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hey guys should i repaint my front bumper or fukc it its gonna be turbo and no one will notice that lol...

I say:
-bin that one
-make the lights fit your car, not the car fit the lights
-put your stock one back on or a more subtle one

Looks like too much effort smoothing off all those chips I think your car would be awesome with a more subtle front. But you seem into the show car side of things so the fact you even made this post makes me think you want it done, so do it and be content

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marcdh wrote:I say:
-bin that one
-make the lights fit your car, not the car fit the lights
-put your stock one back on or a more subtle one

Looks like too much effort smoothing off all those chips I think your car would be awesome with a more subtle front. But you seem into the show car side of things so the fact you even made this post makes me think you want it done, so do it and be content

yea well if i get e new bumber i have to recut it to fit the lights and have to recut to fit that intercooler so thats a bigger job then just repainting it...

Get that s--- repainted!! theres nothing worse then a nice modded car going down the road with a mangled front bumper!! I get my car repainted each yr!

yea well i guess i will lol but im scrared that it wont be the same color if i just paint the bumper... i still have paint from when i painted it.the same same mix... so i guess it would be pretty close?

fiberglass bumper wont last long enough anyways lol

why not?

mitmaks wrote:fiberglass bumper wont last long enough anyways lol

Why won't they?? do they rust or something?

johnmx3ze wrote:yea well i guess i will lol but im scrared that it wont be the same color if i just paint the bumper... i still have paint from when i painted it.the same same mix... so i guess it would be pretty close?

If it's a good body shop then they won't have a problem matching the colour! Mine has a wack of Pearl in it and they can match it!

ok thx

johnmx3ze wrote:why not?

They get stress cracks
They get cracked from bumps, potholes, etc
They will be completely destroyed in a case where you're involved in a 5mph fender bender.

damn.. looks mean. I would get it painted. It would not be my number1 priority tho. Tuning and dyno first then paint it when you've got the cash.

BTW, I'm gussing you removed the latch support. Did it affect your latch at all?

nop i did not touch the latch...the only that it affect is the bumper lol i had to cut it all lol...

if you were closer I could shoot it for you as I can do bodywork/paint.

where do you live?

Ask the shop to put a 'flexer' in the paint.