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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Yep, so I made a thread a couple months ago about a hit and run in a parking lot and the front bumper was replaced with a factory. Courtesy of I-5 here in SoCal and a generous semi driver that left me something to run over; the car has been in the shop for about the past week again! Regardless, this time I got the bumper I wanted


P.S. Grills will be put in next week...Overall the paint match is great and fitment is about an 8/10. I'm happy
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Cat looks great, good to hear something positive came out of your misfortune
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Cat looks great, good to hear something positive came out of your misfortune
Thanks for the compliments!
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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I meant car lol
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Went ahead and made my own grille this morning. Not sure if I like it, it's a plastic mesh I bought from Lowes that is used normally as a gutter guard. It was really easy to cut and fit. What do you guy's think? It was really cheap so it wouldn't be a big deal to redo.


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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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I think it will work until you get a more presentable mesh grille. There's a guy on a different thread that said he found mesh at a home depot in the plaster section. I'm gonna scope it out the next time I go there.
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looks good from here
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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Looks nice. Mesh should be only temp, after putting a nicer bumper on why scrimp on the grill? How do you open the doors to get out in you garage? boy is that a tight fit!
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TNaZZee
Looks nice. Mesh should be only temp, after putting a nicer bumper on why scrimp on the grill? How do you open the doors to get out in you garage? boy is that a tight fit!
LOL very carefully! You should see it when I have to jack it up! New metal black grille will be here next week. This is temporary so I don't have crap hitting the radiator and power steering cooler.
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looks good.. I have to ask.. can you actually get in your car when it is parked in a closet? Looks REALLY tight.
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It's very tight and requires some precision maneuvering but at least it's in a garage and not on the street!!!
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Originally Posted by thekinn
looks good.. I have to ask.. can you actually get in your car when it is parked in a closet? Looks REALLY tight.
And yes I can get it; I'm skinny
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That looks like shoving a cream puff into a key hole! I'd hate to imagine parking something any bigger in there... you'd have to use the trunk to get in and out!
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Originally Posted by STL 350Z
That looks like shoving a cream puff into a key hole! I'd hate to imagine parking something any bigger in there... you'd have to use the trunk to get in and out!
It's a little decieving, I can get in and out pretty easily when it's parked in there straight!
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