anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
10-25-2007, 04:46 PM
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anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
http://tinyurl.com/33o9dl
sure its costs abit more, but IMO it looks more better than a stock bumper, im just wondering if without the rest of the body kit,if it looks out of place(however i do have GT sdie rocker panels that just showed up about an hour ago,and plan on getting a chin spolier)and also,since it appears to just be an add on to the current,would you make the exhaust cut outs to low..
sure its costs abit more, but IMO it looks more better than a stock bumper, im just wondering if without the rest of the body kit,if it looks out of place(however i do have GT sdie rocker panels that just showed up about an hour ago,and plan on getting a chin spolier)and also,since it appears to just be an add on to the current,would you make the exhaust cut outs to low..
10-25-2007, 05:38 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
I had that on my stang before and ended up taking it off. I wasn't crazy about the fitament of it, but maybe my body shop was just crap too. Besides the fitament problems, that rear fascia looks better on darker colored cars IMO. I have a performance white stang and the fins stood out way to much on the white, enough so that it looked sorta ricerish.
I would recommend getting the GT takeoff bumper for almost the same price. Either that or get the bumper I have my eyes on, the GT/CS bumper. Just remember, a full replacement bumper will be a better fit than an add-on fascia like you linked.
One more thing, the v6 bumper looks pretty good with cutouts. True, the body line on the rear bumper is higher, but its not really noticeable to anybody except me. I will replace my bumper with the GT/CS bumper down the road, but for now its ok and it does look pretty good.
I would recommend getting the GT takeoff bumper for almost the same price. Either that or get the bumper I have my eyes on, the GT/CS bumper. Just remember, a full replacement bumper will be a better fit than an add-on fascia like you linked.
One more thing, the v6 bumper looks pretty good with cutouts. True, the body line on the rear bumper is higher, but its not really noticeable to anybody except me. I will replace my bumper with the GT/CS bumper down the road, but for now its ok and it does look pretty good.
10-25-2007, 05:49 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
so you cut the sotck V6 bumper?....even with me having a job where i do carpentry type work ALOT, i still dont trust myself to cut the rear bumper on my barely week old stang, but yours based of that pic, looks like it was cut perfectly,as if it came stock like that. And about the GT/CS bumpers..i assumed the CS cars used the same one the GT's had, i'll have to look into that bumper,i may like it better
10-25-2007, 11:18 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
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so you cut the sotck V6 bumper?....even with me having a job where i do carpentry type work ALOT, i still dont trust myself to cut the rear bumper on my barely week old stang, but yours based of that pic, looks like it was cut perfectly,as if it came stock like that. And about the GT/CS bumpers..i assumed the CS cars used the same one the GT's had, i'll have to look into that bumper,i may like it better
so you cut the sotck V6 bumper?....even with me having a job where i do carpentry type work ALOT, i still dont trust myself to cut the rear bumper on my barely week old stang, but yours based of that pic, looks like it was cut perfectly,as if it came stock like that. And about the GT/CS bumpers..i assumed the CS cars used the same one the GT's had, i'll have to look into that bumper,i may like it better
As for the CS, they have a unique bumper. Its just like the GT500 bumper, except the sides of it are painted body colored...
The GT/CS bumper looks like this...
10-26-2007, 08:02 AM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
ORIGINAL: Fallout
http://tinyurl.com/33o9dl
sure its costs abit more, but IMO it looks more better than a stock bumper, im just wondering if without the rest of the body kit,if it looks out of place(however i do have GT sdie rocker panels that just showed up about an hour ago,and plan on getting a chin spolier)and also,since it appears to just be an add on to the current,would you make the exhaust cut outs to low..
http://tinyurl.com/33o9dl
sure its costs abit more, but IMO it looks more better than a stock bumper, im just wondering if without the rest of the body kit,if it looks out of place(however i do have GT sdie rocker panels that just showed up about an hour ago,and plan on getting a chin spolier)and also,since it appears to just be an add on to the current,would you make the exhaust cut outs to low..
10-26-2007, 01:25 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
ok..CS bumper it is, that pretty much exactly what im looking for exept i'd probably get the middle part across the bottom painted to match as well,so that the stripes i have put on can go all the way down...now its time to see how bad a dealerhip wants to to rape me on the price,considering if i order online the shipping will most likly be some ridiculous amount due to its size
lol $518 just for the CS bumper..not including paint and install....time to search online...
lol $518 just for the CS bumper..not including paint and install....time to search online...
10-26-2007, 04:55 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
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ok..CS bumper it is, that pretty much exactly what im looking for exept i'd probably get the middle part across the bottom painted to match as well,so that the stripes i have put on can go all the way down..
ok..CS bumper it is, that pretty much exactly what im looking for exept i'd probably get the middle part across the bottom painted to match as well,so that the stripes i have put on can go all the way down..
10-26-2007, 05:04 PM
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RE: anyone use this instead of GT take off bumper?
maybe so..but oh well, after calling around dealerships they want ridiculous amounts of money for that bumper+paint(cheapest was $435+paint)
i might just break down,save myself some money and have the stock one cut,it looks good in your pic,but i was just wanting to alittle more agressive looking,but not for the price Ford wants. when they did yours,i assume they just measured over from the left side the same amount as the right side?...so if one day down the road the bumper does get swapped,the cut outs would still line up with the pipes?
i might just break down,save myself some money and have the stock one cut,it looks good in your pic,but i was just wanting to alittle more agressive looking,but not for the price Ford wants. when they did yours,i assume they just measured over from the left side the same amount as the right side?...so if one day down the road the bumper does get swapped,the cut outs would still line up with the pipes?