ismellhonda

is it a must to get new isolators (styrofoam) and a new radiator shield or can i get away without? the less money i end up spending the better lol

MarioP3_XR4Ti

The styrofoam has been ignored by some, though I don't know if they've later wished they'd done it with the correct foam. The radiator piece you should be thinking of goes under the car from the back edge of the fascia to the lower radiator crossmember. You should use this to aim the air into the radiator - though it also required the little nut-plates that clip into the holes in the lower radiator crossmember, along with the correct screws. But really, the cost of all the ancilliary parts is pretty low to do the job correctly. I think I spent less than $100.00 on all of it from an on-line for dealer (just note that not all on-line dealership prices are the same - some charge a lot more than others so shop around). My "local" dealers parts departments would have set me back about $80.00 just for the hardware, the thieving so and so's.