Buddyclub front bumper. Opinions?
05-17-2012, 06:17 PM
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i like the mintblue, i believe AIT makes a replica. I THINK both have shitty fitment though. let us know how it turns out.
make sure you take alot of pics when you mount it on the car, just mount it nothing else. take the pictures BEFORE and AFTER the prepwork and then AFTER the paint. This gives people a good idea what they are getting themself into when buying a bumper and how much prepwork $ they need to spend before it fits nice.
make sure you take alot of pics when you mount it on the car, just mount it nothing else. take the pictures BEFORE and AFTER the prepwork and then AFTER the paint. This gives people a good idea what they are getting themself into when buying a bumper and how much prepwork $ they need to spend before it fits nice.
05-17-2012, 06:39 PM
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i like the mintblue, i believe AIT makes a replica. I THINK both have shitty fitment though. let us know how it turns out.
make sure you take alot of pics when you mount it on the car, just mount it nothing else. take the pictures BEFORE and AFTER the prepwork and then AFTER the paint. This gives people a good idea what they are getting themself into when buying a bumper and how much prepwork $ they need to spend before it fits nice.
make sure you take alot of pics when you mount it on the car, just mount it nothing else. take the pictures BEFORE and AFTER the prepwork and then AFTER the paint. This gives people a good idea what they are getting themself into when buying a bumper and how much prepwork $ they need to spend before it fits nice.
05-18-2012, 05:58 AM
#31
Unless you are skilled at this, I would suggest to have a professional do the work regardless. When I say professional, I don't mean the local hack body shop that says he's done this kind of thing before, but someone that caters to fitting fiberglass, pay the extra $$$ it will be worth it.
05-18-2012, 12:06 PM
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Unless you are skilled at this, I would suggest to have a professional do the work regardless. When I say professional, I don't mean the local hack body shop that says he's done this kind of thing before, but someone that caters to fitting fiberglass, pay the extra $$$ it will be worth it.
05-21-2012, 02:24 PM
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I personally wouldnt buy any frp front bumper, id rather have urethane and have it sag in a few years and get a new one than a frp one that chips and cracks and splinters all over the place in no time
sideskirts and rear bumpers(not if you park on streets and get bumped alot) are perfectly fine being frp
05-21-2012, 02:37 PM
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from what ive seen, alot of companies claim pfrp but its not a whole much stronger than plain frp.. shine on the other hand has something goin, and is better than most.
I personally wouldnt buy any frp front bumper, id rather have urethane and have it sag in a few years and get a new one than a frp one that chips and cracks and splinters all over the place in no time
sideskirts and rear bumpers(not if you park on streets and get bumped alot) are perfectly fine being frp
I personally wouldnt buy any frp front bumper, id rather have urethane and have it sag in a few years and get a new one than a frp one that chips and cracks and splinters all over the place in no time
sideskirts and rear bumpers(not if you park on streets and get bumped alot) are perfectly fine being frp
05-21-2012, 04:39 PM
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There's not a real big difference between the two, I have had the Shine and an FRP sitting next to each other in my garage, and the only difference is the Shine was slightly more flexible, but boy does it crack and splinter when it hits a deer! That said, the only real way to avoid cracks is not hitting anything, which is something of a misnomer when talking about front bumpers. To eleviate some of the ground impacts unfortunately, higher is better, and a nice impact resistant clear bra helps.
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