Exterior

I got my 2003 front bumper cover back from the bodyshop last week. They did a really good job on fixing the FOBARs and resprayed the bumper. I installed a new aftermarket bumper reinforcement from RockAuto and replaced the front bracket that is in front of the A/C condenser, which I got from Swedevil. For more detailed pictures, shoot over to my worklog: http://teamzx2.com/threads/33338-Ras...ck-ZX2-Worklog

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I dropped the 03' front off this morning. It is going to be reconditioned and then painted. I will post pictures of it when it is complete.

Here are the before pics:

Earlier this week I took my front bumper to a real body shop to get repainted. I got it back Thursday and it looks so much better. I couldn't wait to install it this weekend so I went ahead and installed it that night. There were a lot of people who know the car stopping and asking if I was in a wreck since the front was off.

Well this Fourth of July weekend I decided to get my front bumper repainted. It was eaten up with bugs and rocks. A friend of mine said he would repaint it at no charge. All I had to do is buy the paint. I did the sanding on it. He prepped the bumper with primer and putty to fill the small pinholes. He wet sanded it for almost a day and then painted it that night. Sadly, the paint work wasn't what I thought it would be. I could see scratches in the primer, and the base coat/clear coat wasn't ...