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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by CarGuy89
Looks great, very clean find! I would suggest some bigger exhaust tips for the rear though.



Good eye, it's definitely an 04+ rear bumper. Notice how the bumper doesn't run the length of the trunk taillights (as to accommodate the smaller trunk tails in the facelift models). I hear ya on bumpers not matching perfectly color-wise. Dealer resprayed my front bumper and assured me the guy who did it was the best in the biz....which is why the colors don't quite match and why I have some minor paint peeling on some parts of it currently lol
Don't know for sure about the bumper. You guys are pretty sharp! I put the chrome tips on over an exhaust pipe that curves down. Yes...I have ordered the bigger 4 inch chorme tips that will be installed next week. Thank you all for you input.
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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nice car !!!is this ultra luxury? what about interior shots
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by imherenow
nice car !!!is this ultra luxury? what about interior shots
It looks like it because the rear doors have hooks and tabs for the sunshades.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by caddyowner
I wonder if someone replaced the rear bumper cover with an 04-06 bumper cover and custom fabbed the exhaust to exit through it. From the side, the paint doesn't appear to match, but that seems to be common on these cars.
it does look like a factory 04-06 rear bumper. you can tell by the exhaust cut outs and the trunk does not line up with the bumper.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 06:47 AM
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this is one of my favorite colors. I was looking for it during my 04-06 model search. It turned out to be very rare on the 04-06
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Vpanin
this is one of my favorite colors. I was looking for it during my 04-06 model search. It turned out to be very rare on the 04-06
Per the sales brochures, this color was not available in 04-06. It was replaced with cypress pearl, which was, IMO, a somewhat darker grayish-green. It was also a fairly rare color.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BiggVinh
it does look like a factory 04-06 rear bumper. you can tell by the exhaust cut outs and the trunk does not line up with the bumper.
I agree about the cut outs, but not sure what you mean about the "trunk does not line of with the bumper". Looks fine in real life.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by monrovea
I agree about the cut outs, but not sure what you mean about the "trunk does not line of with the bumper". Looks fine in real life.
I see what he means. In the pics, look at the inside lower corner of the tail lights where it meets the painted part of the trunk lid and the bumper cover. On the 04-06, that scalloped part of the bumper cover starts at the corner of the tail light. It looks like the inside corner of the tail light was moved outward in 04-06.
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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by caddyowner
I see what he means. In the pics, look at the inside lower corner of the tail lights where it meets the painted part of the trunk lid and the bumper cover. On the 04-06, that scalloped part of the bumper cover starts at the corner of the tail light. It looks like the inside corner of the tail light was moved outward in 04-06.
I see what you mean. I never would have known. It now has me wondering why the bumper was changed, by the previous owner. I can say I'm not sorry. I like the looks of the cut outs and I think the 4 inch chrome tips will look nice.
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