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Old 03-12-2007, 04:25 PM
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Forge FMIC. I painted the piping flat black before installing the kit.
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Old 03-12-2007, 04:27 PM
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oh my god. thats my bumper and air filter!!!

whoever did that install is a bad-ass. but there are fender bolts missing. lol....

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Old 03-12-2007, 04:52 PM
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but there are fender bolts missing. lol....

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C'mon JD; they're obviously extra bolts. Look at the weight savings.

Haha; no really; looks hot dvious; pretty wild.
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Old 03-12-2007, 05:40 PM
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HAHA, thanks. JD left those bolts off since the bumper is so hard to take off in the first place. We have to have to swap it back out again when my S bumper comes out of paint in a week. Less work for us *cough* I mean JD.
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Old 03-12-2007, 06:47 PM
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Very stealthy, I likey.
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Old 03-13-2007, 03:41 AM
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Just did mine 2 weeks ago too. I'm woundering if the Turbo S bumper is any difference in weight?!?
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Old 03-13-2007, 07:25 AM
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wow thats obvious. what brand is that? mine is greddy.

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dvious got the forge one, and it fits perfectly in the radiator core support. it was by far the easiest one i have ever installed. mine was a son-of-a-butt to do.

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Old 03-13-2007, 02:58 PM
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Looks great!
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Old 03-13-2007, 04:57 PM
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What color is that?! I love it!

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Old 03-13-2007, 05:15 PM
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I'm at a loss here dvious. Where the heck is ur original Turbo S bumper and hood?
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Old 03-13-2007, 06:08 PM
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I rear ended an explorer. So my S bumper and hood will be going to paint this week. I am running these until then.
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Old 03-13-2007, 06:14 PM
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Old 03-13-2007, 06:16 PM
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Just did mine 2 weeks ago too.
Dood, ur not staying w/ that buck tooth look, r u?!
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Old 03-13-2007, 08:48 PM
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haha u finaly got one.... i remember working on jd's... numb nuts had to get a gti kit -_-... that was a long night... did he take u to ihops jd.... muahaha
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Old 03-13-2007, 09:03 PM
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Not sure on a TurboS or stay 99.5 original, still undecided... kinda like the BUCKTOOTH look...
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Old 03-13-2007, 09:07 PM
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The color is Blue Purpleleen change to lime green & gold too...
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Old 03-13-2007, 09:10 PM
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Mines Greddy too. I didn't notice, but can we drop the bumper without taking the fenders off?!?!
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dvious got the forge one, and it fits perfectly in the radiator core support. it was by far the easiest one i have ever installed. mine was a son-of-a-butt to do.

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Old 03-13-2007, 09:55 PM
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nope. all three have to come off as one piece.


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Thought so........Thank's
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I like the look of that FMIC..... that big turbo needs somthing to cool it down....
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