Honeycomb Grill and SuperBee Installed !

[RDBRT]

Well it's Saturday at noon and it's in !! Here's the blow by blow as promised.

"You don't need the 1/4 rachet if you move the airbox and plastic air guides."

Removal of the airbox is a 5 second deal, with a 10mm socket then pull straight up. Pushing the plastic air guides that are in front of the a/c condenser towards the center of the car, about 5 inches on each side will give you the room to get the 2 outboard phillip screws out with a normal screw driver and your sanity. Some bending of the plastic is required, but it's soft and will harm nothing, there is no bottom attachment.

Then the fun begins.

You must sit in front of the car and pull the grill out of the car, making sure not to scratch the top of the bumper area.

It's best to familiarize yourself with the placement of the tabs slots (4) that are around the outside edge of the grille/chrome pieces. With a little nudging and wiggling you will prevail.

As the instructions show the center tabs on the old grill must be cut to release the chrome grille bezel, see instructions!

Check out the pics.

[GoDaddy]

LOOKS GREAT!!!!!! ( 'whispers' - what about a 1970 script charger in front of it?)

[RDBRT]

You know that was my second choise, but then then I would have copied you and nobody else has done the Superbee.
Keep us posted on the 180 therm install and effects on performance and gas mpg it bothers me that my temps run 225 degrees.

[GoDaddy]

understand what you are saying but i wouldn't be upset :happy: (have you seen "superbee" lettering, that would look better than the charger anyway)

i haven't put pics up yet so here are some...installed the lip and the r/t over the last two days.

and i will keep you posted on the gsm mod and tell you what i think...some guys have gotten the mods in and took them to the tracks already. not exactly the most positive results. we shall see in a few days.

[beezn]

LOOKS GREAT!!!!!! ( 'whispers' - what about a 1970 script charger in front of it?)
I actually am going to do just that, I have 6 original 1970 charger script badges and I want to put one on the hood and annother on the trunk replacing the charger badge thats there. I just cant figure out how to mount the grill badge, it seems pretty heavy for the 3m tape.

[GoDaddy]

nope its not.....did it come with 3m tape already on it? mine is metal, so heavy like you said, and it is perfect man....there is enough contact places that it works out perfect.

[beezn]

nope, they came off a 1970 charger, they were orriginally attached by these pins comming out the back of them all, I have to get them rechromed. also they are hollow on the back side, bur good to know the tape holds well.

[Of The Moonlight]

i love the super bee badge!!

and i love the giant r/t badge too.

the charger script is a little too old school for me though i think.

[GoDaddy]

gotcha beezn......

of the moonlight - i wanted a little old school look to it. :happy:

[Of The Moonlight]

haha im not trying to knock anyone. i give y'all props for making the car your own, in fact.

but im a young'un that didnt live through the muscle car era. though i may drool over them when i see them, i guess dont have any nostolgia for it. :happy:

[beezn]

i wanted a little old school look to it. :happy:
same here and I thought it looked a lot better than the one that comes factory on the rear.

[GotACharger]

What's up with no charger badge in the passenger area? Last Charger I owned (1977 Daytona) Charger badges on both interior doors midway between arm rest and bottom of the window. It's like Chrysler wants to hide the model name. The only place they have it is on the trunk and even then you have to get really close to read it. They did not skimp on the HEMI badgeing though I have large ones on both qtr panels.I love the look of the super bee. I am looking for a charger badge for the grill and trunk with the r/t for the grill also.

[GoDaddy]

i was thinking the same thing on the inside...no charger anywhere....so i am going to put a charger emblem (not sure if new or old) in the spot in front of the passenger (hope the air bag doesn't deploy...ouch!)

[RDBRT]

beezn,
Use the pins Luke,
If the pins go through put a washer (paint black) on it and go to a hardware store and find the right wing nuts that fit it and run them down with your hand only, they're what my Dad used to call "pot metal", won't take much torque. When your done you know they won't fall off, thats how I held my Bee on and it weighs more than the script badges.

Good Luck

"May the farse be with you"

[beezn]

beezn,
Use the pins Luke,
If the pins go through put a washer (paint black) on it and go to a hardware store and find the right wing nuts that fit it and run them down with your hand only, they're what my Dad used to call "pot metal", won't take much torque. When your done you know they won't fall off, thats how I held my Bee on and it weighs more than the script badges.

