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 Feb 5, 2008 - 6:18 PM
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Okay so last night on my way to work I ran over a oppossum doing 55-60mph. Needless to say, the oppossum did not live, but that's besides the point. When I got to work I checked the front of my Celi and the brush guard under the front bumper is bent down and the parts where it clips into the bumper are broken. Also, 3 of the 5 or so "bar looking things" that go where the grill goes ( I didn't have a grill) are broken. I guess it would be called a 5-Post bumper? Don't know if it's only the 94-95 or not. So I was wondering if I need to get a whole bumper now, or if a front lip will solve the problem?
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Feb 5, 2008 - 9:24 PM
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a lip will only cover the lower part of the bumper... not the posts in the grill. you also don't really need the front 'bush guard' (or black plastic guard behind the bumper), i'm pretty sure it's there to direct air from the grill of the bumper to the rad.
you can either: -cheap out and cut the posts in the bumper grill and get a lip to cover the damage -or buy a new bumper i'd go with option 2 just so you have a better reason to upgrade to a different bumper altogether, or if you want to upgrade to a 96+ bumper. -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Feb 5, 2008 - 10:21 PM
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If you want to replace your front bumper... don't get the same stock bumper, might as well upgrade to the GT4 bumpers. Or remove the remaining post, put a grill in it and get a lip.
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Feb 6, 2008 - 12:27 AM
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QUOTE(Jeunesse @ Feb 6, 2008 - 3:21 AM) [snapback]638497[/snapback] might as well upgrade to the GT4 bumpers x2 
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Feb 6, 2008 - 1:47 AM
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I thought that by putting on the GT4 bumper there would be a gap between the bumper and hood? Unless I get the GT4 hood also?
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Feb 6, 2008 - 4:49 AM
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I dont even think the stock hood will close with only the GTfour bumper on, but either way there will be a gap. I believe there is a gtfour bumper and hood for sale on Ebay right now.
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Feb 6, 2008 - 4:08 PM
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QUOTE(MaskedMan @ Feb 6, 2008 - 9:49 AM) [snapback]638587[/snapback] I dont even think the stock hood will close with only the GTfour bumper on, but either way there will be a gap. I believe there is a gtfour bumper and hood for sale on Ebay right now. Indeed it is.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-toyota-...sspagenameZWDVW -------------------- "He won't come out of the bathroom. He keeps telling us we're dark somethings and not his friends."
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Feb 6, 2008 - 6:52 PM
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That dog in the ebay picture next to the bumper cracked me up!
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Feb 6, 2008 - 6:59 PM
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QUOTE(GriffGirl @ Feb 6, 2008 - 11:52 PM) [snapback]638787[/snapback] That dog in the ebay picture next to the bumper cracked me up! You too? The people next to me were lookin at me funny, trying to figure out why I was laughing at a bumper. -------------------- "He won't come out of the bathroom. He keeps telling us we're dark somethings and not his friends."
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