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tech4pdx · 08-31-2013, 02:00 AM

Last set of pics..

tech4pdx · 08-31-2013, 02:14 AM

The area around the front light housings where my shop cut was to try to get the factory black bezels mounted to hide the ugly gap left behind after the light housing was mounted.

Significant trimming was required around the headlight areas.

There was no hole for the tow hook. Only an outline. LOL. When the hole was cut to allow access to the tow hook, it was obvious the outline is off center.

There are no pin holes in the emblem area to mount the emblem.

There are no provisions for side markers! Unlike what is depicted on their Facebook page.

Would you put this on your car??

digital_assassin · 10-27-2013, 03:46 AM

Alright guys. @tech4pdx was so disappointed in the product that he gave it to me for free to try and see if I can get it up to snuff.

I'll be honest here, it's pretty bad. It has a horrible finish on it with some minor cracks in the gel coat. I figure I will have to put about 12-15 hours of my time into it to bring it to an acceptable level. It's really odd in that it doesn't even have the cutouts for the side markers which I may or may not add. I'm not a body guy but have experience with fiberglass and bond from my days as a professional car audio installer.

I started this thread so obviously this was a product I wanted for my car. I'm in the middle of building a dedicated track vehicle so the shift from form>function to function>form has begun. I won't be looking for absolute perfection with this part but rather a "good enough for plastidip" finish. In it's current form the body lines need to be defined better and the finish has cracking and runs in the gel coating. PRE Racing was working on this for the previous owner and have cut a few holes to match up the factory bezels and tow hook so we'll see if those need to be fixed.

I'll post in this thread the process so you can make the decisions for yourselves wether you want to take this on or not.

And thanks @tech4pdx. My wife will officially hate you for the next month while I try and resurrect this bumper from the depths of hell.

FRSfan111 · 10-27-2013, 12:11 PM

That's a bummer. Strange too case my apr splitter had such quality craftsmanship.

Wes · 10-27-2013, 12:29 PM

Damn this sucks to hear about the bumper, I have heard that their bumpers for evo's were like this too and they didnt offer refund, guess some things never change.

digital_assassin · 10-27-2013, 02:51 PM

Definitely not up to par with their carbon fiber parts which are flawless.

digital_assassin · 10-28-2013, 01:05 AM

So I spent some time looking things over and cleaning it up to see what really needs to happen. Tomorrow night I'll test fit it on the car and see how the panel joints line up.

Going to need a lot of sanding due to the gel coat finish being uneven and then fill in some minor cracking of the gel coat in spots. Also going to need to fill in the holes that were created by PRE in an attempt to get the factory bezels to line up. Should be a fun project. It will turn out good, I'm sure of it.

And I also bought the brake ducts and backing plates. These look amazing. I'm a sucker for dry carbon. To bad these will be buried behind the rotors.

digital_assassin · 10-31-2013, 03:34 AM

I test fit the bumper on the car tonight. The parking light area will need some work and lots of sanding on the whole bumper to get it paint ready but the overall fit will only require some minor trimming around the headlights to get it to seat perfectly.

FRSfan111 · 10-31-2013, 03:32 PM

Not looking too bad now!

Ammonia · 10-31-2013, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tech4pdx

First set of pics for this piece of crap..

Why did you delete your pictures?

tech4pdx · 10-31-2013, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ammonia

Why did you delete your pictures?

Because I'm insane.

Ammonia · 10-31-2013, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tech4pdx

Because I'm insane.

Lol did APR call you and censor you

tech4pdx · 10-31-2013, 06:19 PM

No.. They can't censor jack shit for sending a mediocre product. I cleaned out all my photos while I was fiddling with the profile settings on the forum.

tech4pdx · 10-31-2013, 06:21 PM

Hey APR.. Check out the lack of turn signal markers on the bumper that I gave @digital_assassin

This is a STREET bumper right?? Lol

08-31-2013, 02:00 AM	#43
tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Last set of pics Last set of pics.. Last edited by tech4pdx; 09-26-2013 at 12:19 AM.

08-31-2013, 02:14 AM	#44
tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	APR GT Bumper The area around the front light housings where my shop cut was to try to get the factory black bezels mounted to hide the ugly gap left behind after the light housing was mounted. Significant trimming was required around the headlight areas. There was no hole for the tow hook. Only an outline. LOL. When the hole was cut to allow access to the tow hook, it was obvious the outline is off center. There are no pin holes in the emblem area to mount the emblem. There are no provisions for side markers! Unlike what is depicted on their Facebook page. Would you put this on your car?? Last edited by tech4pdx; 08-31-2013 at 02:09 PM.

