I wouldn't call that "function over form" then, I'd call it form over the general sense of taste.

 

"Since you seem more concerned with form over general sense of taste, i'll second the suggestion of adding some fiberglass to it if you get it, that stuff will be put through hell. Think of driving around with a fiberflass tub surround as your bumper inches off the ground, it won't last long unless you take some precautions."


Edited to reflect more accurate wording

 

I just found this. kind of clean looking.

 

I like this for the 05 lancers

 

^^

ick...
Nice look Megatron.

If you allready have a IC and want a bigger bumper so you can fit a bigger intercooler. Thats great function wise. No IC, then a big gapeing hole doesnt do any good. Just mentioning.

 

Yea i dont kno about that bumper looks kinda spaceshiip like. Just my opinion though

 

every kit on this thread (excluding the evo vii tech kit) is FUGLY. the wannabe enzo spaceship thing has got to be the worst yet.

get the rrm or accolade evo vii kit. or just a lip.

 

Isn't that just a piece they put on a stock bumper?

 

Yah, that does look alot like the oz rally anyway. So I want to retract my previous statement about the evo 7 kit being ugly. I had apparently been looking at the evo 5 kit. Which is ugly as hell. I understand what everyone is saying about it holding up. Good thing I asked before I bought. I'm thinkin I'm gonna go with the evo 7.

 

I am sure that ebay kit will not last any longer than my kit did.......https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...37#post4241537

 

Damn, sucks. So are you guys basically saying fiberglass is a no no? I mean what about those of you that have reinforced the fiberglass? My civic friend actually put a steel frame that stuck behind the bumper and was welded onto the frame or somepart of his car. The kit was bolted to it and then custom fiberglassed to cover the bolts. He didn't have virtually any flex at all. There are quite a few scratches on the bottom of the kit, couple chunks taken out, but he hasnt really had any probs with cracking or spider veins that I know of. And his kit was 400 bucks on ebay. However, on the other side of that, the kit did come with a couple of veins in it which he fixed. And the surface of it wasn't smooth either. Had a lot of dips. I mean that seems like quite a bit of effort to put into a kit to me but he loved that civic.

 

I had a lot of work on my newer kit from acclade. all kits are going to need work. Just some more then others. Ive scraped mine about 5 times now in about 2 months. its still holding up. haha

 

If I had an 04 - 06 I would go to the ends of the earth to find this kit That awesome

 

rice

 

You want the kit to flex a little, even the stock stuff can flex. If it's rock solid, it'll just break rather than absorb a blow.