oldsko0lSC

I'm going to purchasing a Shine Front Bumper for my 98 Lexus SC300, while driving home a cat ran infront of me and probably hit it at 30mph. Bumper is flexed cracked. Have a couple of questions..

Is it direct bolt on no modifications?
Do I need to do body work on the Shine Front Bumper?

I need to know because I'm in need of a front bumper and Lexus price for me is $480 new from the dealership.

Shine's Front Bumper comes out to be $671.00 shipped with CA tax.

Trying to save a little money, because having the new bumper painted to match the car will probably be $400-$500.

Was told by a autobody and paint that they needed to paint the fenders and hood to bend any front bumper to match the current paint.

BiGEZ

iTrader: (24)

I have a Shine AC kit and it is a perfect fit no mods required to fit except you have to drill out the holes to mount the fogs. All holes are are clearly marked in the correct position for easy drilling. It fits as good as the OEM bumper. Go for it I say.

eknine9

iTrader: (8)

Yep, authentic Shine bumper will fit like a glove, only mods required is the drilling like posted above. I've never heard of anyone having a bad experience with them.

Sweatshop

iTrader: (11)

That body shop is FOS. If your paint is OEM and not a respray, they should be able to match spot-on if their name is worth anything. The possible variances between shades even if they are a little off is negligible because the body lines will blur those

The SHINE bumper is a terrific fit with little to no mods BUT BUT BUT will look weird as it will hang lower than the oem skirts-97-00 (or not, 92-95) on your car.

If you can get an oem bumper for less (from a person who has a SHINE kit) go OE unless you're gonna pop for the whole kit and lower door trim

G/L.

oldsko0lSC

Awesome, thanks!

Might just grab the full kit in person (5-6 hours drive) for me. I need to see it in person. Hope they have a full kit in stock. Going to call ahead prior to leaving to make sure. Don't want to turn around my Tundra V8 half way there

irondonkey

pretty crazy paying that for a fiberglass item that won't hold up nearly as good as polyurethane.

with all aftermarket fiberglass kits, they all require a little body work to get it to fit right.

this one will be minimal though.