Plastic front bumper on early model w/ iS airdam

[Jand3rson]

Will a plastic late-model front bumper bolt straight onto an early-model front end with the iS front airdam? By this, I mean Is the mounting area the same height, comparing the height of the plastic bumper and the diving board shrouds? It looks to be the same.

(Robby and Fred, I hope you don't mind me using pics of your cars)





Please, no bullshit about how it will look or how I shouldn't do it. I just want to know what I asked.

[brodee]

I'll measure both my cars tonight and let you know the dimensions.

[Stu]

I've seen that setup before on a few cars, but I don't recall if they were late model cars with early air dams...or the other way around.

[Jordan]

Seen it on several cars. Looks like shit.

The front curve of the plastic bumper compared to the airdam is too much of a difference.

The airdamn and bumper are flush in the middle, and the airdamn is set in several inches on either side.

[nando]

i've seen it once, it doesn't look right. the airdam comes up to the front of the plastic bumper, since plastic bumpers are much shorter. I think painted and tucked diving boards would look much better if you want to keep the early airdam.

[Jand3rson]

i've seen it once, it doesn't look right. the airdam comes up to the front of the plastic bumper, since plastic bumpers are much shorter. I think painted and tucked diving boards would look much better if you want to keep the early airdam.

Yeah, I'm going to agree with you there, I was just wanting to look into options of something a little more unique.

But I think that painted/tucked boards look will look really good with the airdam, as evidenced by Hella 325's car (I don't think his are tucked).

[DEV0 E30]

Yeah his car is exceptionally clean. I myself would look into that if I had non wavy bumper surrounds. I've got other ideas though.

[Jand3rson]

Ok, I've just been sent some pics of a car with this done, and it looks really good...







Obviously, this is a track car, and the parts haven't been lined up and fitted perfectly, but it's enough to give you a damn good idea of how it looks. :up:

[hella 325]

mine are tucked, just not much, i may tuck it a little more later, but they are tucked about 2 inches dont remember exactly.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I've thought about doing this before. I think it looks great. It looks like a smaller version of a GTS front.

[Jordan]

That looks like complete shit IMO. It doesnt fit well together at all.

Here is some idiot on cardomain's car, also looks like shit.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/cloy2004

[KenC]

I don't dig it at all.

[Jand3rson]

I don't dig it at all.

No one is required to. It's an idea I've been kicking around, nothing more.

[sovann]

I don't think it looks too bad, I quite like its aggressiveness actually. But it might look a little better with painted euro bumpers - the curves may line up better.

[Jand3rson]

I don't think it looks too bad, I quite like its aggressiveness actually. But it might look a little better with painted euro bumpers - the curves may line up better.

Euro bumpers will not fit with that airdam. They are half as tall as plastic bumpers.