Painted front mustache BRZ - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

n2oinferno · 04-29-2013, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AR35

Tell me this doesnt look great.

That doesn't look great. To each their own, of course, but with the gap and all around it, it's just not my thing.

Excuse the poor photoshop.. Although Elements seems to get the job done handily though.. But this I could go for, I think.

ST185RC · 04-29-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaun.

I really like this idea, so I decided to try Photoshopping it on the silver BRZ:

UGH, not a good tooth to gum ratio.....

DuMa · 04-29-2013, 04:09 PM

waiting for hitler statche

WolfSongX · 04-29-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DuMa

waiting for hitler statche

The Groucho Marx one they used is bad enough.

The BRZ mustache is the one styling cue on this car that I didn't like... enough that if we'd been offered an FR-S or a GT-86 with the same spec as the BRZ Limited here in the states, I would've likely gone for that instead.

I am surprised that nobody's actually offered an OEM style bumper in urethane that eliminates the mustache like the pic that n2oinferno posted. If I didn't know that SWP was so hard to match, I'd be VERY interested in something like that (if any of you body kit vendors are listening). Actually, I think that I would actually consider painting my car another color if a urethane version of this bumper were to come into existence.

n2oinferno · 04-29-2013, 05:33 PM

Know what I can't unsee when I look at the BRZ?

Now you can't either.

Myv · 04-29-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by n2oinferno

Know what I can't unsee when I look at the BRZ?
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/710151/thu...MEME-large.jpg
Now you can't either.

I hate you...

jk lol :happy0180:

AR35 · 04-30-2013, 03:54 AM

The point in painting it would be to draw your attention to the hood and down the sides. If in our case we are only looking at the painted bumper then yes, it does look a little weird. i think if the car was just sitting in a parking lot or driving then you wouldnt spend as much time looking at the front/ grill because it doesn't have a huge eye catching black 'mustache'

GH05T · 04-30-2013, 07:12 PM

Why not just vinyl the stache? I'm planning to do a carbon fiber or a satin black wrap on mine.

Turbowned · 04-30-2013, 09:33 PM

I think it looks worse painted. I prefer the darker color cars because they mask the "mustache" better, though.

Hancha Group · 04-30-2013, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfSongX

I am surprised that nobody's actually offered an OEM style bumper in urethane that eliminates the mustache like the pic that n2oinferno posted. If I didn't know that SWP was so hard to match, I'd be VERY interested in something like that (if any of you body kit vendors are listening). Actually, I think that I would actually consider painting my car another color if a urethane version of this bumper were to come into existence.

So something like this?

Our new engineer will start on this project next week or so, but it won't be offered in urethane

WolfSongX · 05-01-2013, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hancha Group

So something like this?

Our new engineer will start on this project next week or so, but it won't be offered in urethane

That does look very good, and based on the information you shared with us on your aero thread I'm interested to see where this goes.

My urethane requirement is based on getting a bumper with OEM levels of duribility. I know there are other construction techniques which could result in something that could hold up to the rigors of daily driving. I've seen way too many fibrglass bumpers and lips get destroyed in situations where a urethene bumper would just shrug off the damage.

So I'm definitely interested to see more on this project as you move forward.

GH05T · 05-01-2013, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hancha Group

So something like this?

Our new engineer will start on this project next week or so, but it won't be offered in urethane

So would this front essentially be the OEM FRONT bumper but without the mustache?

31katys · 05-01-2013, 01:05 AM

It definitely draws more attention to it when you paint it the same color as the car. Doesn't look so bad on the blue, but the silver is bad.

StormTrooper · 05-01-2013, 04:07 AM

Has anyone thought about just removing the mustache and going mesh grill for the whole opening? would that mess with the aerodynamics?

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AR35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: none Location: Savannah,GA Posts: 113 Thanks: 19 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The point in painting it would be to draw your attention to the hood and down the sides. If in our case we are only looking at the painted bumper then yes, it does look a little weird. i think if the car was just sitting in a parking lot or driving then you wouldnt spend as much time looking at the front/ grill because it doesn't have a huge eye catching black 'mustache'

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