The way he says "customize for my vehicle" makes me think it either needs some fabrication to make it work or he didn't have a Focus and was trying to make it fit on something else.
manninej wrote: Looks like the RS bumper. I hope it's US spec.
The way he says "customize for my vehicle" makes me think it either needs some fabrication to make it work or he didn't have a Focus and was trying to make it fit on something else.
Knowing he's got some serious skills in taking care of his car...I have no doubt it will look FABULOUS!
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Yeah, nice score. I bet it needs to be fabbed a bit, and the dood probably didnt want to or couldnt do it himself, so he just sold it. Good score though!
that's definitely a euro-spec one - you can tell from the turn signals on the side. dunno if it's a genuine ford part or not though. there is a us spec replica of the R/S focus bumper out there with cutouts for the US spec side turn signals that we have.
what i do know is that with the earlier model year focuses you do have to hack part of your actual metal bumper off on the sides to make it fit.
This is a fiberglass copy of the Euro spec bumper. So it's Euro spec (in that i'll have to trim the crash bar and remove the foam, etc), but it's not a genuine Ford part. Doesnt make a difference to me, I cant tell the difference.
Only thing I dont like is that whole fiberglass thing ... I guess fiberglass bumpers dont always fit great? They have to be fitted prior to painting? *shrug*
Last edited on Sun Jul 18th, 2004 06:21 pm by TwoPiMinus100th
yeah... from what i've read online and on FJ is that with most fiberglass bumpers it's a good idea to actually leave it on the car for a while before you get it painted. i think that's because the fiberglass will conform to your car or something and it actually fits better after it's been on there for a while. if that's done while there's paint on it, the paint will probably crack or not look right.
