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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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Advice MS front bumper

Hi, i need some advice of from where i can buy a mazdaspeed front bumper, in the area of miami... i was looking up on ebay and they have fiberglass and poly urethane.. which one is better??
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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the authentic mazdaspeed is better.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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Not on your wallet it isnt
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by marvin_rock
Not on your wallet it isnt
if your not getting a good deal on fit and prep it will cost damn near the same. especially if is a bad replica. it not terribly uncommon for a bad replica to end up costing as much as an authentic.

authentic come prepainted and fit perfectly. you get what you pay for with the authentic
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Urethane is more durable, and flexes unlike fiberglass. At my old shop we recommended poly kits over fiberglass. It might cost more but like above posters said, if you get a fiberglass bumper and it's poorly made it will cost you just as much as the poly. Fitment with fiberglass kits often sucks if it's a cheap knock off which leads to a lot of filling, breaking, sanding, patching etc.

Save yourself the trouble and get the urethane. In the long run you'll be much happier! I have cracked so many front bumpers that were fiberglass that I will never get one again, no matter how cheap it is.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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I vote for the authentic. Talk to JonDemand about prices. (just send a PM to Lazi)
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
the authentic mazdaspeed is better.
ditto

Originally Posted by N rider89
if your not getting a good deal on fit and prep it will cost damn near the same. especially if is a bad replica. it not terribly uncommon for a bad replica to end up costing as much as an authentic.

authentic come prepainted and fit perfectly. you get what you pay for with the authentic
and ditto...

c'mon guys, it's been discussed before. Get authentic from JMBaggie at onlinemazdaparts.com. Unless you have the hookup at a body shop it'll end up costing the same after paint, prep, and fitting.
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