LexIS007

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So my IS-C front bumper conversion and black-out project has come to an end. I gotta say, this has been a very time consuming process and a painful one at that too. My hands and fingers feel like they are on fire. The installation is not hard as most parts are snap in or simple screws. It's the lining up and getting your fingers caught in between small areas that hurts and makes this installation frustrating. In the end, I am very happy with the conversion, and I feel that the car has a meaner look and more aggressive front end. There were a few things that did not line up and require some modifications. For example, the new fog lights will NOT plug into the old connectors. They use different bulbs. So to work around that, you have to remove the inner plastic tabs from the wiring connector and shave the bulb base edges to make the bulb fit into the old harness. Another example, is the under carriage splash guard and fender liners. They do NOT line up! only two snap pins line up, the rest are off by a few inches. You can easily drill new holes in the fender liner, but I opted for new 2010 IS-C fender liners as it gave it a very clean look. The splash guard is the same issue, nothing lines up, so you can either cut new holes to mount the lower bumper to the splash guard or get an IS-C splash guard. The fender liners and splash guard are only like 30 bucks, so its worth the new parts. Everything else though fits perfectly! The sides line up exactly! The headlights fit in place correctly, and the new bumper even got rid of some gaps i had in my old bumper. Sorry i was not able to take step-by-step pics as I had no time and really needed to get this done today. If anyone has any questions about this conversion, i will do my best to help. Here are some final pics:

chi123

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Looks good! Getting 2011 headlights would completely finish the front. Can't wait to see it in person later.

LexIS007

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Yeah, I will probably get the 2011 headlights this summer....hopefully by then, the price may drop a bit?

Silver10

Looks really good. Congrats and enjoy

RDIS250AWD

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looks good. too bad theres no lips for the is c bumper

Alias

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Finished product looks good, let's see some shots of the whole car to see how it flows with the sedan!

LexIS007

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To be honest with you...even if there was one, I would not put it on as it would be ruined almost instantly because of the dips and bumps we have here in Chicago.

LexIS007

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Sure...I will post some full car length pics soon.

ernestfyu

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Looks good. You should take this opportunity to clear bra your front bumper.

tBayBoi20

Awesome thread. Looks good man!

MikeyK02

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lookin damn good!