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Old 11-20-2006, 07:14 PM
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Default parking curb took out my front bumper :(

now i have to decide between stock, buddy club 2, and viniati m3 style bumpers. Any insight onto fitment and which are made best, etc? I'm leaning towards the m3 since I dont have anything else done to the exterior and that seems like it'll blend best w/the rest of the car.
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Old 11-20-2006, 07:36 PM
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what if run into a parking curb with the new one...lol
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Old 11-20-2006, 08:27 PM
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Just make sure you go urethane not Fiberglass. Fiberglass will shatter with your parking style.
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Old 11-20-2006, 09:23 PM
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CAn you call that a 'style'?
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well usually the worst that'll happen is i'll scrape the bottom of the bumper a little bit but this time it got hung up and tore part of it off.
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i go too far and hit the curb all the time.
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you've done it more than once?! OMG! Don't get an aftermarket bumper...stick with the stock one...and learn to park man. I mean really, it's ok to accidentally do it once...but any more...no way!
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Old 11-20-2006, 11:39 PM
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i've gone to the point where it touches, not scrapes.
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Old 11-21-2006, 02:09 PM
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I'm the exact opposite. I can stand sideways most of the time between my bumper and the curb.
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Do u have the ground fx??
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Originally Posted by bBlover
Do u have the ground fx??

Ground FX? The lip kits pictured so far have been all RS1/Absdynamic Lip Kit.
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