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Old 04-13-2013, 07:32 PM
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I am wondering if I should bother with a '13 rear bumper for my '11. I have '13 lights so there is "the gap" under between the bumper and the lights...also I want to do the '13 GT500 quad tip exhaust so theres that too.

Can I do the quad tips with the '11 bumper and more important do the body lines line up ('11 body side skirts and '13 rear bumper). I want to add stripes to the car in the future so if I am going to change the bumper I want to do it before the stripes go on.

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I hate the 2013+ front end but the rear is kinda cool .. so you have the best of both worlds .. cool front end and cool rear end.
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Originally Posted by Matt's 95 Stang
I am wondering if I should bother with a '13 rear bumper for my '11. I have '13 lights so there is "the gap" under between the bumper and the lights...also I want to do the '13 GT500 quad tip exhaust so theres that too.

Can I do the quad tips with the '11 bumper and more important do the body lines line up ('11 body side skirts and '13 rear bumper). I want to add stripes to the car in the future so if I am going to change the bumper I want to do it before the stripes go on.

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Yes it will look good but you may want to consider painting your rockers to match if you do the '13 bumper (and probably the cs lower front too)
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Old 04-14-2013, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mph07alloy
Yes it will look good but you may want to consider painting your rockers to match if you do the '13 bumper (and probably the cs lower front too)
I have seen a CS lower painted and I dont like the look so I probably wount go that rought. But if I do end up getting a '13 bumper I probably will paint the side skirts. I just wanted to make sure that the bumper lines lined up with the rest of the body.

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Old 04-14-2013, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dmhines
I hate the 2013+ front end but the rear is kinda cool .. so you have the best of both worlds .. cool front end and cool rear end.
Yup. Not a fan of the '13 front end, but love the '13 tail lights and GT500 look so Im just going to mix and match to what I think looks the best. '11 California Special front end, '13 GT500 tail.

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Originally Posted by Matt's 95 Stang
Yup. Not a fan of the '13 front end, but love the '13 tail lights and GT500 look so Im just going to mix and match to what I think looks the best. '11 California Special front end, '13 GT500 tail.

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Yer Pony is Sterling Grey it looks like...i have been contemplating this as well.
Pics when done please!!
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Originally Posted by steel pony
Yer Pony is Sterling Grey it looks like...i have been contemplating this as well.
Pics when done please!!
Yeah its SG. What would you like pics of? I have the '13 lights on it already I just havent decided if I want to swap the bumper too.

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Hey I love your car by the way. Do you have two sets of fogs? Grille and CS? Do both of them work?
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The side body lines should be identical. You would have to put your 2011 next to a 13 to compare for sure.

I too originally hated the 13 front, but it has grown on me quite a bit. Just took some time.
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Originally Posted by Gary Ugarek
The side body lines should be identical. You would have to put your 2011 next to a 13 to compare for sure.

I too originally hated the 13 front, but it has grown on me quite a bit. Just took some time.
Same here but it still hasn't grown on me that much, I would likely consider the Roush front fascia if I got a '13 +
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I love the Roush grille but not a fan of the foglight/foglight bezels. But to each their own.

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