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DriftRunSir Mar 4, 2009 07:22 PM

Reflector and license plate delete.
 
Just wanted to show off my recent work on a customer/SCLC Members bumper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../QsBumper7.jpg

and here's my car with the same work done to it. Before and after shots show what i took off. The license plate holders for the front bumper leave these huge holes on the front and the reflectors on the sides of the bumper when taken off leave huge rectangle holes on the sides.

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...icvegas359.jpg

After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...r/IMG_2460.jpg

eehjay Mar 4, 2009 08:03 PM

It looks really good dude. I had a how to on how to do the front bumper holes, I may have to do the reflectors. It makes that stock bumper look so much hotter. The lip doesn't hurt either lol.

BrandonShaw Mar 4, 2009 08:33 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

I want to get rid of those damn license plate holes, but i'm too
afraid of the whole bondo/ touch up paint combo. I'd probably
F something up...

But your work is so clean! Congrats man it looks incredible :)

SlvrOz117 Mar 4, 2009 08:37 PM

i want your car<3

ILovE WHEELS Mar 4, 2009 09:09 PM

looks good man, guess i was lucky bc i have no holes in the front(car had no front plate):cool:

DriftRunSir Mar 4, 2009 11:46 PM

Thanks guys. I have more projects lined up so hopefully i can document it and post it up. When I'm working on stuff I'm usually too focused to stop and take pictures of every step so if anything I'll just post up the final products.

ILoveWheels: you are pretty lucky. Just the other night me, kevin and marc [you know them from SCLC] were out in Santa Clarita and the cops pulled me over for not having a license plate but i corrected them on that because they didn't see it in the bumper =P

SlvOz117: Thanks for the compliment? lol it might be parted it out soon. keep an eye out.

BrandonShaw: Yah, its a bit of a pita. Pretty time consuming especially if you want it to be really clean. I must've spent more of my time wet sanding that bumper than anything else. I didn't use much bondo on these bumpers actually. If you prep everything right and use the materials properly which in this case is the urethane weld you can get away with using very little bondo/filler. I only used a small skim coat of feather-rite on this to fill in the pin holes from the bubbles in the urethane weld. Thanks for the compliments.

eehjay: Yah, I saw your write up. You did an excellent job on it. I've actually used this technique a long time ago for other cars but its a first for me on a lancer. I also use a different type of epoxy its specifically made for urethane bumpers but I'm sure the epoxy you're using is just fine and probably easier to work with.

4g94T Mar 5, 2009 12:29 AM

that looks great {thumbup}

i hate front license plates... was it CHP that pulled you over?

DriftRunSir Mar 5, 2009 06:13 AM

nah it was the local sheriff. it was 11pm and we were driving to that 24hr Walmart supercenter.

01_Tundra Mar 5, 2009 09:11 PM

Turned out really nice.

Demon_ni2 Mar 6, 2009 06:43 AM

your car looks good.. always thought it needed some type of mesh in the front opening though..

good work

eyekyu Mar 6, 2009 03:01 PM

looks bad ass how long it take u?

ive always hated front plates, but the law here is if you have the holes for them then you have to use them.

thank god for no holes in my front bumper

DriftRunSir Mar 6, 2009 05:33 PM


Originally Posted by eyekyu (Post 6778221)
looks bad ass how long it take u?

ive always hated front plates, but the law here is if you have the holes for them then you have to use them.

thank god for no holes in my front bumper

Thanks. In total its about 3 days of work. The bumper the customer dropped off was a little beat up so I had to repair a few things first before getting to work on the rest of the stuff. Your lucky in California its required that you have a front plate holes or no holes. Obviously some people get away with it.


Originally Posted by Demon_ni2 (Post 6775950)
your car looks good.. always thought it needed some type of mesh in the front opening though..

good work

Yah, I don't want to put the cheapo chicken wire mesh but i think that will have to be it especially since I'm leaning towards parting out the car.


Originally Posted by 01_Tundra (Post 6775030)
Turned out really nice.

Thanks {thumbup}:beer:

shutout809 Mar 6, 2009 06:11 PM

if you part out the car ill be all over it haha

Kid Lancer 7 Mar 11, 2009 02:30 PM

i LOVE your car with the CF hood! that mod looks good!!

jdparadee Mar 11, 2009 09:36 PM

it looks awesome, might be something i have to try


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