I agree with Yellowstone. The Amida nose is shorter and looks great, but it costs over $1000 with the grill and all add ons. After paint, it may end up costing more than the car... Is there any other option that looks like the Amida nose, but in the $300-500 range?
www.fierofiberglass.com they had the same 355 nose as Fierowarehouse, but also offer it to accept the stock trim, and they are in FL.. Just get ahold of JimmyS on the forum here, as Fierofiberglass is in part his enterprise.
In addition, I also agree that Amida's 355 nose is without a doubt the best fitting/looking one you will ever find anywhere.
HAGO!
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11:10 PM
May 9th, 2012
yellowstone Member
Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
Yellowstone, I know it looks better and understand what you are saying. I just think the price, comparing to the value of the car, is very high. The best of the Fieros, an 88 with a 3800, 4.9 or LT1 conversion will not go over 10K, and this is for an almost perfect car. The bumper, after all the lights, grill, shipping and paint, will probably reach $1600. I figure that my very good stock 87 GT is worth $4K. Beautiful car, I just do not see 20% of the value on the front bumper. I know everything is relative, and you do and spend what you want on your car to make it look nice. Difficult decision.
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no2pencil Member
Posts: 1523 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Registered: Oct 2009
These suggestions are great. However I'm not a paint guy, so I am not able to judge unpainted parts for quality & every site shows unfinished product. "Ready to paint".
Can members who are vouching for these products provide shots of completed installs? That would be awesome & go a long way for justifying a $600 difference.
These suggestions are great. However I'm not a paint guy, so I am not able to judge unpainted parts for quality & every site shows unfinished product. "Ready to paint".
Can members who are vouching for these products provide shots of completed installs? That would be awesome & go a long way for justifying a $600 difference.
I saw a n interesting and inexpensive bumper on Ebay from a company called V-Tech in California. Also, thre is one listing now for a nice bumper, but it is from the UK and does not give much detail. Price is good too. It would be interesting to hear from someone here about the quality of this bumper, if anyone has bought it.
here is some free body work advice that I had to pay to learn lol.....low price of produce = high price of labor = long time to wait.......high price in produce = lower price of labor = less time to wait lol. .
As a rule, the "You get what you pay for." generally applies. However, it's fair to say that no matter what piece of fiberglass you get, who you get it from, how much you pay for it, or how good or bad it looks when you get it, you ARE going to have to do some fit and finish work before you can call it done. Even the very best piece is at the least, going to need sanded and prepped for paint, and more often than not, when you start sanding, you'll find things that need attention. Even the best hand laid or choppered parts can and often do have voids in them, however small. That's not saying you can't buy a part that's "perfect" but the odds are against it. You should expect to have to fit it to your car, sand the entire piece at least once, use some filler, again at the very least some good glazing putty before you prime and paint. Generally, you'll find that after you think you're done and put a coat of primer on, you'll find something that needs glazing or worse, then it's more sanding and primer. The more of this process that the person making the original plug/mold/part did, usually the less the end user will have to do, hence, the higher price on parts that have had allot of time put into the production of. Different people take different levels of pride in thier work, so price doesn't always indicate quality, but it's a fairly accurate gauge of what you're going to get.
All just my opinion based on my experience and shared as an FYI
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jackcastro Member
Posts: 620 From: WESTON,FL,USA Registered: Dec 2005
I paid about $1300 for the F355 nose to Amida (shipped with all the options), very expensive but a perfect fit. Direct bolt on, no adjustments, nothing.
Originally posted by jackcastro: I paid about $1300 for the F355 nose to Amida (shipped with all the options), very expensive but a perfect fit. Direct bolt on, no adjustments, nothing.
That sounds about right, and what I would expect for a single part (bumper) that I paid that much for. I'm guessing you still had to sand, prep it for paint and paint and mount it. Haven't found any parts yet that put themselves on the car, but some of the prices I've seen on some stuff, I'd almost expect that too!
Having seen the process Rob uses to make his plugs/molds/parts, I would expect the parts to be as near perfect as one can get, and said so above and have said so before, the man is the epitomy of a "perfectionist". You won't find better anywhere from what I've seen.
