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by mjrpaine » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:21 pm
Ok so I have been looking around and most people either use more mesh or just cut out the center of the front bumper on the srt-4. I saw something on craigslist and wondered if it would work. So I figured I would ask on here and see. From the picture its overall shape looks the same. I want to cut out the center of the bumper and replace it with the chrome grill from an 08 charger. Just wondering if its been done or attempted or anything ... just short of buying it and trying to do it myself without asking.
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by sidepipe87 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:34 pm
please don't attempt this...
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by occasional demons » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:34 pm
I think you would be the first. It would be nice to have the overall dimensions before buying, so you can cut a piece of cardboard to mock it up. Just to see if it may not fit well with the current opening.
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by mjrpaine » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:38 pm
I did email them and ask for the dimensions ... hopefully they reply. I think it might look good if it fits.
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by gtxtreme19 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:45 pm
Closest thing I can remember being done
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by mjrpaine » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:54 pm
Damn that's huge. Looks like a 300 grill.
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by z3roneo » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:08 pm
There's an Canadian SRT Owner that had the same idea but with a Ram Front Grill..
Came out very nice..
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by gtxtreme19 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:35 pm
Actually that ram grill looks good, except for the fog light "crease" at the top don't quite line up
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by JeffM » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:53 pm
sidepipe87 wrote:please don't attempt this...
That's a $700 OEM bumper. Please don't go chopping it up.
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by mjrpaine » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:28 pm
retail maybe ... but I dont pay retail ... lol
List Price:
$535.00
and its no different then someone cutting out the middle of it.
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by JeffM » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:30 pm
And even that looks horrible.
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by FAC3L3SS » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:58 pm
Big roller! Let him drop the $535 each like a boss.
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by mrsixstrings12 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:06 pm
quick photoshop. meh, not as bad as i pictured. i say try it!
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by mjrpaine » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:23 pm
mrsixstrings12 wrote:
quick photoshop. meh, not as bad as i pictured. i say try it!
AHHHH .... so Im not so nuts after all ... LOL
Actually that does look pretty good in the photoshop ... nice work !!!
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by Sykora » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:00 am
gtxtreme19 wrote:
Closest thing I can remember being done
Ugh, this reminds me of those awful Chrysler "Roots" commercials.
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by Tam » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:01 am
z3roneo wrote:There's an Canadian SRT Owner that had the same idea but with a Ram Front Grill..
Came out very nice..
More pics please! I also wanna see how the homedepot lip looks under the side skirts and rear bumper as well.
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by FAC3L3SS » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:43 pm
^^ About as good as the SXT spoiler being bolted to the roof looks.
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by Public Disturbance » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:52 pm
z3roneo wrote:
Looks like it has its mouth open wide but Im not going to lie this is pretty sweet but yeah sxt spoiler on the roof is ghetto
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by mjrpaine » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:57 pm
I like the looks of that one ... and I was trying to figure out what that was on the window ... why the hell would someone do that ... lmao.
But still ... I think my idea may turn out pretty good in the end too.
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by mjrpaine » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:15 pm
So I finally got in touch with this guy .. he still has the grill and I am picking it up Thursday after work ...
I figure I cant go wrong for $35 for the grill ...
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by NeonNick925 » Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:19 pm
Any update?
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by theColonel » Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:02 pm
gtxtreme19 wrote:
Closest thing I can remember being done
Most eBay bumpers look better than this
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by gtxtreme19 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:20 am
Looks like a CF splitter, Thane. I could be wrong.
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by NeonNick925 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:14 pm
z3roneo wrote:There's an Canadian SRT Owner that had the same idea but with a Ram Front Grill..
Came out very nice..
Looks like it was originally a srt-d bumper as it doesn't have the nostrils
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by Guard1an » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:41 pm
looks ok, dunno about the flared up turned top lip on the bumper, like an open fish mouth, I think its a waste of a SRT-D bumper, hell there hard enough to find as is, should have started with a SRT-4 bumper,
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by theColonel » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:46 am
NeonNick925 wrote:z3roneo wrote:There's an Canadian SRT Owner that had the same idea but with a Ram Front Grill..
Came out very nice..
Looks like it was originally a srt-d bumper as it doesn't have the nostrils
As an SRT-4 owner, I think it looks better than the stock bumper, if someone made it for sale in urethane, I'd buy it
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by NGCnoproblem » Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:44 pm
i like it but wish it had nostrils!
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by 03sxt » Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:21 am
gtxtreme19 wrote:
OH GOD, MAKE IT STOP!