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Old May 12, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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yea well heres my story: I was coming off the parkway and an SUV stopped short and i ended up lightly tapping it =].. i looked at his car as we pulled over and his car looked perfect as if nothing happened, therefore, so should mine right? - wrong... my pathetic front bumper has an indent the size of a baseball.. its not really noticeable but it annoys the **** out of me to look at.. so heres my question... should i buy an OEM front bumper and paint it BSP or should i just buy a body kit, well only the front bumper.. i don't know if that would even look nice.. i'm so losttt... any opinions would be great
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Old May 12, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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No body kit, just get the oem. It will not look good with just the front.
Old May 12, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Or just save yourself the money and fix the bumper.
Old May 12, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Be sure to leave yourself enough room so that you don't "slightly tap" people who may "stop short", because you're going to encounter many more of those scenarios.
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lots and lots more.........get oem.
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Originally Posted by JohnniiBoyyy
my pathetic front bumper has an indent the size of a baseball..
Instead of buying a bumper, just fill it with a baseball.
Old May 13, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by kileil
Originally Posted by JohnniiBoyyy
my pathetic front bumper has an indent the size of a baseball..
Instead of buying a bumper, just fill it with a baseball.
and a big bandaid
Old May 13, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by kileil
Originally Posted by JohnniiBoyyy
my pathetic front bumper has an indent the size of a baseball..
Instead of buying a bumper, just fill it with a baseball.
and a big bandaid
either the color of the car .....or that simply says OUCH!
Old May 13, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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yea i never really do get to close to cars, this really was a first and one time thing which sucks.. and yea i should just cut a hole there and say its an air vent =].. anyways thanks for the help guys.. i figured buying a front kit would make the car look retarded.. i wonder if anyone has an oem bsp front bumper for sale?
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front body kit will not look nice. it will look like rice. just get the OEM and get it repainted
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