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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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Default Let's herd some cats...

So I've heard one suggestion after another of "what to do" with our bumpers, as far as reproductions are concerned.

Tons of ideas... none have ever materialized. We've heard everything from splitters, to SRT-6 reproductions, to canards, etc...

But it seems no one can all "agree" on a design... at least, enough to warrant enough agreement to get a small run of bumpers generated.

I'm sure some of you have seen the SEMA drift concept a few years ago... and until now, all I've ever seen was the crappy 350x400 photo of the white convertible outdoors beside the Dakota.

Tonight, I found a MUCH better picture:



Clearly, you can see this one is a clean design. Nice aggressive openings suggest "I'm a running machine" without screaming "I'm a DTM wannabe"... The subtle splitters near the bottom will appease the crowd that LOVES the chin splitters, but they're still subtle enough to be an integrated design.

Last but not least, it almost LOOKS factory... Albeit a higher-performance factory bumper.

I think this would be VERY easy to mock up, given how similar it is from the middle up to the headlamps.

The only real "tooling" would be required near the bottom...

Maybe add some pockets for insertion of the OEM turn signals, but otherwise I think it's a gorgeous, mean, and simultaneously classy bumper.

Anyone else love this bumper as much as I do? No, I don't have connections with a carbon fiber magician, nor do I have any sort of experience in custom fabbing.

I'm simply farming for ideas, and trying to present a feasible option for a custom bumper, that offers some give and take for ALL tastes on this board... a little of this, a little of that. All in a very integrated package.

Who is with me?
 
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