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Something like these would be great:
Will something like this actually exist? I don't really have experience with these sort of mods: Is paint matching going to be difficult? I mean, if you look closely, will you see that the bumper doesn't quite match??? |
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I'm pretty sure the plastic part is an integral part of the bumper so those concepts impossible. You could do something like they did with the FR-S though.
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Impossible: no Difficult and in-need of an aperture bezel and then new grille and then stealth the bumper beam: yes
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The purpose of the piece is to cover the bumper beam and the associated impact absorbing foam in front of the beam. A grill would need to be filled in at the top (like the FRS) to hide those things.
Personally, I think the FRS looks like a catfish. The "mustache" isn't the best, but the overall shape of the BRZ bumper and headlights is way better looking (IMHO, of course) Last edited by uspspro; 04-05-2012 at 03:03 PM. |
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Someone chop an offset license plate bracket to where the tow-eye is please...
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After checking out the BRZ in person, I believe the black strip may be removable. The strip doesn't seemed directly connected to the bumper. The bottom part of the grille, however, did seem directly attached. The pic below posted by M-17 in another thread shows a removable cover on the left most side of the black strip. I didn't try popping it out. I wonder if it is covering a clip that can allow the black strip to be removed.....
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That picture reminds me that I am happy just the way it is!
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I remember how much I used to hate the look. And it all changed the moment I saw it with a license plate. Now I'm rather attached to the look.
It'll be interesting to see what kind of mods people come up with though to pretty it up. |
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