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Old 02-11-2005, 09:15 PM
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mazdaspeed bumper and oil coolers don't match up??

i just got my 8 back from the body shop today. it had some front end damage where the front bumper had to be replaced. well, naturally i opted for the mazdaspeed bumper rather than the oem bumper. well, i noticed that the oil coolers don't match up properly on both sides of the grille. it seems to sit a bit higher. well, i hope i'm wrong but it just doesn't look right. can anyone with a mazdaspeed bumper post a close up pic of how the oil cooler should be mounted?? are there flaps underneath the oil coolers that needed to be removed? i asked for the bumper installation instructions but they trashed it. sorry bout the sucky pic. that's the best i could do with a mini mag lite and a camera phone. i'll try to take a better pic tomorrow during the day. thanks for the help in advance.

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Old 02-12-2005, 08:40 PM
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What pic? It's tomorrow
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input anyone?
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I can't see where it doesn't match up.
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Looks good to me...
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if you look carefully at the pic, you can see that on the bottom of the oil cooler there's a plastic piece that tapers up to the left. i'm guessing that piece either should be at the bottom of the grille opening or it should be removed.
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you can remove it then
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do people remove them? i don't want to remove the bumper and find out that i'm not supposed to remove them.
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i kept mine on.. looks fine.. looks great!
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