god flippidy! just got my headlights so i put them on with the bumper today, the taiwanese bumper fits VERY tight, i had to remove the styro foam that was under for it to fit. the marker light holes are all deformed, and i can see a unusually big gap between the bumper and the fender, jeez, this TDM bumper is no good, but hey $60, what did i expect, i could return it...nah...i gues its nothing a lil bondo cant fix, ill take a look at it tomorrow morning again, tell me if any of you with these kind of bumpers did if u had the same problem!
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
Originally posted by ez I came across a huge sack of walnuts in my grandmas garage - I better make use of them.
#91975, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 0
In my experience most aftermarket reproduction of the original bumper do not fit well. Remanufactured bumbers fit even worse. The problems you described are some of the issues as well as a rough surface and poor edges.
My car has an aftermarket front stock bumper and it actually fits pretty well. I would send it back for a good one. You can get an OEM one off ebay new for 100.00 + shipping 200.00 painted + shipping. Send it back you will regret you didnt later.
#91976, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 1
When I had my bumper replaced, the body shop used an aftermarket stock bumper, and it fit just as good as stock. Only thing different about this bumper is there is no indentation for the front emblem, but I didn't want that on there anyway.
#91998, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 2
yah men.. i wish i could, but its not an option right now, the 95 bumper is DESTROYED and i dont wanna put it back in. i know i can fix this with a lil time and elbow grease. i know i may sound cheap but im out of a job and this is the only thing that will make me happy, finaly having a "97-99" eclipse
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
Originally posted by ez I came across a huge sack of walnuts in my grandmas garage - I better make use of them.
#92000, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 2
Originally posted by WIDECLIPSE When I had my bumper replaced, the body shop used an aftermarket stock bumper, and it fit just as good as stock. Only thing different about this bumper is there is no indentation for the front emblem, but I didn't want that on there anyway.
Just out of curiosity, do you know where they got the bumper from? I may be replacing mine sometime over the summer due to some damage and I had spent some time removing the emblem indentation from the one on there now. I like the look better with the clean front end and it would be a lot easier just to pick one up already like that.
1997 Eagle Talon ESi:|Shaved 2Gb bumper|CP CAI w/ K&N Filter and cold air box|Megan Racing Headers|Solid shifter bushings |PowerSlot rotors/Hawk HPS pads|Rear Disk Conversion | Prothane Engine Mounts|Tokico Illumina struts|Tein S-Tech springs|Front/Rear Upper and Lower Braces |Energy Suspension Bushings| 55mm Half Shaft TB|Greddy eManage Ultimate|AEM UEGO Wideband|Autometer gauges 1987 Trans Am GTA: Project
#92005, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 5
I'm pretty sure they got it from an aftermarket wholesaler like Fenders & More or some place like that. You may want to go to a local body shop and see where they get their aftermarket parts from, because a lot of times those companies won't sell to regular customer.
#92014, "RE: 2gb conv. (bumper) horrybly misalligned+" In response to Reply # 6 Jan-24-06 07:46 AM by Penumbra
Originally posted by WIDECLIPSE I'm pretty sure they got it from an aftermarket wholesaler like Fenders & More or some place like that. You may want to go to a local body shop and see where they get their aftermarket parts from, because a lot of times those companies won't sell to regular customer.
Typically not, but when you are part owner of a performance and tuning retailer, you can sometimes work something out. I figure its worth a shot, if not I'll see if my body shop can fing it.
I'll have to wait until we have officially launched our site here in a month or so though. We still have to finalize small details and focus on the business end of things for now.
I'll let anyone know what I find if they're interested
1997 Eagle Talon ESi:|Shaved 2Gb bumper|CP CAI w/ K&N Filter and cold air box|Megan Racing Headers|Solid shifter bushings |PowerSlot rotors/Hawk HPS pads|Rear Disk Conversion | Prothane Engine Mounts|Tokico Illumina struts|Tein S-Tech springs|Front/Rear Upper and Lower Braces |Energy Suspension Bushings| 55mm Half Shaft TB|Greddy eManage Ultimate|AEM UEGO Wideband|Autometer gauges 1987 Trans Am GTA: Project
