my bumper is finally painted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my bumper is finally painted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got my bumper back today, I still need to go to the bodyshop tomorrow and get the bumper buffed, and wet sanded so it matched the rest of the car better. A friend drove my car and I took some pics with a crappy camera.
Check it:



Check it:



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Yeah, it's off, according to the body shop, they said they are gonna buff/wet sand the bumper and the car, and it'll be a good match after that. If not they are gonna re paint it.
Yeah, TEIN FLEX can't really lower the car much which these. When I get wheels, I might swap with another one so I can lower it.
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Yeah, I thought about that. I hate wheel gap, so it wont happen. There is like a.25wheel gap with the rear settings, it bothered me a lot at first, but now I'm kinda used to it.
did they match the paint to the car or just mix the paint and shoot the bumper without the car there?
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They painted the bumper without the car, if it doesn't work they are gonna repaint it. It'll suck waiting for the bumper again lol
oh that's why then....it's hard to match a color without the car..lol
I can match that color almost perfect...it's hard to butt match colors perfectly without blending into body panels
My bumper and sides are just a touch gray, but you can't really notice it...probably only me since I painted it
I can match that color almost perfect...it's hard to butt match colors perfectly without blending into body panels
My bumper and sides are just a touch gray, but you can't really notice it...probably only me since I painted it
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oh that's why then....it's hard to match a color without the car..lol
I can match that color almost perfect...it's hard to butt match colors perfectly without blending into body panels
My bumper and sides are just a touch gray, but you can't really notice it...probably only me since I painted it
I can match that color almost perfect...it's hard to butt match colors perfectly without blending into body panels
My bumper and sides are just a touch gray, but you can't really notice it...probably only me since I painted it


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No it is a knock off, with authentic no paint problems lol.
Haven't scraped yet, and my driveway is a bitch, takes me a while to get down lol.
It will be lower with some proper fitting wheels, and the rest of the kit. some day lol
It will be lower with some proper fitting wheels, and the rest of the kit. some day lol
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lol
Yeah, sold the swifts a while back, and got the flex's. Hopefully they fix the color issue fast.
Yeah, that is what I'm gonna do now, before I thought that wet sanding and buffing would help.
Yeah, that is what I'm gonna do now, before I thought that wet sanding and buffing would help.
you need to raise the front a bit i think.
and get some spacers. you need them badly. those wheels are tucking to car in. thats more in than stock, i dont know how that could have happened.
it looks good though, didnt you get this bumper for a few hundred bucks?
and get some spacers. you need them badly. those wheels are tucking to car in. thats more in than stock, i dont know how that could have happened.
it looks good though, didnt you get this bumper for a few hundred bucks?



Does your front scrape now?