Front bumper covers
08-10-2006, 05:09 PM
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Front bumper covers Has any one replaced there front bumper cover with aftermarket stock looking ones? I have to replace mine because of a couple of cracks. I don,t want to pay out the butt for a gm replacment part. Any thoughts or know of any one that is getting ride of one let me know. Pics would be great.
Thanks Aaron
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08-10-2006, 11:35 PM
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After I wrecked my car I bought one of ebay for a quick fix for like $75. It was a piece of trash. Didn't fit at all, it left a 2" gap between it and the hood. It provided excellent ram air induction though. It didn't match up to the fenders right either. Sorry but don't have any pics. I looked long enough and got a gm bumper from ebay for $125 shipped.
08-10-2006, 11:44 PM
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I have an aftermarket front bumper cover on my car and it fits great. The thing to watch out for are aftermarket fenders - those never fit right, and usually need to be trimmed and adjusted by a body shop.
My car
My car
08-10-2006, 11:49 PM
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I got a bumper cover (lt1 style) and driver's fender from ebay. Both advertised as primer black, both looked black in picture... they were classic primer gray. Besides that, the bumper is great, I paid like $110 for it shipped, so it was cheap. Had it painted locally for $50 and it looks like stock. It's on my old v6, which I sold, so I don't have any pictures... but you can't expect a reproduction part to be perfect. It has imperfections, it doesn't line up perfectly, and it'll be tough to work into place.... but it fits and looks nice.
