Oppurtunity for upgrade
 

Welllll this sucks :(
I was on my way home from work this evening and under REALLY crappy circumstance I hit a re-tread (semi tire) at 70mph. Here is the pic
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...07&oe=52ACDD63
You can see it hit the lower drivers side area. While this does piss me off. I see it as an opportunity to re-paint/upgrade/do-over lol
I've searched for a few lips and most don't seem to cover the damage are so, repaint looks to be the best option right now. I want to keep my expense under $500. Looking for input on this one. My Z as it stood (before :shakes head:)
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...33520521_n.jpg

A fang cover would cover the center nicely, but outside of that, unfortunately not.

I'll get quotes for repaint over the next few days.
I kinda like the idea of repainting the bumper, gloss black center/fangs and OEM chin spoiler. Maybe aftermerket lip instead.

Thanks for the update, really looking forward to hearing more of these crazy stories bro

Evo-r lip and fang cover

I've though about that although Im not sure if it will cover all the damage :/

Well if you are going to repaint it, it would be a good time to de-badge the front if you were ever thinking about doing that.

Like this?
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...3f&oe=52ADF6F3

I like his^ setup. I'll pass on the lip though. Probably have the fangs painted gloss instead of matte. No front tags in TN either :D
Waiting on EVO-R to make more CF mustache covers now.
I think that'll look clean and aggressive. If I didn't have paint cracks I'd find a way to live with it (damage).

^-- Is that the Stillen lip? Looks nice and not over done.

I would say to plastidip fangs and get a lip.

Yeah I like the no hamburger look. If I ever need to respray my front end, I'll be ditching them for sure, until then I can live with it ;) I'm not so keen on the carbon fiber mustache though as it will be a high impact area & I think it would not take too long to start looking lousy. :twocents: YMMV

:twocents: noted :tiphat:
The few rough quotes I've gotten will be around the $500 range to repaint. I have not attempted self repair. There are a few spider cracks in the paint. If I decide to live with by painting the fangs myself and tossing the splitter on. I will save about $2-300.

What would you guys do?
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...5e&oe=52AD9BCA
https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...d8&oe=52ADCB9E

The spider cracks doesn't look too noticeable. But if you do end up respraying the bumper, make sure to invest in a clear bra then.

With evo-r this section might still be visible but a lot of the other damage would be hidden

Do it once, it will cost more, but get a new bumper and just have them not paint the fang section.