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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:40 AM
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Have any of you replaced your front cover with one of these brands of of ebay. I went and got a quote from the dealer and it was like $525...You can get them off of ebay for around $90-$250.

If anyone has tried one of these brand and could give feedback on quality, look and fitment Id appreciate it.

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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 07:01 AM
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DON'T DO IT!!!.The fitment of the bumpers and fenders are total crap. I ended up giving those parts away because they fit so bad. Do it right the first time and get GM OEM parts or look for used parts on Ebay.
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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dont do it man they are junk i paid extra for a real gm bumper and its worth it
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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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I appreciate the warning fellas!
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be careful about the OEM ones as well... I bought it and it was damaged and fixed
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