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Old 02-24-13, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Kalogerus
It is one terrible bumper, no offense lol

No wonder nobody it's been half a year and nobody bought the car.
Huh? What are you talking about? The car is not for sale.
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Old 02-24-13, 07:38 AM
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Seems like a lot of work to decrease the cars value imo. Your car doesn't look bad at all studiogeek, perhaps the pictures are too small for me to tell, but that's the last thing I'd worry about.
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Originally Posted by Biddles
Seems like a lot of work to decrease the cars value imo. Your car doesn't look bad at all studiogeek, perhaps the pictures are too small for me to tell, but that's the last thing I'd worry about.
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Old 02-24-13, 11:32 AM
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From the op. that is what my bumper looks like. I completely blacked out the fogs so it blends in with the car. It doesn't even look like there used to be fogs there
Old 02-24-13, 11:56 AM
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i considered blacking them out but if i take this rout i will probably pull the fogs out. block out the hole with something, probably plastic that is molded into the fog shape. then use body filler to fill out the cracks and even it out, sand it down then paint. Thats the easy part. what i think would be harder is retrofitting the new fogs. I really dont want to get those cheap led blocks, i want something that looks like its supposed to be on the bumper.
Old 02-24-13, 12:08 PM
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It looks alright, maybe since it's a white car, but with it all squared off it doesn't flow with the rounded lines of the SC. to each his own, but i personally prefer the fogs since they diffuse the sqaureness of the front end in general.

However since your mind is made up on a 'purpose built' LED setup, make sure you scour ebay/car-part and source REAL OEM LED's of some sort - no aftermarket kit will cut it or flow as nice as an OEM unit [the only aftermarket worth considering is the Phillips kit with different sizes avail, to the tune of ~180$+ per kit]

Originally Posted by Studiogeek
Huh? What are you talking about? The car is not for sale. I just purchased it (with the kit) because it was the cleanest I found on the east coast. It came with the 95' bumper as well as the installed kit but I concentrated on getting it mechanically sound before responding to the insults of a bunch of DUDES with brash unsolicited opinions (like the guy who stopped in just to call it "hideous" when I already said It was coming off as soon I can get it replaced.). Luckily they are not my target audience.
Way to derail a thread and make it all about you...

MEMEME! I HAVE AN UGLY BUMPER MEMEME!
Old 02-24-13, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 01LEXPL
Way to derail a thread and make it all about you...
You are right Nancy!
Apologies Vteruni!
My Badd!
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Old 02-25-13, 12:15 PM
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Not a fan of the idea, it leaves the edges to square if you get what i mean, which completely contrasts (badly) with the lines of the car..
Old 02-25-13, 03:08 PM
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its not a bad look. if you dont like the fogs.
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Originally Posted by Studiogeek
Huh? What are you talking about? The car is not for sale.
(snip)
The car I posted is for sale locally LMAO.
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Originally Posted by Kalogerus
The car I posted is for sale locally LMAO.
Yikes!

Gotit!
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I dont like the 'smiley face' grill on the front so this was one of my attempts to change it up without buying a 97+ bumper. but i do agree. The lines dont flow. I might still do it just to see how it comes out before i buy the 97 bumper.

btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?

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Old 02-25-13, 07:22 PM
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If you don't want fog lights you could always just take them out, that's a lot of work to have something irreversible.
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Originally Posted by vteruni
btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?
Same as a 97+. This is a picture of Eric's 93 I believe with 97+ body and big win lip.
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Old 02-27-13, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vteruni
I dont like the 'smiley face' grill on the front so this was one of my attempts to change it up without buying a 97+ bumper. but i do agree. The lines dont flow. I might still do it just to see how it comes out before i buy the 97 bumper.

btw are there any pictures of what the 97 bumper looks like on a pre 97 body?
A 92 SC can look exactly like a 2000 SC. They only changed the body in the design of the OEM body kit.


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