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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby RG.net » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:18 pm

Alex wrote:Another thing have you checked what needs to be removed/modified to fit this bar?



And on that note, you need to take the reinforcement bar off to fit this front bumper.

I know because i bought this bumper and the parents made me return it due to this.
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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby BadBong » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:21 pm

n00b question... front reinforcement bar has to do with safety / crumble zone?

If that's the case, then i think i'm going to stay well clear of it.

What about the SE front? is the "front lip skirt" the extra bit at the bottom of what you would see on the front bumper of an SE model?

Does it just fit right into a NB8A front bumper?

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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby PUR157 » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:45 pm

Yup, the front lip on the SE is an extra piece that attaches to the 8B bumper,
so you'll need that for it to fit on...
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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby BadBong » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:05 pm

so which bit of an SE front bumper is the actual lip?

*the reverse / upside down looking bi that includes the fog lights?

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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby sliq » Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:50 am

BadBong wrote:Does it just fit right into a NB8A front bumper?


SE front spoiler only fits on nb8b front bars, not nb8a front bars..
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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby PUR157 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:26 pm

It's the bit that sits under the front bumper and kinda goes around the fog lights, the fog lights are part of the 8B front bumper
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Question - Aftermarket Front bumper for NB(8A)

Postby BadBong » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:07 am

After weeks of searching for a GV Front Lip... I think i'm finally getting some response from JDM Yard...

However, has anyone tried ordering directly from here? http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=6&car=98&middlesmall=&maker=&volkey=

Would I be wrong to assume that their shipping cost is cheaper than from the UK?


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