Front bumper mod
Seems like a lot of work to decrease the cars value imo. Your car doesn't look bad at all studiogeek, perhaps the pictures are too small for me to tell, but that's the last thing I'd worry about.
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SG
Last edited by Studiogeek; Feb 25, 2013 at 03:23 AM.
i considered blacking them out but if i take this rout i will probably pull the fogs out. block out the hole with something, probably plastic that is molded into the fog shape. then use body filler to fill out the cracks and even it out, sand it down then paint. Thats the easy part. what i think would be harder is retrofitting the new fogs. I really dont want to get those cheap led blocks, i want something that looks like its supposed to be on the bumper.
It looks alright, maybe since it's a white car, but with it all squared off it doesn't flow with the rounded lines of the SC. to each his own, but i personally prefer the fogs since they diffuse the sqaureness of the front end in general.
However since your mind is made up on a 'purpose built' LED setup, make sure you scour ebay/car-part and source REAL OEM LED's of some sort - no aftermarket kit will cut it or flow as nice as an OEM unit [the only aftermarket worth considering is the Phillips kit with different sizes avail, to the tune of ~180$+ per kit]
Way to derail a thread and make it all about you...
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However since your mind is made up on a 'purpose built' LED setup, make sure you scour ebay/car-part and source REAL OEM LED's of some sort - no aftermarket kit will cut it or flow as nice as an OEM unit [the only aftermarket worth considering is the Phillips kit with different sizes avail, to the tune of ~180$+ per kit]
Huh? What are you talking about? The car is not for sale. I just purchased it (with the kit) because it was the cleanest I found on the east coast. It came with the 95' bumper as well as the installed kit but I concentrated on getting it mechanically sound before responding to the insults of a bunch of DUDES with brash unsolicited opinions (like the guy who stopped in just to call it "hideous" when I already said It was coming off as soon I can get it replaced.). Luckily they are not my target audience. 
MEMEME! I HAVE AN UGLY BUMPER MEMEME!
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I dont like the 'smiley face' grill on the front so this was one of my attempts to change it up without buying a 97+ bumper. but i do agree. The lines dont flow. I might still do it just to see how it comes out before i buy the 97 bumper.
btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?
btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?
Last edited by - V -; Feb 25, 2013 at 06:29 PM.
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I dont like the 'smiley face' grill on the front so this was one of my attempts to change it up without buying a 97+ bumper. but i do agree. The lines dont flow. I might still do it just to see how it comes out before i buy the 97 bumper.
btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?
btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?