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I have the opportunity to acquire a Havoc front bar and a spare Fairlane front bar, and plan to cut them up and blend them (if possible). I need to inspect and compare the shapes.
This is what I intend to achieve and I'm wondering what you AU lovers think. Please be honest. I know it looks funny but does anyone think it looks okay? Do you think it's an unrealistic thing to do (Havoc mouth into AU LWB lower front)? ![]() Thanks!
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Personally I think it detracts from the classy look of the Fairlane.
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yuk. dun like
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looks alright to me
![]() more room for intercooler breathing hehehe i dont see why it wouldnt fit PM Whadsymoo(spelling) hes dont some bumper chops before (like in real life)
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Looks like a big friendly giant smiling. I like it (though I would lose the chrome grille).
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just do it.
if it looks good it looks good. if not, im sure some nuff nuff on ebay would buy it
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thumbs down ,
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it looks like your car is talking.
i like it mate tho, looks good. |
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I half like it and don't like it. Same with the TL mouth. I will see how it goes. Thanks!
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I think it'd be a lot of work, and end result reminds me of something else...
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I think it looks alright.
All you need to do is turn the windscreen into eyes and you have a car that could of been in the movie cars ![]() edit: mattp beat me to it.
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Photochop it with the lower lip being silver like the rest... and either black out the inner lenses or colour code them.
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personally i don't like it i don't think it suits the fairlanes but as previously stated there is no harm in giving it a go it'll give you some experience and most things look better in the flesh anyways
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A big NO from me just doesn't look right
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I agree with pretty much everyone else who has posted. Don't like it, but its your car. Didn't you post a chop of your car with a b series gt front bar? if not it was another lane, either way it looked like it could work
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This thread reminds me of the inital reaction to the photoshopped XR50 bar. Very few liked it, but once made and fitted to a car, everyone wanted one.
I say go for it.
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i like it bro!!! makes it UNIQUE!
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Maybe the colour needs to be the same as the car??
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I'd prefer a TL50 front lower lip on it.
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I like it, not usually a fan of this type of stuff
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the worst part is the TL50 front modification is just a bigger mouth piece..
you cut the existing mouth a bit bigger and screw it in.. there is no extra skirting or anything sadly good luck with it anyways i think it should look very BA-BF fairlane(ones with driving light optioned in)
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I like it, the cut out in the lower bar even suits the shape of the grille
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It does look very smiley. It looks ok to me, would have to get used to it though.
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