off topic I saw you have the Milltek catback. How do you like it? Notice any difference?

oh, yes...i like it not noisy.....obvious power gain by butt dyno....

i am thinking to get the alta blackout FMIC...and take away the lower grill totally....

but not sure how it looks like...

Cool!

I think the Black FMIC would look badass on your ride without the lower grill. My only concern would be damage from road debris??

road damage shouldnt be too big, you probably get more bug guts than anything

Yea, big time bug guts. I would really worry about what's going to protect the front of your intercooler now. This just seems like a bad idea. The grill is there for a reason.

Wetceal had her front bumper grill cut so just the sides were showing and then she had a black intercooler. Search her posts and you will find some pics of it.

I cut mine out too! Let me try to find that pic and post it up here. BRB!

EDIT: Can't find it here at the house. Try from work tomorrow!

Here are my pics but I installed the grill back because the intercooler was getting damage with all the rocks from the street and track.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/...155db1a8_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/...0a4dd7e4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/...092088ce_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/...ae66e454_b.jpg

Hey Fern, What intercooler is that one?

Are you still running your unichip? still dealing with the p115d? I had to sell mine, a year with that code was enough for me

Forge intercooler!

Im still using Unichip it gives me troubles but not a big deal, Jan from RMW is supposed to come to Puerto Rico to tune my car but I don't when!

Here's mine!
I actually cut out just the open part and snapped the grill back in!

now that looks realy nice

Thanks! It was easy enough to cut using a cutoff wheel and then took some sand paper to round off the edges. Looks fantastic!

yea i like that look jarid, just kinda worry about any rock, debris damage...hmmm...

I've had mine on for about 6k miles and still looks pretty ding free... A few here and there. I dont worry about bigger stuff......if its big enough to "dent" the IC....it would have probably went right thru the plastic mesh.

yea thats a good point....you got any more pics

Car is dirty in the parking lot....Iphone in hand....What would you like to see?

umm, just like some shots from a distance

Will do....maybe tomorrow LOL my car is seriously filthy. Got married over the weekend and the car got pelted with bubbles....and dirt stuck all over it!!

haha nice....thanx....now i'm thinkin about doin this

i personally like the look of the grill, but the way jarid did his looks pretty good too...

no grill is just too showy for me.

My Forge FMIC looks good enough to put on display, but after having my Mini for a while and seeing what a rock magnet it seems to be, I'd rather keep the grill (actually ordered/installed the chromeline lower grill).

If you really want to let people know you've got a big/aftermarket intercooler, you could always use some radiator paint & a stencil on it, that'll show through the stock grill. M7 also has some grill kits that'll make it more visible...