^ thats what i had to do, not that expensive, if your BF can weld he might as well do it for you, here is what my looked like after the install and new paint, all together for me it averaged about $4000 with full paint, $3000-3500 would be enough depending on who paints the front end for you.
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...d.php?t=244826