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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Looking nice and clean. There seems to be a problem in the fitting on the driver's side. There's this gap and it looks jarring to me.

The ings side will sit lower than the front, get something cleaner like Knightsports to match your beautiful front kit :D

I'm a fan of the Tsunami front kit, just not feeling the fitting, that's all. Congrats mate!
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
lookin' pretty good man. looks aggressive with your fmic.

only problem i see is the ings sideskirts might be lower than the tsunami front end. try it on first and if you don't mind it, go for it.

it looks pretty good right now with the OEM aero flares.
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the more I look at it, I think I am just going to stick with the oem areo flares...not worth the headache of putting on the sides when it looks this good.

Originally Posted by Acoustix
Looking nice and clean. There seems to be a problem in the fitting on the driver's side. There's this gap and it looks jarring to me.

The ings side will sit lower than the front, get something cleaner like Knightsports to match your beautiful front kit :D

I'm a fan of the Tsunami front kit, just not feeling the fitting, that's all. Congrats mate!
It's actually not that bad....especially for something that is aftermarket. It really is not that different than the gap of the oem bumper. I think it looks worse than it is because there is no side markers.

I am happy with it overall though. Thanks for the comments.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Man that is HOT!!

The FMIC is what really sets it off.

Can't wait to get my MS front in... my wife banged up mine hitting a curb while parking.

Keep up the good work.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by djcharlee
Man that is HOT!!

The FMIC is what really sets it off.

Can't wait to get my MS front in... my wife banged up mine hitting a curb while parking.

Keep up the good work.
thank you, appreciate the comments
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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Hey 05rex8 looks great you did a great job on the paintwork !!!

Acoustix I don't see anymore gap than a stock bumper you have to have some space in between the fender and bumper. I think 05rex8 is right it is just more apparent than stock because of the missing sidemarkers.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TSUNAMISTYLES
Hey 05rex8 looks great you did a great job on the paintwork !!!

Acoustix I don't see anymore gap than a stock bumper you have to have some space in between the fender and bumper. I think 05rex8 is right it is just more apparent than stock because of the missing sidemarkers.
Thanks Rodney, appreciate the comments and your great service as well.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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I'm not liking the fitment across the front of the hood though. It looks pretty off in a few places.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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wow, some of you guys are really picky, lol.

the space in the front of the hood is not bad. the pictures make it look worse than it is....that rubber piece that goes in between the bumper and the hood makes it look a little off. I'm sure it is a bit, but it's aftermarket. It's expected. If you look at it as a whole, you don't notice the minor gaps.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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The fitment doesn't look off to me if you look at in person I bet its is pretty close to stock look at the 8th picture from the top it looks perfect to me I think because 05rex8's car is silver and with the fluorescent lights bouncing off the car some angles make it look off. If you look at th 8th picture everything looks even if you think the gaps on this are bad you probably shouldn't buy a fiberglass body kit because it will look 100 times worse.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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HAHA, I am really picky when it comes to body lines. But really when you look at it with one eye closed and faced the opposite direction it's hardly noticeable at all. hehe Just messing with ya man, I always liked that nose.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TSUNAMISTYLES
The fitment doesn't look off to me if you look at in person I bet its is pretty close to stock look at the 8th picture from the top it looks perfect to me I think because 05rex8's car is silver and with the fluorescent lights bouncing off the car some angles make it look off. If you look at th 8th picture everything looks even if you think the gaps on this are bad you probably shouldn't buy a fiberglass body kit because it will look 100 times worse.
These were the gaps I was referring to:


I still like the way it looks though. I was just giving rex a hard time.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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lol, I can be picky too, but I have had bad luck with fiberglass aftermarket bumpers, so this one is damn near perfect to me
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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that "gap" you see there, is not a gap actually...in those two spots you pointed out, it sits a little bit lower...it may have to do with the hole I drilled in the middle not being quite right...or the fact I didn't use those little plastic clips to secure it....I just used the 4 10mm bolts to fasten it at that point

when standing up, you don't notice that anyways..just the angle of the picture makes it noticeable

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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Ahh, that makes sense too. I did the same on my replica MS bumper...but me being the picky person I am, I just trashed the bumper. HAHA! Looking for a different kit now...
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by I8U
Ahh, that makes sense too. I did the same on my replica MS bumper...but me being the picky person I am, I just trashed the bumper. HAHA! Looking for a different kit now...
hahaha, I did that with the mint blue bumper I had
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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With my little time playing with fiberglass, I'm starting to get a hang of it. My MS bumper was looking nice until I jacked up the screw holes, which ended up with me putting a 6 inch crack down the center of it. I even practiced some fiberglass laying skills and got rid of the side maker locations, those turned out real nice.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by I8U
With my little time playing with fiberglass, I'm starting to get a hang of it. My MS bumper was looking nice until I jacked up the screw holes, which ended up with me putting a 6 inch crack down the center of it. I even practiced some fiberglass laying skills and got rid of the side maker locations, those turned out real nice.
yeah, that's something that I am playing with still....I don't work with any fiberglass at work, so anything I do is self taught/messing around.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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I hate to be picky too but was looking into buying this bumper.

Is that sagging in the back intended or is it a flaw in the bumper?
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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^damn you noticed it....it does sag.

There needs to be a some extra material on the bottom of that edge to attach the mesh grille.....I didn't notice this until i had it all installed and did not want to mess with it ATM...

The mesh grill attaches in between that sag...if there was a mounting point directly in the middle, it would pull it back up
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 05rex8
yeah, that's something that I am playing with still....I don't work with any fiberglass at work, so anything I do is self taught/messing around.
I don't play with fiberglass at work either...I work on aircraft weapon systems in the AF. Self taught and messing around is the way I do it too! HAH!
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Looks good. But i think if you don't have a FMIC that opening is gonna look too big. I dunno.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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I dunno about that, the MS opening is pretty big too. Here is a pic off tsunami's site without a FMIC....looks good to me

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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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I think you can get away without using the Ings sides, but I think a set of those front OEM mud-guards would help make the front bumper look a little more level with the side of the car. I see a few people use them to make the MS bumper look a little more "proper" with their Aero Package!
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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That sag is kind of weird I don't notice it on the demo car and all the bumpers are the same here are a couple pics. 05rex8 you might have to take it off when you get time and adjust the way the mesh is screwed in.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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yeah, I think I need to adjust the lower mounting points
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