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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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id have to see it done in real life or done for real in a picture before giving my opinion. personally i think i would just stick with the stock rear though.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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Why not try it with the regular T/A bumper and just fill in the openings for the exhaust and open the center up and move the license plate up like in that 1 photoshop??? You could still do the regular CETA mod.

Idk just a thought, but i think it could look good if done right.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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I was goin to post up about my run in with another fbody the other night but I found this thread so here I am haha.

I was out in the bad boy about three nights ago and I see another fbody up ahead of me so of course im curious to see what im dealing with so I get closer. First I notice its a firebird/formula body(can tell by the lower spoiler and rear bumper). Second I look for exhaust to see if its an firebird or a formula. Its dark out so I get closer and my jaw dropped in disbelief. This poor car needs a new owner. It had a stock rear firebird bumper and right below the license plate was a dual tip like you get at auto zone. It looked really really bad, and to top it off you could see the exhaust pipe run over to the tip in the opening for the exhaust on the passenger side of the bumper. I took a pic on my camera phone but it didnt come out good enough to really see it other than a little shiney glare of the tip.

So sorry guys you arent the first ones to think of it lol
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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It doesn't look that bad...
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by blackbyrd
vfn makes a wheely bar bumper that has the openig but i dont know where you would put the plate
That was my first thought when I saw this thread. I had wondered if anyone thought of using that bumper for a cme.

I wouldn't do a mod like this to my car, but I can appreciate what's going on here. Someone has to think outside the box or we'll never have anything new. Us pontiac guys can't do much as far as appearance, but I think the cars look pretty good from the factory.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:40 AM
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sorry, looks kinda blurry. I'm using a new program to me and didn't want to spend much time.

Last edited by Juje; Sep 1, 2008 at 02:42 AM. Reason: add text
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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i like the oval tips much better, but good try
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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Here is a bad photo chop of what i saw the other night as I posted above. You get the idea. It was a thin crappy dual tip and you could see the pipe goin to it pretty bad
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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having a corsa cme on a firebird would be sick, someone photoshop that.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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like two tips. not one btw
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
Well this turned into an argument thread..

I think the one I did looks alright,



But thats all I can say. The photoshop looks alright. It was late at night for me, I think 4AM or so, so I was bored.

Obviously its WAY too much effort to rip off a camaro bumper and attempt to put it on a Trans Am. So I did it purely out of boredom.

But I think it's unnecessary to say "FAIL" and put a puking smiley. If you really want to comment, post some constructive criticism.
**** i say do it. Youll be the only one with this bumper. I like the front end of the firebirds but now you dont have to choose which way you park because you can impress anyone with either side.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by x2jesse1x
So what looks so bad about it? Im just curious. I know prob NO ONE has ever seen this done with the firebird befor so its a new idea. But why be a dick about it.
I was just kidding around man. I didnt think the CME part looked too bad, but the whole license plate part is the thing that I didnt like about it.

Sorry if I sounded like a dick, I didnt mean too.. Thats why I included the "" to try to lighten up the post.

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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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damn that red one looks bad ***!! it would be toooo low tho i think
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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looks like shii
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Juje
sorry, looks kinda blurry. I'm using a new program to me and didn't want to spend much time.
Photoshop the CME tips at the same exact spot that those tips in the pic above are located at. They arent to low and would probably look awhole lot better. Plus you could still keep the License Plate right above it.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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vfn has a back bumper for wheelie bars on trans ams, idk what youd do for a plate though
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dragcamaro
vfn has a back bumper for wheelie bars on trans ams, idk what youd do for a plate though

Yeah but thats for drag cars so the opening is going to be way to big and the entire thing replaces the whole rear end.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by x2jesse1x
Yeah but thats for drag cars so the opening is going to be way to big and the entire thing replaces the whole rear end.
Looks like that piece from VFN might be usable...
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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lol my car is being used for all this
I'll try to get to the corsa clone photoshop tomorrow, i'm exhausted.
But ya see, all it took was a little time to get a good idea drawn out. No need for people to go nuts!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by lilpb1
but now you dont have to choose which way you park because you can impress anyone with either side.
to that. the front of a WS6 looks better than the back.
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