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Old 10-03-2008, 11:17 AM
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Arrow New Bumper...Something Weird?

So I got a new bumper put on my car. It looked different than I had it before but can't figure it out. Where the arrows point....my old bumper it was black inside not white. Are these cutouts or is it just painted black? I forget. I want to know before going back to the bodyshop. Lemme know what you guys think. Thanks. Before and after.



Old 10-03-2008, 11:21 AM
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they painted white. stock they come black, if u want you could take a dremel to it and cut it out (that what i did on one side where the intake is. the body shop just got lazy and painted the whole bumper white that the bottom grill black.
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Thought so! Thanks for the help. I'll just bring it back to them and have them paint it black.
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i think it looks better in white.
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They did that to my original bumper, I found a used OEM SSM bumper in great condition never painted before and put that on my car. I think it looks tacky when they do that. If I were you I would bring it back.
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on the OEM bumpers, it's a hole, not black. Why not just cut it out or have them cut it? I like the vented look, not crazy about the white fill in.
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i actually got a new bumper and the same thing happened to me. Turns out they just used painters tape and i just peeled it off
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