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Old 03-06-2013, 11:30 PM
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Putting IPL bumper on Journey Coupe

Was thinking about putting an IPL bumper on a journey coupe g37 with stock 18s, would it look weird? The journey is stock everything. Any one has pictures ?

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Old 03-06-2013, 11:37 PM
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Will look fine
Old 03-06-2013, 11:47 PM
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This is mine. took me forever to find the thread that had these pics in it haha... btw i had nightshade on it before, now its off. let me know if you want more cleaner pics ill see if i can find them

http://imageshack.us/a/img442/4293/dsc0241df.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img705/3971/dsc0239zh.jpg
Old 03-07-2013, 12:26 AM
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where can i buy the anniversay aero front bumper without fog , can anyone point me to the site ?
Old 03-07-2013, 09:46 AM
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Not going to lie, after seeing Himalaya's pics, it does look weird lol. I feel like the bumper is way too aggressive without at least a small drop. I have stock 18s too but I'm lowered and have spacers on wheels. And to me, that is a minimum to be able to pull off the aero bumper.
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It looks ok, but I would also get the side skirts.

Btw Does any one have IPL side skirts with a sport front bumper? Be interested to see how that looks
Old 03-07-2013, 11:27 AM
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Old 03-07-2013, 11:31 AM
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I have a 4 finger gap. Its the middle of winter and I use my car all year long. I have the AWD and I live in central nj and drive around where i encounter nothing but potholes. I decided I'm not going to get a drop. Everyone I know that is dropped in my area complains about scraping and expensive repairs so I'm staying away from that. And knowing me ill hit every pothole

I am still in the process of getting the side skirts and the rear bumper. I suggest getting at least the side skirts so it will flow with your car

If you have a drop, you will be fine. It will look perfectly fine so make sure you get that drop. I might get a mild drop like the eibach pro springs. Note I have the AWD version. I dont know if thats a little higher than journey or not
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Himalaya you got any more pics of the car with ipl bumper? Ill prob just put the bumpet on, since i hate the journey bumper, prob rest of ipl kit later on
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It won't look HORRIBLE...but it won't look good either. As someone already said, the bumper is way too big and aggressive for the small, stock wheels. It just looks awkward. You're also going to need lowering springs. Do it in the right order if you want it to look good...lowering springs, bigger wheels, IPL bumper...IMHO of course
Old 03-07-2013, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Abramite
It looks ok, but I would also get the side skirts.

Btw Does any one have IPL side skirts with a sport front bumper? Be interested to see how that looks
P Casey does if its still the same set up.
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The IPL bumper needs a car thats dropped and with at least 19" wheels. It looks too overpowering otherwise. Here's mine...with BC coils and M45s wheels.

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Originally Posted by Himalaya
I have a 4 finger gap. Its the middle of winter and I use my car all year long. I have the AWD and I live in central nj and drive around where i encounter nothing but potholes. I decided I'm not going to get a drop. Everyone I know that is dropped in my area complains about scraping and expensive repairs so I'm staying away from that. And knowing me ill hit every pothole

I am still in the process of getting the side skirts and the rear bumper. I suggest getting at least the side skirts so it will flow with your car

If you have a drop, you will be fine. It will look perfectly fine so make sure you get that drop. I might get a mild drop like the eibach pro springs. Note I have the AWD version. I dont know if thats a little higher than journey or not
I have a set of Pro kits for the X if you wanna buy them, they were only on my car for about 2 months, i live outside cherry hill too
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Sorry for the poor picture.

Aero bumper was the first thing I did within the first month I bought my car.



Yea it looked Kinda funny with the stock height, but I didn't care and loved the look.

Next came kw v3, with spc front n rear camber plus 25mm spacers all around.

It was a clean look and got rid of the nasty fender gap.


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Old 03-08-2013, 02:35 PM
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I'm a big fan of the IPL bumper, period. Although the chrome surrounds on the fog light covers looks a bit blingy but they can easily be painted over.


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