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Changing LX rear bumper to GT

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Old 01-05-2007, 07:41 PM
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Alrighty so monday i'm going to pickup a GT rear bumper cover.. Off of an 89 GT obviously.. How doI go about intalling it? DoI have to have anything custom made or does it go right on? I'd either have to cut holes in the back bumper for my exhaust to fit or get different hangers so the exhaust tips hang under the bumper.. What do you guys suggest doing in order to get everything looking right?
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:52 PM
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from the looks of the pic youve already done some converting from lx to gt? if not i dont think the lines will match up right, but ne way as for ur exhaust, either holes, or diff tail pipes, i don think you can hang them lower, the gts have turndown tips...
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:55 PM
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+1 to that, you gotta get GT tailpipes or cut some holes
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:55 PM
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the guy who sold me the car put a stalker bumper on it.. looks very similar to the gt front bumper... everything else besides the hood is stock lx
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:58 PM
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gotcha, from the pic it looked like a gt bumper, but yea that stalker is VERY simmilar... i dont no how well the rear bumper will line up, and like i said, either new tail pipes (50resto), or cut holes(which usually looks like shyt)
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:59 PM
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what do you mean by lineup?
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:00 PM
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it shold go right on.
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:01 PM
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Look at twisted's car he cut holes in them
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Old 01-05-2007, 08:06 PM
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yeah don't really like the 2 holes in the back bumper... hm maybe it would look better if.. idk.
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It should go on pretty easily. Good luck.
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