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Is the 95-96 Front Bumper just a 92-94 Front Bumper without the lower black strip?

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Old 04-09-07 | 02:45 PM
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Default Is the 95-96 Front Bumper just a 92-94 Front Bumper without the lower black strip?

So if i take off the Black strip will i have the same basic look?
I know the grill bars in front are a bit diffrent but i am more interested in the side profile. I am not sure if that 92-94 Front bumper looks "flat" (on bottom)if you take off the strip, or slightly rounded like the 95-96.

Has anyone ever done this? if so please post pics,

I have searched and see a few post about puting the little black lip ON a 95-96 and 1 or 2 about taking it off - but no one actually says if it will look the same (basically)? Just looking at it you'd think that the lip is screwed to a flat surface which would make the bottom look flat when taken off (aka unnatural). Or is the little black lip bolted IN FRONT of the smooth conture and is hiding it- so it will be contured when u remove the lip? somebody has to know. I got the diagram on removal from the search but it is no help on this particualr question.

Whats confusing me is that i see a LOT of 92-94 SC400/300's with front bumpers that look just like the 95-96. But they cant all be replacements right?


****EDIT****

Clarificaition;

It looks like this.

I want it to look like this.



Thanks in Advance;
The fog light issue is of no concern to me. I just want that smooth look NOT the flat black lip thing in front.

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Old 04-09-07 | 08:16 PM
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When you take the front lip off. the sides that round out to the bottom of the car is going to be cut and you will have 3 holes per side. You have an sc400 92-94.You want a bumper 92-96 sc300 or 95-96 sc400 bumper. People would give there first born for that lip.
Old 04-09-07 | 08:21 PM
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Thanks SO much!!
Can the holes be bondoed or something to fill them (for repainting)?

Why would anyone would want that ugly thing ?



Originally Posted by VGnomore
When you take the front lip off. the sides that round out to the bottom of the car is going to be cut and you will have 3 holes per side. You have an sc400 92-94.You want a bumper 92-96 sc300 or 95-96 sc400 bumper. People would give there first born for that lip.

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Old 04-09-07 | 09:38 PM
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*Patiently waiting for the vultures to arrive*

Have you considered painting it?
Old 04-09-07 | 09:41 PM
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You need to paint that lip. There's people retrofitting that lip to '97+ SC's...
Old 04-09-07 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kyoso23
You need to paint that lip. There's people retrofitting that lip to '97+ SC's...


I dont like the lip - its ugly.
Old 04-10-07 | 01:33 AM
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Well then it works out in your favor....


take it off and sell it to someone here, you’ll be able to make a pretty penny for something that you have no use for.

Originally Posted by Akshaan
I dont like the lip - its ugly.
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