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So ~$1,450, not bad at all, which part of CA are you from? If SoCal, please let me know the body shop (and how well they color match) because that's a good price!
Okay, Parts.com said they can ship the rest of the parts except the bumper which is too large so I may order the bumper from local dealer & pick it up myself. It will cost a bit more.
The local paint shop is in Walnut. The shop looks decent so I may try it out. The big name body shop wants $350.
I finally find the time to finish the 2016 front bumper upgrade. The 2012 fog light just need some trimming to fit the 2 slots and the 2 screw holes. I had LED bulbs for the fog light. The 2012 emblem fits as well. It took me more than half a day because I am slow & cautious.
Now I have to find a home for the front license plate!!
I finally find the time to finish the 2016 front bumper upgrade. The 2012 fog light just need some trimming to fit the 2 slots and the 2 screw holes. I had LED bulbs for the fog light. The 2012 emblem fits as well. It took me more than half a day because I am slow & cautious.
Now I have to find a home for the front license plate!!
Nice ! How much did it cost w/ paint?
About the front plate, I'd just wait until I got a fix-it ticket...I see so many cars in CA that don't have them.
About the front plate, I'd just wait until I got a fix-it ticket...I see so many cars in CA that don't have them.
The total price tag is about $1500 plus my cheap labor. Parts from parts.com are about $900 (taxes & shipping included). Paint job is $250. Bumper from Longo Lexus is about $350 (taxes included/ pick-up at dealer) This is with the old fog light & emblem.
This is the tow hook license plate mount that I ordered from Amazon. Don't want to drill hole to that nice bumper or get a ticket from the cop. Ticket is very expensive!
I drilled a 1-3/8" hole on the tow plate (it looks kind of big on the picture), maybe you can live with 1" hole, just less tolerance. Don't want to drill twice. Be sure to add lock washers so the plate don't spin, it's only attached with ONE single bolt. Well, it's better than on the middle of the bumper.
Also, for the tow hook, I used a rubber grommet made for electrical boxes to seal the hole around the tow bolt. http://www.frys.com/product/3244021
I had to stretch a 5/8in one as I could not find a 3/4in version. It worked.
The hole that was drilled was about 7/8 inch diameter.
Okay, Parts.com said they can ship the rest of the parts except the bumper which is too large so I may order the bumper from local dealer & pick it up myself. It will cost a bit more.
The local paint shop is in Walnut. The shop looks decent so I may try it out. The big name body shop wants $350.
Can you list the part numbers for all the parts you had to buy?
ok. I finally pull the trigger on the 2015 CT200h front F-sport bumper to be swapped for my 2012. The total $$ for the parts without emblem is almost $1192 shipped, from parts.com The local body shop will charge me $250 for the paint job.
Yardbird88, Im interested in doing this to my 2012 CT200h soon and I was just wondering what were all of the parts that you ordered from parts.com to complete the conversion other than the front bumper?
Can you list the part numbers for all the parts you had to buy?
Here is the list with some extra screws, you will need. I crossed out some parts that you won't need. They don't ship bumper so you would have to pick up from the local dealer.
Yardbird88, Im interested in doing this to my 2012 CT200h soon and I was just wondering what were all of the parts that you ordered from parts.com to complete the conversion other than the front bumper?
See attached diagram, the f-sport bumper has lots of different parts to be assembled.
Instead of drilling a hole in the tow plate can't you just leave it off?
Well, it looks better close by so you don't see a big rectangular hole. Waterproof wise, not much different because rain water will pour in from the grille anyway.
12-08-15, 01:39 PM
! How much did it cost w/ paint?
