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View Poll Results: What should I do to my bumper?
Change the fender front rub strips to S5 pieces, match all to white.
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Paint the bumper trim black to match the S4 trim.
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Paint the rest of the trim white.
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Just leave it, all go and no show!
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Opinions on my S4's appearance

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Old 11-29-07, 07:45 PM
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Opinions on my S4's appearance

After a little front end-bender accident I was in, I needed a replacement bumper, and got a S5 piece for a good pirce.
(no S4 purist hating please )

So my predicament is, the S5 trim on the bumper doesn't really flow with the S4 trim on the fender by style and color, obviously.
I really like the S5 bumper, so the answer "Just go back to the S4!" isn't what I'm looking for.

Pick a choice on the poll to help me decide!

P.S. I am painting the whole bumper.
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Old 11-29-07, 07:58 PM
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i say paint them black, it'll give it an s4esk feel even tho it will be an updated bumper it will still appear s4ish if you put it to the original trim color. thats what i think i would do.
Old 11-29-07, 08:41 PM
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Get a latch for your hood and swap to S5 all around.
Old 11-29-07, 09:21 PM
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I don't know about you, but I hate the black S4 trim (unless it's on a black S4 =D).
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I say change it all. You don't like the S4 look and updating the trim, bumper, and tails would help you stand out. Go with a clean white S5 car.
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paint the whole car Black!!!!
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give me the car so you wont have to deal with it!!!!
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yeah just buy the S5 trim, S5 rear bumper, and paint it all black FTW
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Paint the S4 trim a gloss black and match the bumper trim. I saw it once on a vert and only if you actually looked at did you notice the difference
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Originally Posted by Turbo II Rotor
Get a latch for your hood and swap to S5 all around.
Yeah I had a hood latch and it sort of didn't "latch" and let the hood meet the windshield at 60MPH. Not a fun day.

I think I'll just paint the S5 bumper trim strip black, I could even do it on the car.
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Use bumper black, or satin. It will match the other rub strips better.
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