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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Damaged front bumper

A few months ago someone tagged my front bumper. I haven't done anything about it as I wanted to wait 'till the Holidays were over. The damage, according to my insurance co., is repairable at a body shop, but lately I've been considering purchasing an aftermarket front bumper.

The car is a 2k 911 c2 all stock in Ocean Blue Metallic. Is that paint matchable? I ask because it tends to change colors depending on the lighting conditions (dark blue, purple sometimes green).

Looking at after market sites they seem to offer urethane, Fiberglass and carbon fiber replacements in varying looks and designs. Do anyone of you have any experience with any of these aftermarket body parts? How was the fit and finish? Is urethane an adequate replacement option?

Sorry for so many questions I'm in uncharted territory.
 
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 07:05 AM
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www.betterbodiesmotorsport.com Ask for Robert..he great guy to deal with.....and i had no problem with there product,and inexpensive. Tell him J.R. from chicago sent Ya! 1-619-690-5081 Better Bodies
 
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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get the paint code under the hood, or under the driver/front trunk liner... and call you favorite body shop about the paint code. It shouldnt be a problem getting it though.
 
Old Jan 4, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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I still have my factory front bumper from when I upgraded to the MKI aero kit. If you are interested in staying factory, I will give you a good price. It will have to be shipped from CA though. You will have to get it painted since it is arctic silver color. Any decent body shop should be able to match the paint using the factory paint code. Let me know if you are interested.
 
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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I have a front bumper in Ocean Blue Metallic. It's still on my car for nw, waiting on getting a front bumper. If you want to go OEM and can wait a while, let me know. Otherwise there aren't a lot of options for the MK1 996 C2's.
 
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