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Old May 14, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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fq400 front bumper (clone)

Dad here of Evo&Son. Car got tapped in a parking lot and we decided to take shot at an aftermarket front bumper. We both love rhe fq400 look but at over 2 grand its cost prohibitive. We pocked this up on eBay for 500 bucks. The bumper required more than just some trimming! So a body shop was necessary.

We are pretty happy with the results. Currently its all grey but the plan is to follow the fq paint scheme..

Take a look.
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Old May 15, 2016 | 08:42 AM
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Here are updated pics following the fq400 paint scheme. <br > <br >
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Old May 15, 2016 | 10:10 AM
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imho that looks terrible.
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Old May 15, 2016 | 02:19 PM
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I've never been a fan of that bumper for some reason. But that's me. Anyway... I'd replace that silver mesh with black. Silver makes it look cheap IMO.
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Old May 16, 2016 | 06:51 PM
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i agree, if you changed the silver mesh it will make it look better
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Old May 17, 2016 | 06:19 AM
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i am a huge fan of the FQ front bumper but something just seems off.
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Old May 17, 2016 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by beetle_orange
i am a huge fan of the FQ front bumper but something just seems off.
Yeah agreed. It's gotta be the silver mesh or something...
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Old May 17, 2016 | 12:39 PM
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For me it's the weird fog light mounts and the vents on the side, it reminds me too much of the body kit's people put on hondas. If the car had the entire kit to match, it might work. But you also need to black out that mesh, it will help greatly.
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Old May 17, 2016 | 01:44 PM
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it doesn't look terrible but it is off a little. I think that part that's off to me is the lip portion. I'm used to seeing the lip in carbon fiber. Maybe if you put back the emblem it will look better, then painting all the mesh black.
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Old May 18, 2016 | 05:40 AM
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Son here,

The plan is to paint the mesh black as well. I only have so much time during the weekend to work on the car and I need to have it ready for work by Monday

Originally Posted by Tribal
it doesn't look terrible but it is off a little. I think that part that's off to me is the lip portion. I'm used to seeing the lip in carbon fiber. Maybe if you put back the emblem it will look better, then painting all the mesh black.
I'll take a look at putting the emblem back on
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Old May 19, 2016 | 09:11 AM
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Nose chop would make it look better. I would just see if cut out that piece where the emblem goes..

And paint all the grille pieces black. That silver looks HORRIBLE
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Old May 19, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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Not my cup of tea,but thank you for sharing.
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Old May 27, 2016 | 08:01 AM
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looks a little funky.
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