Front Bumper Modification UPDATE pics

[Guest MauiWowee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maui, look closely at the trunk area of the last pic. The whole trunk has been raised straight up, giving the car a higher profile in the rear to match the rear profile of many other sports cars.

Aha, I see it now. That "falling away line" at the rear is why I put the spoiler on mine. Call me crazy

Sorry about the hubcaps--it was just so easy to airbrush some in for the sample pic. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ... </div></div>

I don't know Phil...........Your car looks so much cleaner with hubcaps.....................faster, even. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[pogonuts]

Looks too much like a FireBird from that side pic.

[DeeBee]

Or this. Eliminated the stick out portion on the rear bumper and blunted the front end a bit. Avoids the step stool rear.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

I like your version of the rear, Deebee. I can see a lot of Vette in it, but not a bad thing.

[Guest CL_Reatta]

yep, just put your thumb over the tailight, and you have yourself a vette...well almost

[jonlabree]

Don't we wish! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[padgett]

I like it particularly the apparent reduction in the rear glass area.

[Guest spyhunter2k]

I really like the rear that way too. Maui mentioned doing this in my first "bumper smoothing" post:

Maui wrote on 5/9/06--"Personally, I would like to see someone do away with the rear "shelf", and have one continuous radius from the tail light down. Or have I been watching too much "Overhaulin'"?

I even have a pic with it modified that way. It wouldn't have been too hard to do, but the rear bumper would be lost, and I didn't find the improvement in looks to be enough to warrant such a drastic loss of crash protection. I also didn't think others would be ok with this loss either.

Incidentally, I had cut off the corners of the front end to make it more rounded, but ended up epoxying them back on for the same reason as I didn't shorten the rear. I wanted the new bumper to be an easy switch, and requiring someone to hack off the corners of their front bumper to swap in the new one isn't "easy."

I would consider doing a shortened rear again, though. I agree it looks better. I would finish the one I have first, and then maybe make an alternative one that is shorter. We'll see. For those familiar with the rear of a Reatta, do you think there is space under such a rear shortened/radiused bumper to fit a fabricated tube bumper? Also, would any of you consider swapping your rear bumper for another if it meant losing your bumper or going to a smaller one underneath the new rear?

[Guest spyhunter2k]

Just for reference, here is how my rear turned out:

[DTakas]

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Edited January 2, 2019 by DTakas (see edit history)

[Guest Durahansolo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">FYI

The black car and blue car are not the same.

That black car is marked turbocharged but it is not.

The front air dam is the lower portion of the front bumper from a saturn SC2 (early 90's I think)

The sideskirts are from a Buick Regal GS 4 door. </div></div>

What year GS? Those sideskirts would make a good spring/summer project for me and my dad lol.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

stickercharging <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Guest MauiWowee]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">stickercharging <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>

?????????

[Vincent Vega]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">stickercharging <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>

????????? </div></div>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> That black car is marked turbocharged but it is not </div></div>

[Guest Durahansolo]

Just keeping the thread alive lol. I've been looking around for that body kit with no luck of course. I was hoping to catch DTakas to shed some light on the side skirts.

[Guest TommyH]

how bout this photoshop?

before:

and this has the black rub strip

[Guest F14CRAZY]

Maybe the rub strip would be ok, if it did not go across the rear of the car, kinda like the chrome strip on the rear corners of a Lacrosse

[Guest TommyH]

or you could do the bumper mod like who ever started this post, and just not have any rub strips.

[Guest Durahansolo]

Here's one for me.

[Guest TommyH]

it looks like a tuner car. i dont like it. but nice handi-work. i absolutely hate it. no offense. i think you put alot of time into making that, and you can have an opinion, but i think it looks downright ugly. no offense, please?

[Guest Durahansolo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it looks like a tuner car. i dont like it. but nice handi-work. i absolutely hate it. no offense. i think you put alot of time into making that, and you can have an opinion, but i think it looks downright ugly. no offense, please? </div></div>

Hehe that's the reaction i figured i was gonna get. But yeah i was bored <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

How many times has my car been chopped now? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Durahansolo]

Reatta Limousine Mod. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

[Rawja]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Reatta Limousine Mod. </div></div>

Completely off-topic, and I did it in '95 on my trusty 486 (so be kind).....

[Guest Durahansolo]

I looked at the picture and thought it was real for a minute. Needs limo tint though.

[Guest spyhunter2k]

F14, look at it this way. Your car is being immortalized. That side pic with the 17s just screams "Customize me!"

D. Solo, I actually don't think it looks bad at all, and you definitely have better photoshopping skills than I do.

[Guest Durahansolo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">F14, look at it this way. Your car is being immortalized. That side pic with the 17s just screams "Customize me!"

D. Solo, I actually don't think it looks bad at all, and you definitely have better photoshopping skills than I do. </div></div>

It was just easier to photoshop F14's that it would be to PS mine lol. The colors on his car blend better.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

Haha true.

Like I said I don't have the high res version cuz of a hard drive failure, but I guess the low quality makes it easier to chop

[DTakas]

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Edited January 2, 2019 by DTakas (see edit history)

[Guest Durahansolo]

yep i've seen the universal ones but i wanted a more traditional look. Most of the Universal ones are either too exotic or too plain lol. Thanks for the reply though, if you find out anything else let us know.