Single Cut-Out Bumper
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Single Cut-Out Bumper
Any body have pictures or a company that sells these, if they're even made...
Or even a way to patch up the removing cut out would be appreciated.
Or even a way to patch up the removing cut out would be appreciated.
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Get another junk stock bumper, and cut a part out of the middle that has the same contour as the part you will be replacing. Then cut out the cutout of your good bumper. Plastic weld in the piece cut from the junk bumper, smooth, and paint. Done.
Great idea--especially for an s5. On the s4 bumpers, it is significantly easier to "mask" or cover the unused exhaust cut-out then it is on the s5's... On my old s4 Turbo II I had an Apexi GT-spec exhaust, which was single-exit. I used a thin sheet of plastic from maybe a school-binder/folder? I "reverse" traced the exact shape of the bumper cutout onto the plastic and carefully cut it and tapered the edges to sit flush in the bumper cut-out. I then painted it, and adhered the backside of it--to the backside (or inside) of the bumper-cover using tape and other random creative bits of nonsense. I believe I used super-glue to get the tapered cut-out piece of plastic to sit flat in the opening.
Looked fantastic and OEM.
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This type of creativity is what makes some people in the FC community a true asset. Great idea--especially for an s5.
On the s4 bumpers, it is significantly easier to "mask" or cover the unused exhaust cut-out then it is on the s5's... On my old s4 Turbo II I had an Apexi GT-spec exhaust, which was single-exit. I used a thin sheet of plastic from maybe a school-binder/folder? I "reverse" traced the exact shape of the bumper cutout onto the plastic and carefully cut it and tapered the edges to sit flush in the bumper cut-out. I then painted it, and adhered the backside of it--to the backside (or inside) of the bumper-cover using tape and other random creative bits of nonsense. I believe I used super-glue to get the tapered cut-out piece of plastic to sit flat in the opening.
Looked fantastic and OEM.
Great idea--especially for an s5. On the s4 bumpers, it is significantly easier to "mask" or cover the unused exhaust cut-out then it is on the s5's... On my old s4 Turbo II I had an Apexi GT-spec exhaust, which was single-exit. I used a thin sheet of plastic from maybe a school-binder/folder? I "reverse" traced the exact shape of the bumper cutout onto the plastic and carefully cut it and tapered the edges to sit flush in the bumper cut-out. I then painted it, and adhered the backside of it--to the backside (or inside) of the bumper-cover using tape and other random creative bits of nonsense. I believe I used super-glue to get the tapered cut-out piece of plastic to sit flat in the opening.
Looked fantastic and OEM.
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http://www.awrracing.com/pages/body.html
It looks pretty stock to me. Maybe not a 100% accurate replica, but hardly anyone would know, or care if it's slightly different.
It looks pretty stock to me. Maybe not a 100% accurate replica, but hardly anyone would know, or care if it's slightly different.
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Not to jack the thread, but I was looking at the stuff on that page and I noticed the second to last item say front underpanel. Is a replacement for the stock black plastic panel under the engine bay?
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That'll be for their nose/spoiler combo, should be able to be made to work with the stock bumper, but it looks like just a big flat FRP panel, not a perfect replica of the stock piece or anything.
S4 look is stock looking for more than half of the FC owners, and like I said, even on an S5 few people will notice or care.
S4 look is stock looking for more than half of the FC owners, and like I said, even on an S5 few people will notice or care.