Front bumper question?

[2002BlackDragon]

I have been thinking about this for some time now. I was wondering if anyone has taken the bottom of an 02-03 bumper and molded to fit so that it made the hole larger. Kind of like this. PS> My paintshop skills suck. If you can make it look better, feel free. LOL

This is just a stock photo i found.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/forged_knight1300/project.jpg

To this
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/forged_knight1300/project1.jpg

Has anyone done this? I think it is original, but not too sure. And if someone has, can you post a pick of the final bumper?

[johnygezony]

its....interesting, i have really never seen anyone mess around with the 02-03 bumper

[blue8g]

never thought about it........i hate the 03 bumper tho i plan on getting rid of it as soon as i get something else to put on there

[2002BlackDragon]

This is just a quick one for the 99-01 guys. And i am sorry if it is your car that i am using. Just found these picks on google. If you want me to remove them, just ask.

From this-
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/forged_knight1300/project3.jpg

To this-
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/forged_knight1300/project4.jpg


I am really interested in the first one that i did, since it is an 02 that i have. What do you guys think? I think a lip might set it off even better. Let me see what i can come up with.



Edit: Cant seem to find any lips that look good with it. If anyone thinks they can, feel free to play with it.

[M-Rod]

VRG lip is the best it gets with 02-03 front end. Look at Ivory8g's car. It is amazing.

[dknight3]

try it. with the 02 bumper.

[2002BlackDragon]

I tried, but im not good enough with paintshop to do it. You couldnt even tell what it was. LOL I guess i was lucky with these pics.

[2002BlackDragon]

I would like to see a VRG lip or Greddy's mystery lip (which i think is the Ralliart lip for the Lancer) added to the pic of the white car. Anyone able to do this?

[beam514]

just look at ivory8g's car. its the dover white pearl just like in the picture

PS: I love the 02-03 bottom of the bumper, but hate the top. What I want to see is a 99-01 top portion molded onto a 02-03 bottom portion. I believe G_Spot did a hybrid like this, but I have yet to see any pictures of it

and what would you plan on using to extend the bumper? Fiberglass doesn't like to stick to plastics I don't think

[sponcar]

i dont feel with that...
seems like hondas body kits...!!

[G-spot]

j I believe G_Spot did a hybrid like this, but I have yet to see any pictures of it


Oh yeah, that project. I threw it away into a dumpster years ago :023: Wished I kept it though....

[beam514]

Oh yeah, that project. I threw it away into a dumpster years ago :023: Wished I kept it though....

how did the curves of the two bumpers line up? I feel like that might be a project for me in the far future haha. Need to repaint the front bumper anyway since it came a different color than the rest of the car from the factory

[2002BlackDragon]

Are the tops of the bumper so different? other than the piece that goes between the headlights, it looks like the deminsions should be the same. I could be wrong, though.

[blue8g]

if someone will donate the top i will try it

[raks_22]

[QUOTE=2002BlackDragon;534425]



http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q244/forged_knight1300/project1.jpg

QUOTE]

looks good men ! you can do it, well, pay to do it,!!
looks racing :6G:

[4g63lover]

6G72T extended the front bumper on his 99-01.

combining the two is easier than it seems. you probably wouldnt need the top half of the 99-01 just figure out a way to remove the triangle in the 02-03's and smooth and straighten it out.

[2002BlackDragon]

Yeah, thats what i was thinking. How would i combine the two? Bondo?

[greddy]

Wow you guys, you're making this way too difficult, go on evom, look at the beak/nose removal mods for the lancer evo 8 front bumper, it'll be the same concept for the 02-03 front bumper, you'll have to cut the triangle and fold it down and plasticweld it, then use bondo to make it smooth, and then voila, you can pop a 99-01 grill in there or a JDM grill if you have JDM heads, obviously unless you're not skilled in bodywork don't do this, but if you have faith in your skills try it, no need to combine bumpers........

[2002BlackDragon]

I was talking about the extension of the 02-03 bumper.

[blue8g]

Wow you guys, you're making this way too difficult, go on evom, look at the beak/nose removal mods for the lancer evo 8 front bumper, it'll be the same concept for the 02-03 front bumper, you'll have to cut the triangle and fold it down and plasticweld it, then use bondo to make it smooth, and then voila, you can pop a 99-01 grill in there or a JDM grill if you have JDM heads, obviously unless you're not skilled in bodywork don't do this, but if you have faith in your skills try it, no need to combine bumpers........

i'm extremely intrigued now haha, would i have to paint part of the bumper if i did this or would all the bondo'd stuff be under the new grill?

[greddy]

you'd have to paint the top part of the bumper, since the beak/nose on the 02/03 bumper extends further forward than the 99-01 grill will cover, hell, if someone has an 02-03 bumper lying around that they don't need, ship it to me and I'll do it for you, all you'd need to do is have it painted after.

[blue8g]

i still can't find the link/ a thread about it

[greddy]

I'm not sure if there's a tutorial with pictures of how to do it, but in the show and shine section on evo m, there are several threads with guys showing off their debeaked bumpers, and when people asked how it was done, they explained it, again, any reputable body shop will be able to do this fairly easily.

[blue8g]

thanks, i'll take it down for an estimate sometime next spring

[beam514]

Greddy, I actually like how the top of the 99-01 has an indent that flows with the grill :) but you're right, I don't know why I didn't think of just deleting the nose thingy lol

[2002BlackDragon]

Okay guys, the debeaking is great. I am wanting to know about the extension of the bumper. Would i use bondo on that too?

[beam514]

Okay guys, the debeaking is great. I am wanting to know about the extension of the bumper. Would i use bondo on that too?

well. what would you actually be using for the extra surface area needed? another bumper? fg? bondo around this around of the bumper is bound to crack from flexing and holding together the FG and PU could be troublesome

[greddy]

I would get another bumper, and then use plastic weld to join them together, and then bondo or fg to smooth it out.

[2002BlackDragon]

I might have to see if i can get this going.