10-27-2013, 03:46 AM	#45
digital_assassin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Matte Orange Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 489 Thanked 937 Times in 507 Posts Mentioned: 168 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Alright guys. @tech4pdx was so disappointed in the product that he gave it to me for free to try and see if I can get it up to snuff. I'll be honest here, it's pretty bad. It has a horrible finish on it with some minor cracks in the gel coat. I figure I will have to put about 12-15 hours of my time into it to bring it to an acceptable level. It's really odd in that it doesn't even have the cutouts for the side markers which I may or may not add. I'm not a body guy but have experience with fiberglass and bond from my days as a professional car audio installer. I started this thread so obviously this was a product I wanted for my car. I'm in the middle of building a dedicated track vehicle so the shift from form>function to function>form has begun. I won't be looking for absolute perfection with this part but rather a "good enough for plastidip" finish. In it's current form the body lines need to be defined better and the finish has cracking and runs in the gel coating. PRE Racing was working on this for the previous owner and have cut a few holes to match up the factory bezels and tow hook so we'll see if those need to be fixed. I'll post in this thread the process so you can make the decisions for yourselves wether you want to take this on or not. And thanks @tech4pdx. My wife will officially hate you for the next month while I try and resurrect this bumper from the depths of hell. __________________ NORTHWEST86 DECAL - NORTHWEST86 GEAR MY BUILD

10-27-2013, 12:11 PM	#46
FRSfan111 Sideways and smiling! Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: First 86 FRS 5/8/2012 (second US) Location: Oregon Posts: 941 Thanks: 17 Thanked 273 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's a bummer. Strange too case my apr splitter had such quality craftsmanship. __________________ My build http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...08#post1283608

10-27-2013, 02:51 PM	#48
digital_assassin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Matte Orange Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 489 Thanked 937 Times in 507 Posts Mentioned: 168 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	APR GT Bumper Definitely not up to par with their carbon fiber parts which are flawless. __________________ NORTHWEST86 DECAL - NORTHWEST86 GEAR MY BUILD

10-27-2013, 12:29 PM	#47
Wes Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JRSC'd Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 868 Thanked 436 Times in 260 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Damn this sucks to hear about the bumper, I have heard that their bumpers for evo's were like this too and they didnt offer refund, guess some things never change.

10-28-2013, 01:05 AM	#49
digital_assassin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Matte Orange Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 489 Thanked 937 Times in 507 Posts Mentioned: 168 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I spent some time looking things over and cleaning it up to see what really needs to happen. Tomorrow night I'll test fit it on the car and see how the panel joints line up. Going to need a lot of sanding due to the gel coat finish being uneven and then fill in some minor cracking of the gel coat in spots. Also going to need to fill in the holes that were created by PRE in an attempt to get the factory bezels to line up. Should be a fun project. It will turn out good, I'm sure of it. And I also bought the brake ducts and backing plates. These look amazing. I'm a sucker for dry carbon. To bad these will be buried behind the rotors. __________________ NORTHWEST86 DECAL - NORTHWEST86 GEAR MY BUILD

10-31-2013, 03:34 AM	#50
digital_assassin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Matte Orange Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 489 Thanked 937 Times in 507 Posts Mentioned: 168 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I test fit the bumper on the car tonight. The parking light area will need some work and lots of sanding on the whole bumper to get it paint ready but the overall fit will only require some minor trimming around the headlights to get it to seat perfectly. __________________ NORTHWEST86 DECAL - NORTHWEST86 GEAR MY BUILD

10-31-2013, 03:32 PM	#51
FRSfan111 Sideways and smiling! Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: First 86 FRS 5/8/2012 (second US) Location: Oregon Posts: 941 Thanks: 17 Thanked 273 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not looking too bad now! __________________ My build http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...08#post1283608

10-31-2013, 06:19 PM	#55
tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No.. They can't censor jack shit for sending a mediocre product. I cleaned out all my photos while I was fiddling with the profile settings on the forum. Attached Images Last edited by tech4pdx; 10-31-2013 at 06:34 PM.

10-31-2013, 06:21 PM	#56
tech4pdx Make love Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: H8R.. Not really Location: Edge of the Milky Way Posts: 780 Thanks: 524 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	APR GT Bumper Hey APR.. Check out the lack of turn signal markers on the bumper that I gave @digital_assassin This is a STREET bumper right?? Lol

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