So, who's a fan of the Kaminari Viper style front bumper?

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Post by OB » Wed May 25, 2011 9:29 pm

Diablo0 wrote: Hypothetically speaking, if you found it on the side of the road would you put it on your car?
Absolutely not. I wouldn't put it on my car if I found it on the side of the road in mint condition, painted to match, and I got $100 to do it. :twisted:

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Post by occasional demons » Thu May 26, 2011 11:50 am

INVUJerry wrote:, minus Bill and Dan's cars.
:lol:

Nice save...

They also come in CF, which should be more durable. The body shop was supposed to replace mine with CF, but they screwed up and ordered FRP. After shipping (to my location), the CF is only $18 more. (Which I was going to pay the difference):cussing:

I couldn't really complain about the screw up, since I had FRP, and insurance was buying it. so it goes.

One thing: Try to convince the body shop to use flexible paint if getting one. The idiots around here can't seem to grip the fact that it still flexes a bit, and the f*cking paint cracks... :banghead:

The only things that have broken mine, were large cats, and Hondas. :lol:
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Post by dblsg » Thu May 26, 2011 12:58 pm

SteelBlue wrote:I would.
whats up stranger? :shock:

and i would rock it too :D
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Re: So, who's a fan of the Kaminari Viper style front bumper

Post by R/Tjoe » Thu May 26, 2011 1:11 pm

Diablo0 wrote:Holy poop! Who is this person making a thread?!?! lol

For those of you clutching your chest about ready to scream at your monitor then PM, txt or Facebook me saying "ARE YOU PUTTING A BODY KIT ON ONE OF YOUR NEONS?!?!" The answer is NO... you can calm down... go take some deep breaths and have a glass of water. :lol:

This is the front bumper I'm speaking about...
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Be honest. I'm not here to ridicule you (though other members might.) lol

Who likes it and would put it on their car if they had the funds?

To be honest if I were to put a body kit on my car (I wouldn't) I'd do Kaminari for their top notch quality.
im not a big fan!

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But than again, if your car is laying on the ground it looks pretty good. Id say if your gonna rock this bumper it needs some sort of lip to look decent. just my .02
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Post by theColonel » Thu May 26, 2011 1:47 pm

occasional demons wrote:
INVUJerry wrote:, minus Bill and Dan's cars.
:lol:

Nice save...

They also come in CF, which should be more durable. The body shop was supposed to replace mine with CF, but they screwed up and ordered FRP. After shipping (to my location), the CF is only $18 more. (Which I was going to pay the difference):cussing:

I couldn't really complain about the screw up, since I had FRP, and insurance was buying it. so it goes.

One thing: Try to convince the body shop to use flexible paint if getting one. The idiots around here can't seem to grip the fact that it still flexes a bit, and the f*cking paint cracks... :banghead:

The only things that have broken mine, were large cats, and Hondas. :lol:
Is the whole bumper available in carbon fiber, or just the "blade" ?
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Post by ianguilly » Thu May 26, 2011 7:31 pm

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Post by occasional demons » Fri May 27, 2011 11:54 am

theColonel wrote: Is the whole bumper available in carbon fiber, or just the "blade" ?

Can't say for sure, but there was enough weight difference that the shipping costs were less on the CF unit. I can't see the crossbar alone making enough difference in weight.
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Re: So, who's a fan of the Kaminari Viper style front bumper

Post by sidepipe87 » Fri May 27, 2011 12:50 pm

R/Tjoe wrote: Id say if your gonna rock this bumper it needs some sort of lip to look decent. just my .02
Hmm that's an interesting thought... I wonder if the mopar lip would fit that bumper reasonably well... or at all :-k photoshop?
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Post by RawkBunny » Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:41 pm

Meh, no thanks. The SRT bumper looks beast enough as it is. As for an SXT....eh I still dunno. Not a fan of the body kits/bumper conversions so much :/
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Post by Trappy » Thu Jun 02, 2011 6:08 pm

I don't HATE it, but I don't LOVE it, either. I feel like it needs hole(s) between the headlights to look good.
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Post by esfan » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:52 pm

It's actually a nice looking bumper IMO. Flows pretty well with the non-skirt non-rear lip body. Although I won't bother getting it because I think the stock front end of 00 and 02 are good enough.
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Post by Blubyu » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:37 pm

needs some sort of a lip to look halfway decent
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Post by Haganracing » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:05 am

Still looks like shit.
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