W427 bumper

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R8heron

Original Poster:

96 posts

141 months

Thursday 30th October 2014
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Thought I'd show off my new addition, it's taken a few months to get it on as wanted to get the genuine w427 fog light brackets from hsv which was a nightmare as they won't sell any w427 parts without providing a vin number for one but managed to find a holden dealer that could get me them luckily, emailed allmost all of them in Australia trying to get them





Gary H 2008

3,507 posts

189 months

Thursday 30th October 2014
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Looks rather good smile

ARAF

20,759 posts

223 months

Thursday 30th October 2014
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cool That looks really good - and I dread to think how much that look cost you. eek

mailer555

227 posts

131 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Love it! that looks so sweet, top job.

ARAF

20,759 posts

223 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Gary H 2008 said:
Looks rather good smile
Biased opinion? wink

You're right though. smile

mik_ok

1,568 posts

241 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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I like it. How does it look with th plate on?

EssexVXR8

1,790 posts

187 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Really like that bumper could you PM me the costs please wink

Gary H 2008

3,507 posts

189 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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mik_ok said:
I like it. How does it look with th plate on?


Tattooboy

7,946 posts

178 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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If that was my car, I would have been inclined to have colour coded the middle part of the bumper as well, there's too much black in the middle for my liking.

I would have kept the black around the fog lights and the little down piece from the middle of the bonnet down to the bumper.

Just my opinion of course, which prob means squat !! thumbup

mik_ok

1,568 posts

241 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Peachy. smile

MyM8V8

9,457 posts

195 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Looks Good Mate. Likewise, hate to think how much it cost but hey, most of us on here are weak with wallets when it comes to spending on these cars.

Gary H 2008

3,507 posts

189 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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SturdyHSV

10,095 posts

167 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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The stripe makes a big difference there, big improvement thumbup

R8heron

Original Poster:

96 posts

141 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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all in cost around 2.5k, I spent most of last year waiting for a bumper to show up that wasn't damaged but gave up in the end, then in March one popped up on ebay for £1100 from one of the well known race teams there so I bought it but while it was being packaged it got cracked so they got onto hsv and managed to get me a brand new one from the factory at no extra cost which would have been at least double that so was pretty lucky really,
Shipping was door to door airfreight including all import tax and duty and insured around £750
Gts fog lights about £300 and brackets another £300 paint was £200 and the grills from Germany around £40
I'm still waiting for the brackets that clamp the bumper up to the wheel arches to come from oz, the one thing I coulnt get was a plastic bit that goes along the bottom of it but it lookes ok without it

Gary H 2008

3,507 posts

189 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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So closer to £3K smile

Still a a bargain .

R8heron

Original Poster:

96 posts

141 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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Just checked, the brackets were £128. Incase you ever wondered gary here's a price list for the w427 spoiler,


Gary H 2008

3,507 posts

189 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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I'm quite aware of the price of the Spoiler...and all the components, cheers smile
It is quite a work of art though


R8heron

Original Poster:

96 posts

141 months

Friday 31st October 2014
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I was considering making my own from high density pu block then overlaying with carbon fibre as I realy like the look of it



bradwil

813 posts

157 months

Monday 3rd November 2014
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R8heron said:
Just checked, the brackets were £128. Incase you ever wondered gary here's a price list for the w427 spoiler,

Please tell me this quote is in South African Rand or some other weaker currency and NOT Aussie dollars or worse £££££....

R8VXF

6,788 posts

115 months

Monday 3rd November 2014
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bradwil said:
R8heron said:
Just checked, the brackets were £128. Incase you ever wondered gary here's a price list for the w427 spoiler,

Please tell me this quote is in South African Rand or some other weaker currency and NOT Aussie dollars or worse £££££....
Looks like an AUD invoice as it has a GST code (their version of VAT iirc)