infuzeon

Everyone know's about the lack of good looking after market bumper's for the CL.. although most people are quite satisfied with the stock look of the front end, I was looking for something more to go along with the Evo side skirts + rear bumper that I really liked.

As I mentioned in another thread about custom front bumper's, I was having a shop here locally in Toronto work on a custom bumper made out of urethane resembling the R34 replica bumper's out in the market for other vehicles.. Just went by the shop today and this is what we have going so far:

Angle 1

Angle 2

Let me know what you guys think..

nbennettksu

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nice. check out xkrazyx 's old thread he used to have that front bumper, so did another guy...cant remember his name, something like ezrah..?

infuzeon

Yea.. your thinking Essarak's car when it was silver.. looks a lot like his front bumpers minus wide body kit..

ironsurfer129

wow that looks really nice, it can be a good upgrade for my scratched up front bumper.
I now have 2 questions in mind.
Will the stock roadlamp fit in the slots?
Is it possible to make this bumper without the side slot at the left and the right? (by the wheel)

infuzeon

There's no way the stock road lamp's would fit in there, the shape is completely different.

And I'm sure you can easily remove the side vents.. I actually kind of like the way the look, I still have a few days to decide whether to keep them or not.

SiCrew

looks great so far, good stuff

02CLNOS

Looks good, if you don't mind me asking... how much is it setting you back.

CleanCL

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i don't like it.

New Image

ive got a custom bumper in the works

Misdby1

I like it.

infuzeon

I spent about $2000 for parts + labour for the Evo side skirts & rear put on and the custom front bumper.. That price also includes a full paint job for the whole car as well..

I guess its also worth mentioning I know the guy which is why I got such a cheap price.

02type-s

What color will the car be? It will look good as long as the paint is tasteful and the wheels are 19s.

infuzeon

Colour is going to be NBP.. Using old 18's for whatever is left of summer (we have to worry about winter up here) and then getting 19's for next summer.

LIPPSTUH

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wel i'm glad someone else is getting a custom front bumper, but its the same one we seen lol. wished there was a variety. but great job, should look good

Yumcha

I'm not sure how I like it yet...probably will be better able to comment once it's complete. Good luck with the project!

infuzeon

Trust me we tried lining up other after market bumper's with the car and nothing really flows other than this particular..

fsttyms1

ill reserve judgment till its complete. Right now in the pics something is off and doesnt seem to flow right. on trying something new though

brianlin87

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hard to judge because the fitment is still horribly off. post some pics once the bodyshop has finished.

Leafy Bug

that doesnt really look r34ish.

kyle77777

looks like it has some potential

distortedolskool

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props on getting the custom work. looks like it's going to need something to fill that space in the front. :wink: not sure if i like it but definitely want to see the finish product.

do you have any pics of the rear of the front bumper? i'm more interested in the molding process going on here.

cltypeSLOW

i agree, also i have to say that it looks pretty silly with the bumper supports showing on the upper vents on each side. i guess we'll have to see what it looks like in the end.

bigblackjohnson

Looks good, not my thing though. I personally would just "enhance" the look of the car of rather than using syling cues from another car(R34 and Evo). I would have just gone with the ronjon kit, clean . But I gotta say kudos on your creativity, I'd love to see the end results. Good job .

2CLean

Looks alright...kinda too for my taste. I think it'll look 100x better without the extra vents where the bumper supports are showing through. And get rid of those side vents.

Stealth CL

holy shit

infuzeon

The STYLE of the bumper specifically is called the R34 bumper, and it exists as an aftermarket option for many other vehicles out there.

Appreciate the comments, both good & the bad.

I'll post pics of the finished product probably early next week when everything to do with the car is done.

kyle77777

I dont know if you already said but... are you planning on mounting side skirts and rear bumper also? With just the front bumper it would look funny to me

infuzeon

Yea the sides & rear are already mounted.. you can't really tell from the pictures because of the angles but their already on.

distortedolskool

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pictures?

cltypeSLOW

one of the main concerns i have is this bumper is pretty dated. i remember it being cool back in like 2000-2002. i even had it on one of my old cars

fastashell

The bumper looks nice by itself but not sure if it really flows with the sideskirt (pic2), I know more body work is on the way and it is too early to tell. IMHO even the custom wide body R34 kits that were done in past (by two members here) which looked nice but did not really enhance the look of the car, it made it look like a Scion TC on Steroids. To each his own but I would just stick with kits like Ronjon's which accentuates the original lines of the car. Good luck and props for trying a custom job.

fastashell

I always liked the R34 bumper (on other cars) but not sure if it really flows with the sideskirts you have (pic2), I know more body work is on the way and it is too early to tell. IMHO even the custom wide body R34 kits that were done in the past (by two members here)which looked nice, but changed the complete look of the car, it made it look like a Scion TC on Steroids. To each his own but I would just stick with kits like Ronjon's which accentuates the original lines of the car, keeping it looking like a CL and nothing else. Good luck and props for trying a custom job.

infuzeon

I guess what it really boils down to is perspective, I've only been driving even for the last 2 years so I can't even recall what aftermarket bumpers looked like in 2000-2002.. so for me, this is pretty new stuff, and I understand that for someone like you, its probably been played out over and over again so now its just blah..

A lot of people are mentioning that the Ronjon kit would've been a better alternative, I've seen it, I've priced it, I've thought about it and there was nothing holding me back (even financially it would have probably costed the same as this project did) but I just simply don't like the way the front bumper of the kit looks.. No offense ofcourse to Rondog, he's done an amazing job desigining and even producing a kit. I love the sides & rear but the front just doesn't work for me. The same way my front bumper doesn't work for others but its all just opinions in the end.

I personally cant wait to see what the finished product will look like, I had my doubts midway through the project if it could've been pulled off because the big difference between my car and the two cars that had previously done this my 19 year old student budget. But it looks/feels like its going to work out.

infuzeon

Oh, and XkRaZiX's car never had the R34 bumper, he used a different one.. so the only person whose actually done this before is Essarak when his car was gray.. when he changed it to red he used the G35 Top Secret bumper instead of the R34 one.

cltypeSLOW

well put, now finish it up so we can see how it turns out.

horsepowercrzy18

cant see the pictures? post some new ones

rp_guy

considering the last time he logged in was november, i don't think you're getting any. and it doesn't help that you're impolite either.

LIPPSTUH

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all u got is the avatar.

horsepowercrzy18

not tryin to be impolite jeeez