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Old 07-17-2009, 05:53 PM
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Design D is the winner,,, I have a spare bumper that will be the doner, and another for backup now,,, Alittle bit more funds and Ill be able to purchase the fog light housing off the 09s and begin construction,,,

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That bumper looks good!
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very nice ...wanna change my bumper ...

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I really like the design of that "D" bumper s. Sure do like the look with the 09 fog lights.
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Hey Phil, sorry I never replied to your PM, have been busy with fixing the car, I will PM you with details to your questions sometime in the next couple days,,,
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Wow. Seriously a fresh evolution of the stock bumper. I want to be on the waiting list... price allowing.
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i liek the last pic
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That bumper looks good![/QUOTE]

+1! Very sexy indeed!
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bump for - Work has begun,,,,
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so when you finish this, how many cars will you be able to build out of parts in your house...3?

good luck with it keep us updated!
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ahahah well , the 3 spare bumpers that I have sitting in my basement are gonna be frankenstiened together to make this one,,,
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OK so here is the last photoshop I did two weeks ago before I started work,,,
There are minor tweaks and Im glad I sat on the design for a while before building,,,
Youll notice that the main grill no longer bottoms out the same way it did in the previous version, it now retains that trademark 5 point design, essentially being a stretched version on the oe grill, also the points at which it stops on the side are more refined lining up with the point of the lower airdam,,,
will post pics in here of the build proccess soon, gotta make more headway first,,,,



and with no fogs,,,


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And here was a refined version of another previous design, it actually has a very exotic land clean ook to it I may build this one as a one off for myself,,,,


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greg that last one looks ill man..
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I know right,,, Ive grown quit fond of that design, its so simple but still looks exotic, its just about distorting the proportions alittle,,,
I think I may have found a way to build both at the same time,,, we'll see if that works out,,,
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and with no fogs,,,

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CAN I HAVE?
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looking good man
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i would have bought this one. and the stock stretched one looks nice too.

i also have another bumper you can have for this project.
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[quote=Rotr8;3293278]OK so here is the last photoshop I did two weeks ago before I started work,,,
There are minor tweaks and Im glad I sat on the design for a while before building,,,
Youll notice that the main grill no longer bottoms out the same way it did in the previous version, it now retains that trademark 5 point design, essentially being a stretched version on the oe grill, also the points at which it stops on the side are more refined lining up with the point of the lower airdam,,,
will post pics in here of the build proccess soon, gotta make more headway first,,,,



Lookin good!! - waiting will be difficult. I sure like the look.
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^+1 it flows with the headlights, and the lower lip adds an extra touch....IMHO without the side markers would be even better
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keeping the side markers, Im interested in things that look oem but just tweaked,,,
too many bodykits out there are too lavish or exagerated for the cars they get put on, thats why I wanted something with the stock dimensions but had a slightly more aggressive look to it, something people can treat just like the factory bumper, by adding thier own lip spoiler, changing the sidemarkers, glassing over them themselves, etc etc,,,
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^true, and i understand... cant wait till this project is complete
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Originally Posted by Rotr8
keeping the side markers, Im interested in things that look oem but just tweaked,,,
too many bodykits out there are too lavish or exagerated for the cars they get put on, thats why I wanted something with the stock dimensions but had a slightly more aggressive look to it, something people can treat just like the factory bumper, by adding thier own lip spoiler, changing the sidemarkers, glassing over them themselves, etc etc,,,
I agree - keep the OEM dimensions and OEM intent.
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^ plus one ... i dont feel like going back and reading are you making this one still or have you completed and have it on your car now the one you have or are these 2 different bumpers sorry just dont feel like reading through the posts since i last checked
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price and any sample pics?


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