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Old 08-22-2007 | 09:58 PM
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Speedart and FVD Front Bumper - Same ?

Are these two GT style front bumpers the same?

Here's the Speedart and here's the FVD. Thanks!
 
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Old 08-22-2007 | 11:41 PM
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Yea, the two bumpers are identical.
 
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Old 08-22-2007 | 11:45 PM
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If i remembered correctly, one of the member here has that bumper in white. It's a great looking bumper but i still prefer the looks of GT3 front bumper.
 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 12:44 AM
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If i remembered correctly, one of the member here has that bumper in white. It's a great looking bumper but i still prefer the looks of GT3 front bumper.
Anthony,
You are correct but it's not white, is silver - raffi in LA.
GT3 bumper I agree with you 100%

 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 03:41 AM
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at least i dont scrape every time i go into a dip or enter a driveway.
i like the gt3 bumper too but it wasnt available when i was shopping and i dont like the regular aerokit one.
evan (amgetr) actually first posted a pic of a customer car he did with this bumper. that was the white one.
xzibit also has the bumper but his lower section is a bit nicer. he has a seal grey 997.
 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 03:51 AM
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xbit (dmitry's) car. notice the lower lip area
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=55952

evans post about a customer's car.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=30296

this is a great bumper. looks like an oem piece, great ground clearance but still alittle overhang unlike the regular 997 bumper...
 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 11:11 AM
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Thank you everyone for your responses. Always loved looking raffi's car, nice picture of ty328.

Here's some background. My MY08 C2S Cab in Artic Silver will be delivered in 2-3 weeks. I've been reading 6speed for about 6-8 months. I like the GT3 bumper very much, but I think it looks much better on a coupe than a cab. The Rinspeed and Cargraphic lip looks very good also, and I still very much like this idea so I may go this route. However, the lip still looks like an add on piece. The GT style bumper looks very clean, stylish, and not as aggressive looking so it may go very well with a cab.

The reason I asked if these two bumpers are the same is because the FVD bumper cost $700 less than the Speedart. Wonder why??
 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by raffi
xbit (dmitry's) car. notice the lower lip area
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=55952

evans post about a customer's car.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=30296

this is a great bumper. looks like an oem piece, great ground clearance but still alittle overhang unlike the regular 997 bumper...
Hi Raffi - Thanks for the links to those thread and I've seen them before, that's why I wasn't sure if the bumpers are the same. If you look at the second picture of evan's post on the customer's car, the very bottom near the wheel is white, yet on yours it's black. Is that part of the bumper or is it some sort of original factory piece that got painted white by evan's customer.

I always loved looking at various pictures of you car. I'd like to do the TA springs lowering and the GT bumper as well. I think it'll look great on a cabriolet. I actual like this bumper with the lip even more. Do you think I'd have tough time with scraping on the bumper w/lip?
 
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Old 08-23-2007 | 03:59 PM
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that is the stock piece i reused, it is supposed to be black oem.
mine looks exactly the same as evan's car btw.
Dmitry's bumper is that one that is different. he told me that he bought the bumper from fvd, so it is wierd that they have 2 different styles.
call them, he said they had the best price.
if i had a cab i would either get the cargraphic lip like V35, or the speedart/fvd one.
 
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Thanks, raffi.
 
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