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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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I had an idea and got to playing around in Corel Photopaint (sort of like Photoshop) and came up with this front fascia:

Old Aug 6, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Looks like one of those cheap kit car bodies.... just my opinion though Points for originality though.
Old Aug 6, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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kinda like the 350z's veilside front bumper, minus the holes on the sides....and....yeah
Old Aug 6, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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It looks sad
Old Aug 6, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Make the opening larger and it might look better.
Old Aug 6, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Looks like a 'Dust Buster'.
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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nice try but it just doesnt fit the tc at all
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by wylietc
Looks like a 'Dust Buster'.
So true!!!! Now where's the handle?
~Scott aka Mouse
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 02:52 AM
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It looks like a Saturn ION
Try putting some large holes on the sides on the bumper...kinda like the ferrari..
I actually think its kinda cool...but it needs alot of work..
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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well for 20 mins in a photo paint program, yeah it would look cheap.. I didn't try to create all the shiny stuff to make it look nice, I just wanted to see my idea a bit better.. and my original idea does include side vents in front of the front wheel wells.. and a side body portion that I just didn't feel like messing with..

The funky thing about trying to do something like this is the area for the headlights. without somehow replacing the headlights it's hard to make it look good at all.. and without it actually being closer to the ground.. *shrug* .. I do like the stock front of the tC and since I would be clueless in constructing something this myself, this is just a little diversion to see what it would look like.. not a serious market test.. ;p
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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grosss.. it looks like a mini firebird.. lol
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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Looks really funny..
Old Aug 7, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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i hate you. the tC looks great with blacked out grilles just fine.

that looks like a freak of nature
Old Aug 8, 2005 | 02:47 AM
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haha, it's just a paint program image.. not real.. don't worry, there is no front fascia like this available!! it was just a little thing I did in spare time.. haters! .. ;p .. I guess I'll remove the image if it's that much a bother.. geesh
Old Aug 8, 2005 | 02:56 AM
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looks like one of those dirt devil vacumm cleaners with eyes and is also portable except that its a car.
Old Aug 9, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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Was that a car? I thought it was a face of a red bird!

Just kidding!
Old Aug 9, 2005 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by LucidBD
i hate you. the tC looks great with blacked out grilles just fine.

that looks like a freak of nature
God daaam! You'd think he told you to eat a big fat sh*t burger or something, the way you responded! It did make me laff tho, so thanks for that
Old Aug 9, 2005 | 01:40 AM
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Its the toyota volta!

Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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yah that front bumper doesnt flow well with the tC body.
Old Aug 14, 2005 | 08:21 AM
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I love the tC body lines the way they are which is why I think any cheap looking ( well to me ALL body kits are cheap looking), body kits are a sin on it personally. But I welcome the ingenuity of it... even if I dont like it.



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