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03-18-2012, 02:01 AM | #1 |
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BRZ front grille mod
How likely is it that a simple aftermarket BRZ front grille mod will be available to replace the black plastic strip with a metal grill like the FR-S in the near future? I find the BRZ limited as pretty flawless...excluding the front fascia.....
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03-18-2012, 02:58 AM | #2 |
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the black strip is no more structurally sound as the FRS as both bumpers are made from plastic. As far as your question, very unlikely. That plastic bumper strip looks to be part of the front bumper design..aka integrated. and not a separate unit that you can mess with.
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I reached up underneath and found it to be backfilled with a loose piece of styrofoam...but I didn't have the time to explore what was behind all of that. My assumption is that there's a structural member of some sort...although I hope not. If not it should be an easy replace...if so then it will need to be "covered" I love everything about this car compared to the FRS EXCEPT that spot...I'm gonna hate having to replace the whole darn thing with an FRS bumper |
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I think the side fender piece on the BRZ is ugly too, but that is easily replaced. |
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Besides the bumper & mustache being one molded piece, removing the mustache will create an even bigger maw. We'll have to solve the aesthetic proportion aspect before getting the saws-all fired up. I for one don't want the front end to look even more like an Audi/Hyundai with their obscenely huge grilles.
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Or forced to buy Wing's Aero kit
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Regarding the front plastic beam, you could carbon fiber wrap it or repaint to a metallic color or wait for aftermarket snap-on grilles to be made.
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Couldn't you just paint it to match?
Cheap and dirty example with a bit of black on the inside of the lip to expand the opening visually: |
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i didnt like the mustache till i saw it in real life... it really doesnt look that bad, the car looks better in real life... i was astounded...
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I am 99% sure it is not a molded part of the bumper...it even has a different texture to it. We'll know more when we get the chance to dig into it obviously I wish I had taken a closer pic yesterday but these show how diff it is from the rest of the bumper |
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Sorry, the mustache, grille, and bumper are all one molded piece. I spent considerable investigative time looking at the front bumper cover for this very reason. You can clearly see the mask tape line for the paint, and the mustache texture is very simply molded-in. There's nothing stopping anyone from having a variety of surface textures for one part.
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I've seen some close up, high res photos of that area between the mustache and "colored" parts, and i could've sworn i saw some paint lines too. I'm asking because if what you're going off of is from online pictures (like me), then it's possible production brz's are different. If it's in person then i believe you.
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