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Old Mar 19, 2023 | 11:58 AM
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Can anyone who’s had a Firehawk with a trans am style bumper verify if a Superhawk hood would fit without issue? I am not concerned with the Firebird/formula style bumper, nor the regular TA bumper. My only concern is with the Firehawk bumper with the 2 round foglights in the center (on each side of the license plate).
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Can anyone who’s had a Firehawk with a trans am style bumper verify if a Superhawk hood would fit without issue? I am not concerned with the Firebird/formula style bumper, nor the regular TA bumper. My only concern is with the Firehawk bumper with the 2 round foglights in the center (on each side of the license plate).
SLP modified the bumper near where the nostrils are. VFN told me it wouldn’t fit on a Firehawk bumper whether it is a Formula or Trans Am.

You’d have to buy a regular TA bumper.
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Old Mar 19, 2023 | 11:02 PM
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Thank you for clarifying, it wasn’t easy to piece together everything I found via searching, but it seemed that was what people were alluding to, which sucks because I was able to get my hands on a really solid firehawk bumper.
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A ‘really solid Firehawk bumper’, is nothing more than a standard OE GM bumper that had the nostril areas trimmed to fit.
That applies only if, …, you are referring to the 4th LS-based cars.
You show an LT-based car in your signature, …, so I’m not sure what model you’re referring to.
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I’m converting it over to the LS style. I have a Superhawk hood plus LS style fenders. I ended up grabbing an LS Firehawk TA style bumper, and I realized the trimmed sections would be a sizable gap. I’m bummed because it’s in really good condition, wouldn’t require me to repaint or repair in the condition it’s in.
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Just look for another good standard trans am, even Firebird, or Formula bumper that hasn’t been trimmed.
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