Front Euro Bumper Swap

[Japandrew73]

i love it and i followed the thread. well read all 11 pages ( i think that is how many it was) how much was the overall cost of the bumper? i know you had to find the corners on ebay so it might differ some but i just want to get a rough estimate of how much it might cost for me to do the same.

TJ

buying parts just OEM it would be around $500-$600

I spent about $350 or maybe $300 i didn't keep track

[etta325]

i love it and i followed the thread. well read all 11 pages ( i think that is how many it was) how much was the overall cost of the bumper? i know you had to find the corners on ebay so it might differ some but i just want to get a rough estimate of how much it might cost for me to do the same.

TJ

[Jesse30]

That makes total sense. just my opinion though, do whatever you want

to me when you rice out a car, you focus on aesthetics. albeit shitty aesthetics, its still the appearance of the car. which is what you said you're focusing on. that's the only thing i didn't understand. :D

[32.5i]

b-e-a-utiful

[Japandrew73]

I'm hoping you bought the m-tech time pieces. It isn't an end all, but it looks like you are trying to do it right.
When the valance goes between the bumper and the trim, the trim gets pushed out a little and the mtech pieces are longer to keep gaps from showing.

This of course assumes that you meant you are getting the valance that goes between the bumper and the trim and not just a valance (like what you have now) that goes behind the bumper.

BTW very pretty looking. I wish I had gone with new ones back in the day, but the cost at the time wasn't worth it to me.

Ya i know all about that. The mtech trim is only for tech 1 valences. Im just getting the regular valence that accomadate fogs, and yes I will be getting fogs

what?

that makes no sense...

That makes total sense. just my opinion though, do whatever you want

[Jesse30]

I figure, if you're gonna spend all your money on performance and have a shitty looking car, why not by a Honda civic and rice it out?

what?

that makes no sense...

[TDE30]

When you work your way back, a euro rear fog would really complement that car's euro-ness.

[netcsk]

PROPS TO THIS MAN RIGHT HERE! ^

Project could not have been done without him :D


I would do the back bumper right now, but I already put a deposit on a Euro Valence so I'll get the valence next, then euro fogs, then rear bumper.

I'm hoping you bought the m-tech time pieces. It isn't an end all, but it looks like you are trying to do it right.
When the valance goes between the bumper and the trim, the trim gets pushed out a little and the mtech pieces are longer to keep gaps from showing.

This of course assumes that you meant you are getting the valance that goes between the bumper and the trim and not just a valance (like what you have now) that goes behind the bumper.

BTW very pretty looking. I wish I had gone with new ones back in the day, but the cost at the time wasn't worth it to me.

[Jean]

Looking good! Can't wait to see it with euro valance and rear :)

[Japandrew73]

The car looks 10x better. Good to see you went with a euro bumper instead of plastics. Once you do the rear and the lower valence you'll be golden. where did you get the headlight wipers?

From the UK. check around on ebay. they're everywhere, the trick is hand fixing them and troubleshooting the 10000000 possible problems. happy to say that mine are fully functional

[Motorsports]

The car looks 10x better. Good to see you went with a euro bumper instead of plastics. Once you do the rear and the lower valence you'll be golden. where did you get the headlight wipers?

[Japandrew73]

I read.

OP, car is looking awesome. Can't wait to see the transformation progress.

hah thanks for pointing out the obvious about how i bought all of it and thanks for the compliments everyone!:)

[constructor]

Well fuck me then, you just have an answer for everything.

Nevermind OP.

I read.

OP, car is looking awesome. Can't wait to see the transformation progress.

[TDE30]

Well fuck me then, you just have an answer for everything.

Nevermind OP.

[constructor]

I used a really good strategy to get all the parts. Bavauto Recycling sells the chrome center piece new on ebay for $125 shipped. I got the chrome side pieces new from a guy selling them in Britain for like $60, and I got the mounting kit, turn indicators, and trim pieces for about $150 from Blunt who gets me discounted new OEM parts. (Props to him). I did this in the smartest way possible, or at least I'd like to think so.





it was roughly $350 for all of it. It is brand new though and makes all the difference. And ya i don't need to be spending my paychecks on anything else cause i'm still with my parents so its worth it to put it towards what I love.