Good Luck

"May the farse be with you"
thanks a lot, thats a sweet idea

[jweland]

Hey, what did all those who bought the Charger emblem, and R/T emblem with the pointy pins do to install them? How do I put them on? Thanks everyone.

jweland

[RonRacer]

where did you get that super bee from?

[RDBRT]

Got it at Ebay

[SuperBee06]

yeah they are all over ebay, i was thinking about doing the superBee in the grill to go with the bumble bee stripes i want in the back, after seeing yours i think i just might go that route(not trying to copy).

[RDBRT]

No problem, go for it!
I saw a rear deck bee stripe on ebay for a blue Charger and loved it, but my car is silver and I need a black stripe.

[beezn]

PIN INSTALLS!

I just put on my charger grill decal with the pins, I went to lowes to get thw washers and wingnuts that were suggested, found these things called "speed nuts (http://www.boltproducts.com/tinnerman/locking-flat.html)" they are what actually are used to hold on the pin type emblems, and they cant shake loose!

[SuperBee06]

iam going black with red stripes, i was thinking yellow but when i photochopped both i liked red better. Kinda ot but i got some Scat pack bees for my rear windows comming, and a bee for the trunk too. And a little somthing for the engine cover...man i love ebay.

[cip5150]

i want to buy the honeycomb insert grill. does this just pop in or does the whole stinking front end have to come off. please let me know. i can get the grill insert for only thirty bucks with jobber price. also will the rt badge go right on this or will i have to double side tape this one. thanks

[Hemiready]

i want to buy the honeycomb insert grill. does this just pop in or does the whole stinking front end have to come off. please let me know. i can get the grill insert for only thirty bucks with jobber price. also will the rt badge go right on this or will i have to double side tape this one. thanks
Go back to the first post in this thread for some good advice and pictures. You need dont need to drop the whole front end but you need a very stubby screw driver. There's another thread with more instructions. Take a look for it.
The R/T badge I have has clips that pop into the honeycomb grill.

[cip5150]

thanks man

[RT1]

www.yearone.com has all of your mopar retro needs covered. Badges, striping, decals etc...

[RDBRT]

beezn,
We call thoose nuts "jesus nuts" cause when you drop them you say "Oh Jesus".
I wasn't in the mood to go to the hardware store and had the wing nuts in the big coffee can, that's why I suggested them.
Superbee06,
Are the bees something special in Japan ?

[SuperBee06]

no one here knows what a hemi is lol. Iam not getting the car here and everything i buy for the car gets sent to my moms house till i go back to the US in september and get my car. I wouldnt want to drive a charger here, roads are so small and people here cant drive, its crazy.

[epoch]

no one here knows what a hemi is lol. Iam not getting the car here and everything i buy for the car gets sent to my moms house till i go back to the US in september and get my car. I wouldnt want to drive a charger here, roads are so small and people here cant drive, its crazy.

So they can't drive in their own country, either?

Why am I not surprised?

[Dacnar]

RDBRT, I followed your instructions and installed the grill insert today, the air director/defuser ,things were a pain in the A$$ but other than that, all went smooth, thanks for the help. :clap:

[TeeJizzle]

When I bought my charger, they had a white superbee edition charger on the lot. Is this a limited production like the Daytona? I haven't been able to find the superbee kit aftermarket either.

[Fast56k]

When I bought my charger, they had a white superbee edition charger on the lot.

Can you get pictures? Some of the guys from the factory were talking about a super bee edition. I haven't seen this yet. Does it have a limited production number like the daytona? Do tell.

C.

[TeeJizzle]

It just had the superbee emblems on the front and back, with the black bee striping on the tail end, and 20 inch wheels from the factory, mopar cai and borla exhaust. I may drive by and take a picture. This is all factory for like 35K

[TeeJizzle]

it had the daytona grill with these emblems in the front and back

[SuperBee06]

yeah you gota get pics....looks like they might beat me to it...damn...

[TeeJizzle]

Its really just like yours, except the car is off white creme color, and is has black stripes in the back with superbee decal, and superbee emblems front and back