Aftermarket bumper that looks good?
- Thread starter iruyle
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Dub537h;1869282 said:Pre 89 cars just look the best anyways
Meh, i really hoped not to make this into THAT thread. I'm not dead-set on updating, Both can look killer if done right. just looking for a good looking aftermarket piece. I've looked at the 86.5 front end for 21 years and to me, a kick-ass 89+ looks better than a kick ass 86.5.
Dub537h;1869282 said:Pre 89 cars just look the best anyways
One of the differences between pre89 and 89+ owners:
Pre89ers have to convince themselves that the pre89 bumper looks better by having to say it. 89ers already know that the bumper looka good.
A second difference:
When an 89er does not like his front bumper setup, he just switches to one of many lip options. The pre89er on the other hand, has no option and just tells himself that the pre89 is better than an 89+
I actually like the pre89 bumper, even when the lip is oem. A pre89 with an HD lip...oh no.
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And so it begins.
I used to prefer the updated 89 bumper, but I started appreciating my car as it is. Instead of trying to update the looks too much, I can try and keep it (mostly anyways) looking like a 1988. It's an older car, and it can be tough to change too much without clashing the different era styling and tastes. Now I much prefer the pre89 style, but it's just my opinion and there's no reason for me to argue or appreciate an 89+ car any less. After all, they have a much much better looking stock rear!
I used to prefer the updated 89 bumper, but I started appreciating my car as it is. Instead of trying to update the looks too much, I can try and keep it (mostly anyways) looking like a 1988. It's an older car, and it can be tough to change too much without clashing the different era styling and tastes. Now I much prefer the pre89 style, but it's just my opinion and there's no reason for me to argue or appreciate an 89+ car any less. After all, they have a much much better looking stock rear!
rodel;1869288 said:
Bah. Why make it about the owners now? That's weak.
Pre 89'ers don't have to convince themselves of anything. If they actually think the 89 looks better, they just bolt it on. With an update, the pre guy effectively has every option the 89+ guy has, PLUS the stock 89+ look itself that the guy in your example is already unhappy with. The pre-89'er keeps the stock front because he truly prefers it, not because he "has no option". In short, if you see a pre-89 out there, by this time, it's probably because the owner wants it that way.
On that note, allow me to play Devil's advocate...
There are scant few commercial options to customize the pre-89 bumper, even though 76% of all MK3's were made pre-1989 (excluding the JDM 1993 model).
If the 24% of MK3 owners who drive 89+ cars "already know that their bumper looks good", why is virtually every aftermarket bumper out there specifically designed to give the 89er a way to change how his front end looks?
I'm not hating on the 89+, I've been half-heartedly trying to update for a while. I started this thread hoping for advice on finding an aftermarket front that looks close to 89+ OEM. It just irks me when a guy says he likes his own car and someone else has to tear him down for it. Can't we all just get along?
Pretty clever... may have to look into one of those if I start getting bothered about it like I used to...rodel;1869176 said:
Well said sir. Personally I prefer the earlier bumper from an airflow perspective. Lot of air that could go through the radiator might just be passing up onto the hood of the 89+ bumper...iruyle;1869594 said:On that note, allow me to play Devil's advocate...
There are scant few commercial options to customize the pre-89 bumper, even though 76% of all MK3's were made pre-1989 (excluding the JDM 1993 model).
If the 24% of MK3 owners who drive 89+ cars "already know that their bumper looks good", why is virtually every aftermarket bumper out there specifically designed to give the 89er a way to change how his front end looks?
It just irks me when a guy says he likes his own car and someone else has to tear him down for it. Can't we all just get along?
As an owner of the first year (86.5), the revision year (89) and the last (92) I can say with confidence, that 89+ bumpers are better. There are no weird angles, the bumper is taller, and the nose piece flows nicely into the cowl.
Shine auto project (google it) just had a group buy session for widebody fenders (35 mm wider I believe) and had Kaze rear widebody for the quarters. Not sure if those were what you were thinking of
Dylan JZ;1896147 said:
If its on a GReddy, i love it, especially with pre-89 euros. If its on a stocker, it looks weird because its much more round.