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Offline torredcuda

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"Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« on: March 11, 2007 - 05:51:44 AM »
Since I`m going to get a fiberglass Elastomeric style front bumper and paint it Hemi Orange to match the body I`m thinking of smoothing the rear bumper by hiding the bolts and filling any holes/slots and also painting it.I figure I will also paint the guards.Whadya you guys think?Anyone got any pics of smoothed and/or painted rear bumpers?
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2007 - 06:19:41 AM »
On one hand, having one bumper painted and the other chrome seems odd, even though that's how the factory did it.  On the other, with the rear painted, it may throw the proportions off when viewed from the back.  I think the new Challenger has a fat butt, at least from the pictures of the rear and I think it's because there is so much orange down low.  It needs a more horizontal statement, IMO.

My suggestion is that if you're going to have the bumper re-chromed, get a rattle can and paint it.  Stick it up there and see how it looks.  If you don't like it you can always chrome it as before.  As for the Foose....getting rid of the "warts" and getting things tight is always COOL!
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2007 - 06:55:33 AM »
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2007 - 06:57:24 AM »
As long as all you're going to foose up is the bumper, I'd paint it black.

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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2007 - 07:08:47 AM »
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2007 - 07:17:46 AM »


What ever you do at the front, do at the back. Keep it consistent and let it flow.  :2cents:
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2007 - 08:47:39 AM »
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2007 - 03:07:03 PM »
 Here are some pics

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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2007 - 04:32:48 PM »
I like painted. Front is painted steel and rear is painted fiberglass, risky I know but it was/is a racecar.
Hey 360, got any more pix of the red 440 prostreeter?
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2007 - 06:53:27 PM »

What ever you do at the front, do at the back. Keep it consistent and let it flow.  :2cents:

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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2007 - 06:57:17 PM »

What ever you do at the front, do at the back. Keep it consistent and let it flow.  :2cents:

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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2007 - 08:26:15 PM »
I think it would look good painted body color and have any exposed holes filled.  As Carl said, it'd look better if you kept things consistent front to rear. :cheers:
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2007 - 08:39:13 PM »
Hey 360, got any more pix of the red 440 prostreeter?
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I think I stole that pic from E-filet a couple of months ago but I don't seem to have any more.

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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2007 - 05:45:04 AM »
smooth & painted, maybe
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Re: "Foosing" and painting my rear bumper?
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2007 - 06:56:36 AM »
After seeing the pics I`m really liking the painted ones and I think it would look better matching the front.
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