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Oh well, I guess the options are complete bumpers or painting sections of it. Forget cutting it up that is a lot of work, nearly impossible to do correctly and it just wont ever look good. I was wrong ( I think)
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03-19-2012, 10:41 AM | #30 |
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I didn't look closely at the fog light bezel, however at a quick glance it looked like a separate plastic insert due to its shape with the little lateral slats overlapping the bumper cover. Also, it would make sense for it to be a separate piece as Subaru need the insert to be modular for cars with and without foglights and with and without the DRL LED strip.
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Dunno, when I saw that plastic strip, it looked pretty cheap and sorta ugly to me. It definitely isn't for everybody that's fo sho.
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I think that people are forgetting that for the majority of us this is where our front license plate will be mounted. It's going to look ulgy no matter what you do.
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I think it really depends on the color of the car, too. Those of you with the lighter colors will think it's more of an eyesore because it contrasts with the car so much. Those of you with the darker colors won't notice it so much. I'm going with Galaxy Blue so I don't think it'll bother me as much, but hey, there's always the aftermarket!
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Does the third video in this thread help to answer any of the questions posed here?
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4299
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We can make some direct paint match spray cans for the most popular colors. Like stated above, I believe it is most important(painting it) on the lighter colors as it is such a big contrast. We will need some random body parts sent into us to be able to get the color match though. Our is white so we have that taken care of. Other colors we would need you guys to send a piece in(usually tow hook hole covers are easiest)
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From my experience at a body shop, the black bumper piece looks separate. Only a few companies have trim like that attached and it's usually SUVs only. As for the WRX/STi's that have the trim that's attached, that's because it's a small piece.
And it's usually on most cars: front bumper cover, foam and/or plastic absorber (somestimes fiberglass too, actually), and then steel reinforcement bar (kinda the real bumper). Is it me, or does the BRZ look like it's grinning and that piece looks like a mouth guard? And the FR-S looks like it's scowling. |
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I've thought about doing a simple carbon wrap on that front piece.
I'm taking the car to get clear bra'd within the first 50 miles, and the guy also does a lot of good nice vinyl wraps, and has a cool looking carbon fiber. I dunno, once I get the car, I'll consult him and see what he says and check out pricing. |
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thanks! I have a talent for Knowing what the fronts of cars are thinking...lol
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