boostd4

I'm planning on getting Shine's replica AC kit sometime this summer and though I love how it looks on darker colored cars, my car is (will be) DWP, and for some reason, the cross in the lower mouth opening doesn't look right to me... like it's too busy.

I still want the support from the fiberglass "cross" and I was thinking of painting it either flat or gloss black. I did a really crappy Paint-chop of it below. What do you think?

Sorry for whoever's picture I stole, and thanks for being a good example!

aznxenon

Reminds me of a Honda with a huge mouth for some reason, but maybe it'll look nice, who knows. =)

Sc300_808

It looks pretty good, the cross reminds me of a dodge everytime I see it and I don't think I would wanna keep it on either. Would it look dumb if just the vertical part of the cross was Taken out?

OneJay

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I think it would look pretty good painted black on a white car. Someone did something similar on a 97 bumper. They painted all the vertical pieces black and it looks pretty good.

soulific

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im getting my center bar removed from my shine bumper as we speak.

another member had it done also. DVSIR did it. Makes it looks alot sleaker

boostd4

I think so too, and good point about the Dodge resemblance! That's what was getting me...

I've seen waaay too many fiberglass replica bumpers with big open mouths end up sagging the lower edge after short amounts of time. There's no way I'd want the vertical piece removed. The shine replica looks to have a fairly stout verticle support in the center, so I'll just paint it.

I considered cutting it so more air would get to the eventual FMIC, but it's not worth having the bumper droop.... then it looks like a 90's Sebring convertible

zhillz

It looks better, normally it looks like a srt4.

Maybe paint just one of the bars like the vertical one?

aka paco

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Lee did it. his car is even cleaner in person..

I think it looks great without the crosshair personally



next to my old red SC

YeA 2jZ

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I think it would like great, I did it to my 97 front now i just need to paint it......

FuMoFFuTT

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I'm trying to source a AC bumper right now to do the same thing...

96SC4

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it looks good with the FMIC

Mr.NA_T

It looks good, ILL DO IT....

FuMoFFuTT

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^^ i agree.. it'd look kinda "empty" without it

scviolence

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why not just buy a vertex lip, for a 97 cut the grill out and call it a day...

jadu

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really good lookin mod