Kuruma Z Bumpers in Stock and Ready to Ship >>
#426
02-11-2009 | 11:20 PM
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From: Phoenix AZ
#428
02-15-2009 | 09:39 PM
#432
02-20-2009 | 11:51 AM
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From: Phoenix AZ
#435
03-05-2009 | 07:09 PM
So, I mounted this thing yesterday on my coupe and.... 
It looks AMAZINGGGgg!!! 
I am so happy right now. Talk about sweetness. I'd always seen em in pix and yea I knew they were the best but in person its ohhhhh so much even better!
Ok now onto the neutral criticism:
Mounting the Kuruma was just as easy as mounting the OEM front bumper. With all the holes drilled, everything lines up smooth. Some additional modifications that I made were dremelling out the lower portion of the poly so that I could fit the stock metal clips back on to use the OEM mounting strategy for the plastic undertray and inner wheel wells. Without the dremel, there was too much material such that the clips couldn't reach the correct location for the holes drilled to match up with the underpanels. This was very easy to do and didn't take long.
For mounting the grill, the old plastic clips that turn 90 degrees didnt fit through; there was too much poly in this area. Rather than shave it down, we just mounted it to the bumper with screws and small plastic clips. Looks clean and fits perfect, doesn't move.
Fitment: the kuruma looks awesome. at first it looked like there would be fitment issues near where the bumper, fender, and headlight meet, but once everything was tightened, this basically went away. the only final fitment issue i noticed was near the grill, in between the grill and lights and hood. it is slightly recessed under the hood. This can easily be solved by elongating the top mount hole that my body shop drilled. looks like they didnt get it in the right spot, i should have done it from the first place like the other mods, oh well!
This bumper definitely has the potential to have complete 100% fitment like is advertised! not only that, but its poly! sweet! It looks so good and was completely worth the money! easy to work on too!
Thanks, guys!
It looks AMAZINGGGgg!!! I am so happy right now. Talk about sweetness. I'd always seen em in pix and yea I knew they were the best but in person its ohhhhh so much even better!Ok now onto the neutral criticism:
Mounting the Kuruma was just as easy as mounting the OEM front bumper. With all the holes drilled, everything lines up smooth. Some additional modifications that I made were dremelling out the lower portion of the poly so that I could fit the stock metal clips back on to use the OEM mounting strategy for the plastic undertray and inner wheel wells. Without the dremel, there was too much material such that the clips couldn't reach the correct location for the holes drilled to match up with the underpanels. This was very easy to do and didn't take long.
For mounting the grill, the old plastic clips that turn 90 degrees didnt fit through; there was too much poly in this area. Rather than shave it down, we just mounted it to the bumper with screws and small plastic clips. Looks clean and fits perfect, doesn't move.
Fitment: the kuruma looks awesome. at first it looked like there would be fitment issues near where the bumper, fender, and headlight meet, but once everything was tightened, this basically went away. the only final fitment issue i noticed was near the grill, in between the grill and lights and hood. it is slightly recessed under the hood. This can easily be solved by elongating the top mount hole that my body shop drilled. looks like they didnt get it in the right spot, i should have done it from the first place like the other mods, oh well!
This bumper definitely has the potential to have complete 100% fitment like is advertised! not only that, but its poly! sweet! It looks so good and was completely worth the money! easy to work on too!
Thanks, guys!