Xterior Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Up here in New England, we just got hit with a huge snow storm. So as I was driving home last night I hit a snow bank and destroyed my PU lip and cracked my front bumper. Bummer! I know. I might just leave it as it is for now until the winter clears up. I'll just drive around with this ugly front for another 2-3 months. Meanwhile, I'll be looking for a nice set up option for the front bumper. Unless I can find a real good deal on another lip with an OEM front bumper I'll probably won't go for that same look. I also want to keep it under the $500 budget so none of that imported JDM goodies either. I did find this bumper on made by Duraflex on Ebay called the "SICK" front bumper, it looks decent and not too ricey. But I still got plenty of time to see what are my options out there. It will be great if you guys can offer some ideas with pictures of front bumper options for me, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 well...cheaper fiberglass bumper is an option, however, you'll be spending time/money to fit the bumper on to your car if you have no experience with bodywork, I'd probably suggest you to NOT get knock off kits, otherwise...go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 well...cheaper fiberglass bumper is an option, however, you'll be spending time/money to fit the bumper on to your car if you have no experience with bodywork, I'd probably suggest you to NOT get knock off kits, otherwise...go for it! cheap bodykits have terrible fit compared to oem. No fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty B Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I got curious about that duraflex bumper you were talking about and decided to take a look. Doesn't look too-too ricey. However, I would spend the money on a proper setup as fitment and prep can be a pita with lesser quality kits... I did however get a kick out of the installation difficulty description though: Difficulty of Assembly: Level 3 Levels of Difficulty is a subjective scale of 1 to 5 to describe ease of installation of each ground effect and wide body kit listed in our catalog where 1 signifies easy, 5 signifies very difficult and 2 to 4 fall somewhere between 1 and 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 duraflex is still fiberglass, most of them arent molded correctly, thus need some heat gun or some work to make it fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Dusty B- that is so funny, I didn't even read that. I am actually going to have a shop paint/install it for me so fitment shouldn't be a problem at that end. Well I did some more search today and found this bumper made by VIS which is pretty good. I've had experience with VIS products when I had my STI and they have pretty good quality stuff. I like this bumper, it has kinda of a M5 look, I don't think it looks too ricey either. http://www.streetracinglife.com/ebay/visfrontbumper/image/subaru/legacy05mtech.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 duraflex is still fiberglass, most of them arent molded correctly, thus need some heat gun or some work to make it fit I have no experience with LGT kits. Years ago I did help two different friends with CRX's (whats the plural of CRX anyway?). One had a mugen kit (fiberglass, fit like a glove) another had a kit I swear was made out of pvc and came from the back of a ricer mag (before ebay is what it is). The plasic kit was ... gosh impossible to fit. He finally fit it with bolts and metal screws. The plas-kit never looked good. Removal was a nightmare. The Mugen kit was at least 3x as expensive as the 99c store kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTuner Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Looks nice but I bet fitment is a nightmare. I'd like to see some high res. pics of that installed. It says for off road only also, I wonder if you loose your bumper beam or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I have no experience with LGT kits. Years ago I did help two different friends with CRX's (whats the plural of CRX anyway?). One had a mugen kit (fiberglass, fit like a glove) another had a kit I swear was made out of pvc and came from the back of a ricer mag (before ebay is what it is). The plasic kit was ... gosh impossible to fit. He finally fit it with bolts and metal screws. The plas-kit never looked good. Removal was a nightmare. The Mugen kit was at least 3x as expensive as the 99c store kit. yep...i've bought VIS kit for my 240 before fits like shit sat in my garage for 3 years...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 To the OP, i went out the morning of/after and cracked my lip in 3 pieces ... I plan on fixing it when spring comes around. I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 cheap bodykits have terrible fit compared to oem. No fun. SO the oem JDM one would be the "Best fitting" kit after support bean swap? 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I was looking around and found that VIS bumper for 270usd... Where to spend my tax return............. I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 SO the oem JDM one would be the "Best fitting" kit after support bean swap? OEM always fits much better... I was looking around and found that VIS bumper for 270usd... Where to spend my tax return............. if that price is shipped then good deal otherwise they should only be like 300-500 for the full kit (front, rear, side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 To the OP, i went out the morning of/after and cracked my lip in 3 pieces ... I plan on fixing it when spring comes around. Sucks! plus today my inner fender well came loose and I was dragging that plastic all the way on the highway to my house. ARGH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 I was looking around and found that VIS bumper for 270usd... Where to spend my tax return............. Shipped? Please link us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 +135$ shipping poop. I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 +135$ shipping poop. So it rounds up around $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 I think the VIS one is a replica to the k2 bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I think the VIS one is a replica to the k2 bumper. yep...m5 style Dr.Chu has it or had.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 yep...m5 style Dr.Chu has it or had.... Let me go check his out to see how it looks. Do you know if he has a thread with pics of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterior Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1CKED Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 LINK 1 LINK 2(pic is an '08-'09...scroll down to see part # for '05-'07) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 no style to them I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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