Well I got all the pressure clips undone and 6 screws unscrewed. There were 2 bolts in the middle of the bottom of the lip, however, that I couldn't get off. There is a rectangular metal piece bent at a 90 degree angle in front of each of these bolts. A similar rectangular metal piece rests under each of the 2 bolts on either side of these 2. Those 2 weren't bent though, just flat under the bolts.

I've run my front bumper over those triangular concrete things in parking lots a couple of times, and a few of the pressure clips were scraped down and hard to get off without breaking them. I did break one of them in fact. My questions are:

1. If anyone knows what I'm talking about (the rectangular metal pieces), are they supposed to be bent down in front of the bolts or did I bend them like that when I hit a concrete block?

2. Is there a screwdriver I can get that has a bolt shaped opening at the end instead of your standard philips or flathead? If I had something like that I would be able to get these bolts off. It's simply a matter of getting around the bent metal in order to get a good grip on the bolt.

3. What should I do about the pressure clip that broke off? It came from the large flat plastic piece behind the lip. I couldn't tell if it would impede my getting the bumper off, because the two afformentioned bolts kept me from even trying to remove the bumper.

4. What about getting the actual grille on? There are 2 holes on the back of the type R grill that appear to be for pressure clips or bolts. How do I fasten the new grille?

Sorry if none of this makes any sense, but I can't think of a better way to describe it and my digital camera is broken.

 

an allen wrench??

 

Ah see I didn't know they made allen wrenches that had a bolt shaped indentation at the end. Thanks!

 

I finally got the grille on. I am concerned about one thing though. The grille was screwed and clipped onto something that I'm guessing is a weatherguard of some sort. I took that out because the type R grille wouldn't fit over it. My concern is that there is a small gap between the top of the new grille and the hood, and since the weatherguard is now gone you can see into the engine. I live in Northern Cali and there isn't much in the way of extreme weather, but did I do something wrong that is going to risk my engine getting wet?

The piece that I'm referring to is a plastic piece that went around the hood lock and the radiator cap (not sure if that's what that is, I am a complete noob to this). It had indentations in it for the Honda emblem and the old grille. Basically to fasten the grille to the bumper all I did was screw in 2 screws.

edit: Ok, I redid the whole thing. NOW it's done.