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Just a friendly warning about the knockoff j's bumper.

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Old 05-31-2004 | 07:19 PM
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If you guys buy that bumper off the groupbuy, make sure you bolt that thing to the lower plastic plate underneath the front bumper. We didn't bolt the center part to the bumper since we couldn't find any bolts that worked with it. So I took a drive to the bay area and right around Vacaville, that center part started to come down due to the speed that I was going (around 90-105 mph) and it caught on ground and ripped off my car. It was a complete nightmare! Since that part is now destroyed, I am having a guy here in my town make me a new one out of ABS with vents. Anyway, this time we will bolt it on. I am just letting you guys know that there is a major problem if you don't bolt this to the bumper and go over 80 mph. There is 3 parts to the underneath plate. There is the center, left and right. The left and right bolt up easily (since I had spacers that fit right) and the center did not. So we let it go. That was the wrong thing to do. Hopefully, this doesn't happen to any of you out there. Other than that stupid issue, I am in love with the bumper.

Old 05-31-2004 | 07:44 PM
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how's the bumper's fitment, to stray off the thread a little. i'm interested in this thing also.
Old 05-31-2004 | 07:50 PM
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It is absolutely great. I even had the folded one. There are only 2 real problems with the bumper. Connecting those bolts to that center plate and having to buy a grill for the bumper since it can't use the pre '04 grills unless you cut it out of your stock bumper. I just went with a grill that I got at a local tuning shop. All and all, I am very happy with the bumper. The fit is great and it looks outrageous.
Old 05-31-2004 | 08:04 PM
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LOL, Sorry cornfish to hear that. I had the same kind of issues with mine, cept mine looked like a whaleshark. I gobbeled up a sweet potatoe that was on the road and it was grinded up by my radiator. I just used a few zipties to hold it up and now he looks clean!!

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