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Is this the GT Racing rear bumper?

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Old 06-16-2009 | 01:43 PM
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I'm really close to pulling the trigger on front and rear bumpers. Once you see cars like this, the OEM bumpers look worse and worse.

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That is either the GT racing or the Euro rear bumper with the rubber removed. GT is fiberglass, Euro is a very hard plastic resin. Both are much lighter than stock and are closer fitting to the body as they don't use the plastic side trim.

IMO I would buy a Euro instead of the GT as it is a stock part and it comes with it's own stock attachment brackets (which are different to the US brackets). There are always some for sale on www.ebay.co.uk for not much more than £50 ($80). Here are some: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_t...All-Categories. You will also find a lot of the stock slot-vented Euro rear spoilers there for small change - some people like them.
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I dont like how it looks with that bottom rear Turbo piece, I wouldn't say that its actually ugly, but I don't like it

I like those wheels though, and the color of the car, and the rest of the car, pretty much
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Originally Posted by roman944
I dont like how it looks with that bottom rear Turbo piece, I wouldn't say that its actually ugly, but I don't like it

I like those wheels though, and the color of the car, and the rest of the car, pretty much
To me, the Euro bumper makes the rear undertray make visual sense. With the big US bumper, the tray looks like a big drip pan. But when you put on the euro bumper, you see that the back edge of the tray is a diffuser.
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That's a GT Racing rear bumper.
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meh, I would not put a difuser in the back
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Originally Posted by roman944
I dont like how it looks with that bottom rear Turbo piece, I wouldn't say that its actually ugly, but I don't like it

I like those wheels though, and the color of the car, and the rest of the car, pretty much
Really? I have this bumper on my car and the first thing I noticed was that I could finally see the rear splitter and how well it "completed" the rear of the car.



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pretty sweet car . +1 on trying to find the euro bumper, it will save you the hastle. i have the gt racing i got it to fit ok but it is still quite delicate.
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My euro bumber collection
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I guess its just me, I'm not a fan of it, that's all
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I agree, the Euro bumper gives the rear diffuser/valance the look I think Zuffenhausen intended it to have.
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btw, I don't like how it looks in the pics, I'm sure in person its much much better; it just makes the bumper look so tiny with a GIANT wing underneath it ...
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Originally Posted by Olli Snellman
My euro bumber collection
real oem stuff:
For sale? Please PM with details if so.
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He'll PM you right after he returns my PM!!!


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