In a word, yes. There are stories on Accord forums about the A/C condenser being dinged up and damaged from being placed where it is (look in the bottom opening of the front fascia, and you'll see the unit).

Answer, for me at least, seems to be one of those 'racing' grill kits that fastens with the zip ties. I'd been thinking about this for my next mod for the last few days to solve this problem; when I get my car back from Xcel, I'm going to order one of these up for sure and put it on the car. Something in a matte black finish should do the trick, I think. May look a bit 'rice', as the saying goes, but better than damaging the A/C - just ask Xcel how I get w/o having A/C available these days

Mark

Sometimes we could all use a little less

My hybrid automobiles:

Current:
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (CVT, w/o Nav)
Magnetic Pearl / Blue - 008661, born 12/28/05
Mods: Neck pillows, Garmin C330 Nav, Draw-tite 1.25" hitch (for bikes, not towing!), Pioneer Inno XM receiver via Aux jack, OEM mud flaps, more to come!

Hypermiler status on 3/12/06 @ 3077mi.

Previous:
2005 Honda Accord Hybrid (5AT/Navi)
Desert Mist / Ivory - 001254
Retired 1/21/06 - LMPG 34.1

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