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Old 07-18-2011, 02:48 AM
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Front bumper...

I'm looking to get a more aggressive front bumper. Could someone point me in the direction of some good brands? Do any places sell pre-painted ones? And is installing a bumper yourself relatively easy? Or does it need professional installation?
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Only the authentic Mazdaspeed bumper would come pre-painted and prove to be an easy install (assuming you know how to take the stock bumper off).

ALL other bumpers would require painting, and vary in degrees of installation effort.
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
Only the authentic Mazdaspeed bumper would come pre-painted and prove to be an easy install (assuming you know how to take the stock bumper off).

ALL other bumpers would require painting, and vary in degrees of installation effort.
I don't believe the MS bumper is available pre-painted anymore. It only comes in primer.
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Then scratch that, ALL bumpers out there will require paint now.
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Japanparts used to have painted R-Magic kits but appears they do not now but you could email them to see if they still can. You can still get the R-Magic front lip, rear lip spoiler, and eyelids painted.
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Last I went to the dealership, they had no more primered mazdaspeed front bumpers in the USA.
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Mazda's website still have painted ones for sale...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/spee...ModelYear=2004
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Mazdaspeed is the way to go.
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I wouldn't buy a prepainted one if I were you, find a good shop and have them paint match it, it'd blend much better.
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I am not sure if it's up to date.. Dealership tried really hard to locate a Velocity Red or Primered one for me and there were none in stock in the USA. Some dealerships might have them in stock, but not mazda...

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Mazda's website still have painted ones for sale...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/spee...ModelYear=2004
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i think the autobahn bumper is pretty aggressive looking. or the tsunami one. but they both look pretty similar imo
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every aftermarket bumper is more aggressive than stock.
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I wouldn't buy a prepainted one if I were you, find a good shop and have them paint match it, it'd blend much better.
Agreed. If it's off just the slightest bit it will drive you nuts.
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