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Old 11-03-2010, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Harry L
Correct.

But wide body cars have the side sills/rocker panel pieces that I mentioned - running between the front and rear wheels, including the bottom portion of the front fenders - and that side-sill "flaring" is mimicked by the front wide-body bumper cover.

So if you put a wide body front bumper cover on a narrow body car, the lines are no longer aligned (by a little bit).
Ah, I see what you mean. Still, I never noticed that the lines are off. Maybe darker colors hide it. The "gills" also soften that edge quite a bit.
Old 11-03-2010, 11:35 PM
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I agree.

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Old 11-07-2010, 09:42 AM
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so a "S" bumper is a turbo bumper????
Old 11-07-2010, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ssarchi
so a "S" bumper is a turbo bumper????
Yes
Old 11-07-2010, 11:01 PM
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Here is a picture of a 95 narrow body with a Turbo Front Bumper....so you can decide for yourself.
(This was my car....fyi)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53649482@N02/?saved=1



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