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Old 01-22-11, 11:13 PM
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Something i didnt notice till now 0_o

My (s5) front bumper doesnt have the mazda logo sticking out of the front bumper.

my friend pointed it out and it makes sense to because i thought my front bumper didnt have a perfect fit when I bought it.
Old 01-22-11, 11:30 PM
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are you suggesting its an aftermarket replacement?
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or that your car was involved in a head on collision and was covered with bando and that's why your bumper don't aline?
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Certifit bumper.
Old 01-23-11, 01:40 AM
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More info on that would be nice, actually. I've been looking for an S5 replica bumper for weeks.

Seems that certifit doesnt make them anymore.
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Am sure if its yellow on the inside it should be a real Mazda bumber
Old 01-23-11, 01:11 PM
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Mine doesn't have it on it cause I sanded it off when I was painting. Come to think of if my other one just has a sticker there from factory
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well the bumper is all white (inside and out) and i figured it was a replica.
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Originally Posted by Slow Rotor
Mine doesn't have it on it cause I sanded it off when I was painting. Come to think of if my other one just has a sticker there from factory
Only the S4s had the sticker there from the factory. The S5s had the raised embossed logo.

I remember a few years ago, Black Dragon was carrying non-Mazda-OEM replacement bumper skins. There were a couple threads which suggested the fit of the front cover was really pretty bad, and I think that version did not have the Mazda logo on it either.
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you used to be able to buy aftermarket s5 front bumpers, this is whats on your car
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Originally Posted by Grip
Certifit bumper.
you mean sorta fit
Old 01-23-11, 06:04 PM
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Most buying a bumper because of impact. The front of a FC is like paper, very easy to bend and will lead to any bumper being a rough fit.

The nicest hood I ever had on my vert was a $100 aftermarket steel hood, it was perfect, fit better then the alum mazda original

this is a HUGE problem catering to the FC crowd, they expect a front end part to bolt itself up to the car not accepting that their 20+ year old car has probably had a tough life and nothing is that easy

this is one of the main reasons I dont care to sell front lips anymore, some people get it and some do not
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funny you said that. not even the bumper you take off originally doesnt really fit right when you put it back on lol
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It's a knock off I have the same 1 then realized and bought a real 1
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i have a bumper that doesn't have the mazda logo on it (i had an chrome mazda logo of an MX-5 on the front but i don't have it anymore i like it like that)
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i wish mine didn't have the mazda logo on it, gets in the way of waxing

its a urethane bumper, aftermarket or original they are still just simple urethane, I wouldn't think twice about passing up a clean aftermarket bumper
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Originally Posted by Rob XX 7
you used to be able to buy aftermarket s5 front bumpers, this is whats on your car
Bingo!

My friend bought one 5 or 6 years ago from "Crash and Rust" to rebuild the nose of his car. It turns out the bumper is about 1/4 in. wider then OEM. He adjusted the fenders to line up but his hood gap is now out of wack. When we respray his car in the spring, we're putting an OEM nose back on.
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