[carl s.]

nice pics, too bad about the bumper - that sucks

[cusco]

Ouch!!!

[mxpop]

I call this an "opportunity" to upgrade to a better front end....

[dareseven]

This stinks, BUT thankfully, this isn't a disaster. This may only be a bumper cover replacement (there doesn't look to be any misalignment there indicating bumper beam supports being bent). The cover replacement will be to your advantage in long run. Let me explain:

1. The OEM bumper paint chips REAL bad. The new bumper will be repainted with quality paint and I can almost guarantee that if it is prepped and painted correctly, will be 75-100% more chip resistant than your current cover. I have seen this happen more than once and the owners of the cars have advised that they are astonished at how much better the new paint on the bumper cover holds up compared to OEM. The key is finding a good...no, GREAT body shop.

2. You can buy fog light inlets instead of the covers and eventually use them to route cold air to the brakes (a'la RCE Kool Brake Kit).

3. Brand new white cars are extremely easy to paint match. Again, choose a GREAT body shop.

OK, I am just trying to look on the brightside here. Truly, this is a crappy incident, but you do have know their are some advantages that you can look forward to despite your circumstances.

Very nice photo shoot BTW!

[Ikon]

ouch man.. nice pics btw

[Real Deal]

Originally Posted by r6chiro

A tractor trailer mud flap was lying on the road. The red Z06 was in front of me and drove over it without knowing it. It got sucked up into the air and slammed into the front of my car. Funny thing is I got my new STI license plate cover for it today. Guess that will look good on the shelf for awhile. The other bad part is that I just had the front covered in a 3M clear bra. $200 out the window plus the cost of the bumper and a windshield washer fluid bottle. No other body, hood or quarter panel damage though.

At least its just the bumper, clear bra, and fluid bottle. get them brand new and no one will ever notice. hope it all works out

sweet pictures.

[r6chiro]

Dareseven wrote:

. The OEM bumper paint chips REAL bad. The new bumper will be repainted with quality paint and I can almost guarantee that if it is prepped and painted correctly, will be 75-100% more chip resistant than your current cover. I have seen this happen more than once and the owners of the cars have advised that they are astonished at how much better the new paint on the bumper cover holds up compared to OEM. The key is finding a good...no, GREAT body shop.

That is the bright side. Yea other than mine being a complete waste at this point, I can't stress how much I recommend people get a 3M clear Bra. Especially if you are a driving enthusiast. We do a ton of club and track drives and the front of your car will end up looking like it was sandblasted if you don't get one. Luckily no fender, light or hood damage so we are gonna just slap a new OEM one on the the brake cooling kit mentioned above!

[STi LOVE]

dam man that sux

[scubadiver424]

o man, great pictures man, sorry about the mudflaps, those darn truck drivers

[jaydow11]

What camera are you using?

[bigJP]

nice pics!! but holy sh!t!!! that bumper got tore up! well atleast that means it wont be stock anymore

[520]

wow sick pics, it really seems like you have a nice crew to roll around with!

sorry to hear about the bumper.

[Parker]

damn, that sucks dude. but i love that lens! I have to buy it soon...

[kessler89]

wow, be glad it's just the bumper, that should be a realitivly easy and cheap fix, sucks about the clear bra tho, that's why i haven't been able to do it myself, my luck with deer is pretty bad around here



on the bright side, now you'll have some good paint up front to resist rock chips

[ebelp]

Nice pics. More samples from the 10.5mm fish please!!