I have a 97' with fogs. I ordered this bumper that was soposed to be the correct bumper but it has these plastic pieces that go accros were the fogs would go. This is an aftermarket bumper has anyone delt with this before? This is a link to what it looks like but its not were I ordered the part from you can enlarge the picture. http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...294967269+9277

 

so you already tried and the fog lights won't fit?


or you didn't get it yet?

 

the fogs deff. wont fit unless the pieces are cut out. I am wondering if thats what is normally done on these aftermarket bumpers, so i need some one who has bought one of these before.

 

Any body able to help me out here?

 

Just cut out the pieces that are there and grind down the excess stubs left behind. Should fit your fog lights no problem. Just to be sure make sure you measure the brackets with the fog light area before cutting and what not. I have aftermarket fog lights and I just cut away the middle piece to install the brackets and light.

Be sure to measure so you know it can fit.

 

thats what I was thinking of doing but I wanted to make sure that I got the correct bumper.

 

The bumper you got is for the gxe since gxes' don't have fog lights standard so it's the same but with those annoying pieces through the middle.

 

Yes, you got the right bumper...Non fog bumpers would have a solid piece where the fogs would be not a bar. I had the same thing when I bought a 97 front for my 95. I didnt have fogs, but I personally like the look of the bar with no fogs...but thats me...

Cliffs: Dont worry you got the right one. Just cut out the little bars.

 

I thought that the 95-96 gxe's had a solid piece and the 97-99's had the bar. but i'm not shure, anyway you say you got a bumper for yours and it had the same thing as mine?

 

Yea. I got an SE bumper from Eghey and it has the bar...Just cut the bar out and you should be good to go...

 

Thanks

 

No prob man.

 

97-99 don't have solid covers where the fog lights go. I'm pretty sure it has the bar and all you have to do is cut it out and sand it down and you're good to go.

the 95-96 are the ones with the solid covers and the not-so-good-looking front bumpers.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I think I'm right.
(Reason I'm saying this is because I have a 1999 GXE and cut out the middle bar piece to install my fog lights)