artbran

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So as many of you knew, I was in need of a new front bumper cover. Well yesterday a guy in Reading, PA posted in the Philly Craigslist (CL haha) that he has an 01-03 bumper for sale. Painted black and for only $200. So i go to check it out and its an 03 and it really is painted NBP.. I snatched it up and here it is...











Bumper is brand new as Honda made a mistake by sending him this one instead of one to his RSX.. They didnt want to take it back and only charged him for the painting. Either way, a new bumper costs around $220ish unpainted and NOT shipped... Soo I think this was a pretty damn good deal.

Oh and the old one is going to transform into this eventually.... Give me some time and it will be done! (well a variation of it but damn close)

distortedolskool

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here's to custom bumper work! nice pick up and good luck with the project.

All Mine

Damn. Good score! Congratulations on that. What are you waiting on? It only takes like 30 minutes to swap bumpers. (including a smoke, and beer break.)

nbennettksu

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very niice

thevikas87

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im not gonna lie....im relatively sure i saw that on craigslist also...but that was during the time i was looking for a CLS

rondog

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damn, talk about lining up the planets, your local, with a Black Cl, and you happened to be scanning craigslist, nicefind. AN extra front bumper painted is alwasy a good thing to have laying around just in case.

artbran

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Yeah luck kinda came into play here... Maybe it was fate? nah. it was me being too lazy to shell out $200-300 for painting a unpainted bumper that I would have had to buy new..

Ron, on a side note, I probably will be buying the sideskirts from your kit.. however, they will be modified a bit..


He just posted this up yesterday at 3pm. He did have the bumper for about a month or so before he put it up.

distortedolskool

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if you do all those mods to it the painting cost is unavoidable.

still a damn good find.

artbran

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yeah but thats the thing. If I was to paint, I wanted to paint something that was worth it to be painted not just a stock, everyday bumper. When I get the front bumper molded and everything, then I'll spray it without a second thought.

Oh and I already have planned the whole thing out and know what I need to get and do to get it to look like that...

ironsurfer129

Aww, I want that bumper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

artbran

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I swapped the bumpers last night and she looks damn good. I'll take pics when I charge the battery to my camera.. It doesnt feel like my car when I see it! Haha

I'm going to get fiberglass and Bondo today also to start cutting into the old one...

artbran

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As promised, New pics..

Only thing left to do is re-spray the hood.

krisdlm

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where'd u get the headlight tint?

artbran

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Haha i just posted those same pics in your other thread.

I got the tint off of eBay. Then spent 2 hours on the one headlight then an hour on the other. The large 3 way curve makes it hard as hell to get it right.


DO NOT CLOSE THIS THREAD! THIS eBay LINK IS FOR INFORMATION THAT THE PREVIOUS POSTER ASKED FOR!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...QQcmdZViewItem

kyle77777

That looks MUCH better man, your bumper before looked like it had a rough life

artbran

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haha it pretty much did.. BUT its getting transformed. I just need to get a few more things to get it the way I want it