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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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Car is at the body shop, aftermarket bumper question

Guys, now that the car is at the shop the shop owner said that he will be happy to install any bumper cover (OEM or aftermarket) and will refund me the cost of the OEM bumper cover per insurance estimate.

I have always wanted a clean looking aftermarket rear bumper cover and a similar front lip I have no experience in purchasing or installing aftermarket body parts other than the fact that its important not to get fiberglass based ones, so please make some recommendations of what type and from where i can purchase these items.

It would be nice if I coudl get this info ASAP as I will need to order soon.
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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IMO, the only clean looking ones are lips, not full bumpers. the full bumper one looks very ricey. you can check it out on andysautosport.com. its the sarona/erebuni one. your best bet is to get an OEM bumper with stillen rear lip and matching stillen or MT front lip.
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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yea i think the stillen aero kit is the best looking kit
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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after looking at the website, I agree, stillen front and rear lip is the way to go. Though i wonder how much of a difference the side skirts really make over the OEM ones?
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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where can i purchase these items for a decent price and service?
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KCMC582
IMO, the only clean looking ones are lips, not full bumpers. the full bumper one looks very ricey. you can check it out on andysautosport.com. its the sarona/erebuni one. your best bet is to get an OEM bumper with stillen rear lip and matching stillen or MT front lip.
i think the sarona or kombat or ninja or evo rear bumpers look pretty ok, specially if you drill wholes for the side markers.

the stillen rear lips look more stock.

i myself got a abs rear lip, which is the same design as stillen, but i'm kinda not too happy about it, i guess i like it to be a little aggressive.
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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where can i purchase these items for a decent price and service?
im selling my front lip its the stillen classic one brand new for 200 plus the shipping PM me if you are interested
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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some guys are running the stillen front lip and rear lip with the stocj side skirts... i dont think it looks bad at all. If you get the MT lip though, you def. need the side skirts from stillen.
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