Sucks that you can see all the coolers and everything so well.... Does look good by itself though :tup:

Could always buy a thinker mesh in black.

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Ya, a thicker black mesh would hide the plumbing better, I agree. Yet...

IT LOOKS BADA$$!

Much better than I imagined it would, great job Stillen!

I thought that the side vents were going to be the thing that stands out but it turns out to be the HUGE front opening.

Definitely gonna need to hide that somehow...

plenty of room for a big ol' honkin' intercooler... *hint, hint* :stirthepot:

oh and mike, i'm gonna be down in ATL for company training all week, should be done around 5ish everyday if you wanna make a trip down there and let me take some pics :)

that is sick. i am pretty sure i will order one soon. how much did it cost you total with the shop. thanks

just get a thicker mesh and it's all set, looks great!

Bumper looks great! That mesh does look a little chinsy and unfinished. Unless you have a nice IC in there that plumbing is an eyesore. Is that the mesh that comes with the bumper from Stillen?

no, that isn't the stillen mesh. I got the stillen mesh, but they didn't have the side vents done, only the main opening, so I had to fabricate my own. I need to see it in person still, and not in photos, but worst case, once Stillen finalizes the side mesh, I will order it and replace. Theirs is thicker, but I had to work with what I could get locally to get it back on the road. Hopefully, its just the flash of the camera that makes everything stand out.

As for cost painted, I don't really know, since its part of a larger crash repair. With shipping and the grill, Stillen charge was roughly 700.

where are you going to be Patrick, with a fresh complete buffing, the car should be prime for photos.

If you wouldn't mind, for all of us here, could you ask the repair shop what the line-item cost was for the bumper install? Thanks again for all the pics, and for being the dreaded guinea-pig. +1 rep

I just did a pchop of a fmic in that opening and it looks great!

I'm guessing the flash of the camera has a lot to do with that. I had a 2005 Nissan Titan with a mesh grill and intercooler behind it. Driving around town or just taking normal pictures you could not see the intercooler. Get that flash in there and the grill looked like wax paper and you could see straight through it...It was really weird.

Our fascia is heading out to paint tomorrow along with the rockers, roof wing, and deck wing. I should have it back in about a week or so and will have photos ready for everyone.

i will keep you updated. looks like i'm gonna be in the norcross area