New nose Fi512 by Amida's FieroVation...any interest? (Page 8/76)
JohnWPB MAR 07, 02:54 PM
I LOVE your Fi512 bumper! Really nice! I am torn between this one and the 355.

I have to ask, why so much for the 355 bumper ($575) there is another well know bumper vendor here on the forum that charges $400 for it.
ALLTRBO MAR 07, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by JohnWPB:
I have to ask, why so much for the 355 bumper ($575) there is another well know bumper vendor here on the forum that charges $400 for it.


Because that one is ugly. Amida's matches the Fiero lines better and is of great quality as well.
infinitewill MAR 07, 06:06 PM

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Originally posted by ALLTRBO:

Because that one is ugly. Amida's matches the Fiero lines better and is of great quality as well.



+1
Amida MAR 07, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by JohnWPB:

I LOVE your Fi512 bumper! Really nice! I am torn between this one and the 355.

I have to ask, why so much for the 355 bumper ($575) there is another well know bumper vendor here on the forum that charges $400 for it.



It takes me another half a day to fabricate that separate upper piece. I personally like the look, but too much labor involved. I'll never do that again.
Amida MAR 07, 07:51 PM
Doing fiberglass is easy, it's like making paper mache but only toxic.

My plan is to graft the whole upper section & side flanges of the Fi355 nose onto the Fi512. They should look nearly identical from the top side with the same front end length. The fi512 sides will be flatter, more like the GT aero and the height will be like the Fi355 with the chin spoiler. Also, there will be a small chin lip/spoiler moulded at the bottom.

Thanks,

Rob
Fierovation


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Originally posted by ALLTRBO:

I could possibly do that, I suppose it wouldn't be too hard even though I've never fiberglassed before. It might look okay as is, It's just sort of hard to tell. I don't think it will be my deciding factor, at any rate.

From what I can see, this looks even better for the Fiero because the real thing seems to have the grill and vents up really far on the nose, but with the steeper drop from the hood of the Fiero, it should look a bit lower, and better, to my eyes. Do you understand what I mean, and is this what would effectively happen? One last thing, if the side profile drop and angle from the hood to the main part of the nose (where the two pieces meet on your 355 nose) is the same as the 355 nose, it would be perfect. Much unlike the ugly, tacky versions of the 355 nose that slant straight down at a sharp angle. I think you see that, though, and would get it right.

Also, the side vents could be ducted for brake cooling, I like that option a lot.
Amida MAR 07, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by ALLTRBO:

Because that one is ugly. Amida's matches the Fiero lines better and is of great quality as well.



I wouldn't call it ugly, it's just a longer look. But, whoever designed it should have included the side mouldings because 3/4 of the car still have it.
ALLTRBO MAR 07, 08:19 PM
To each his own, I'd call it ugly. You're right, it wouldn't look as bad if it looked better. Yellowstone's was designed correctly as far as having a longer nose than yours, but that one isn't available anymore. The others on the market right now look much, much worse to me.
Yours looks great as far as the 355 nose is concerned, it's just not my cup of tea.

However, after you answered my questions above, the 512 nose became my cup of tea. I'm in. Where do I send my deposit?

Is there enough interest yet?

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Amida MAR 07, 08:29 PM
That's great! I will PM the info. Thank you for your support.

Rob
Fiervation



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Originally posted by ALLTRBO:

To each his own, I'd call it ugly. You're right, it wouldn't look as bad if it looked better. Yellowstone's was designed correctly as far as having a longer nose than yours, but that one isn't available anymore. The others on the market right now look much, much worse to me.
Yours looks great as far as the 355 nose is concerned, it's just not my cup of tea.

However, after you answered my questions above, the 512 nose became my cup of tea. I'm in. Where do I send my deposit?

Is there enough interest yet?




ALLTRBO MAR 07, 08:30 PM
Now about that rear diffuser...

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but it sure would save me a lot on shipping if two pieces were delivered at once. Maybe I (or you) can start a thread specifically for interest in that?

IIRC, this might look a bit like the one you were describing that would be a simpler solution than I had (I agree), and I think it looks great on the Camaro. Just make it a bit more functional and styled slightly more aggressive for the Fiero, and then you can have more of my money.


This is going to be my next DD, BTW (in black).
ALLTRBO MAR 07, 08:39 PM
OBTW, are there going to mounting provisions for the lights you decide on, or do we need to do it ourselves? I wasn't too clear on that.

I think to visually match it up with the aero side skirts you'd just need to make a slightly 'raised' area for the silhouette of the skirts instead of keeping it mostly flat, if that makes any sense, kind of like the stock nose and Will's side profile photoshop above.

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