i'm in the process of putting a body kit on my 03 lancer es (white) but i've run into a snag. I want to put on this front bumper but my body shop guy thinks he will have to remove my crossmember or my reinforcement piece so that if i got in a frontal accident, it would not crumble the front end b/c all i had in the way was a piece of plastic and not reinforcement bumper, foam, or crossmember. more specifically, will the ken stlye front from accolade work asa simple swap or will i have to mod it and take off pieces of my car, ect. Thanks!

 

yes, it must be removed, front and i believe the rear does as well, My advice is to not get into a wreck.

 

mine didn't need to be removed! I got the EVO VII bumper though! If the shop you go to is decent they can work around that! I will just say be careful what you buy and where you buy it from!

 

my did not have to be taken off and i have a kenstyle kit, ask more qs or go to anthor bodyshop

 

The front did not have to be remowed on mine, but the back I did for the JDM rear.

 

****... well, i plan on getting a rear bumper too soo... ****. My shop is very good, its just the reason i am able to put on a kit is because i just got in a wreck (not my fault ) and i am paying the difference for a different bumper. I called GRUPPE-S and they said their gialla kit didn't require the removal of it and it fit right over top of it. I just want a ****ing kit thats safe. any ideas on ones that are KNOWN to fit over it? any? any? any of em'?

 

gruppe-s is for evo's isnt it?

 

will THIS!?!?!??!?!? kit fit without the removal of the reinforcement bumper front and rear on an 03 ES???? PLEASE SAY YES!!!!!!!!!!

 

yea it is... i was just tryin to get SOME that fit...

 

I thought all of the fronts fit w/o removal of the reinforcement bar... it was a few rears that didnt fit.

 

front...yes
rear...only if you stick with the tailgate style bumper and stay away from the jdm shorty

 

OK front bumper needs nothing removed... ken style was made to fit over the front crash bar. as for the rear ( unless JDM Shorty ) it will not need removed aswell.

as for the evo kit. front will fit without any removal. as for rear you will need to modify the liecense plate a little.

 

^^^^^+1. Ken will fit, up front, with no issues. The rear ken will need some shaving to the foam for the JDM style license plate area. Good luck.

 

TeamAccolade, i just ordered the Extreme Kit (full kit, everything) and only have about 1 week to get the kit on my car and paint the entire thing. Is it possible or did i just waste $900 plus paint? I've been going through Christopher Peterson and he said he could get it to me in 5 days. If theres anyway you could get ahold of them and tell em' its super important and maybe you can give it a nudge to get it out faster as your on the team, I'd be more than happy to pay you a premium for your services I'll PM you as well and if your interested, LMK.
- CJ

 

Accolade, u have a PM. LMK and thanks!