'03 Cobra eBay front bumper cover

[apollo7]

Before I got the lip of my driveway fixed, I continually smashed the front bumper and chin spoiler off of it after lowering the car. Bumper finally cracked. Rather than spend >$500 on a new bumper and paint I got one off eBay for $279 painted and shipped. Sounds too good to be true. Well, installed it yesterday and I'd say it is a solid A-/B+. I'm really happy with it for the price and considering I drive the car as it is not a $20 million dollar Ferrari.

Just FYI in case anyone was considering going this route.

 

[2001GTCraig]

Looks great! What did you not like about it? Do you have any more pictures of it on the car? And do you have a link to the exact one you got?

 

[Steve Cea]

Looks well worth it to me

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[apollo7]

There were a few small spots of dirt/fuzz caught in the clear coat. But again nothing major. Here is the link for the bumper:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Painted...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

One of my favorite pics from VIR:

 

[2001GTCraig]

There were a few small spots of dirt/fuzz caught in the clear coat. But again nothing major. Here is the link for the bumper:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Painted-to-Match-Front-Bumper-Replacement-for-2003-2004-Ford-Mustang-Cobra/331038294921?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

One of my favorite pics from VIR:

View attachment 93323

Thank you sir! Awesome pictures, definitely well worth it.

 

[Zemedici]

Nice find!

 

[RichM1983]

Now if only someone would reproduce the factory lip.

 

[Bdubbs]

I bought a pre painted one off eBay and returned it. Maybe it depends on the color, but redfire didn't match well. Mine cost around 375.00.

 

[T3naci0usT]

It is probably because redfire is a hard color to get right.

 

[03cobra#694]

Now if only someone would reproduce the factory lip.

This

 

[Bdubbs]

I have a brand new oem chin spoiler tucked away. I see people on eBay now asking 530.00 for them!

 

[KEVINS]

Thanks for posting. I just ordered a black one for my car. I wish I knew about this a month ago so I can have it for the car show this weekend but if it looks as good as you say I'll be happy.

ks

 

[KEVINS]

Update:
I received my painted cover yesterday which was faster than I thought (took one week to arrive). It's covered in powder to prevent the plastic from scratching it and I never got to clean this off. Upon first inspection the top of the bumper cover has a nice smooth painted finish (black) but the sides have really rough orange peel. Also, on the one side of the bumper you can plainly see the mold parting line and on the other side, if you look kinda close, it looks like they got too carried away removing the parting line from the mold.

They pride themselves in suppling great quality parts and I will certainly give them a chance to live up to their standard so I will return it and hope they can send a better one. If they don't think they can provide me with a quality one or if the second one doesn't past mustard then I'll return it too.

Crossing my fingers.
ks

 

[apollo7]

@KEVINS hopefully you don't think I steered you wrong. From your description of the bumper, it sounds like a B/B+ paint job. I think the purpose of my post was to say that the item on eBay was value for the money. My front bumper is going to catch a rock chip or a parking curb, so I didn't care about it being perfect.

Hopefully the dude on eBay will make it right for you.

Joe

 

[KEVINS]

@KEVINS hopefully you don't think I steered you wrong. From your description of the bumper, it sounds like a B/B+ paint job. I think the purpose of my post was to say that the item on eBay was value for the money. My front bumper is going to catch a rock chip or a parking curb, so I didn't care about it being perfect.

Hopefully the dude on eBay will make it right for you.

Joe

Not at all Joe.
I was hoping to receive something that was factory quality with some minor issues in the paint (dirt, etc) but I would give the paint job a C+ and the actual plastic part a C- due to the mold lines right on the side of the bumper... black shows flaws easier. Maybe I received a bad version of what they can do or maybe this is an average part I dunno.

I actually have a Cobra bumper on my car and there is no mold parting line on the side of the bumper. A buddy looked at it and thinks that I wouldn't be happy with a replacement part so I'm just going to return it and get a refund.

I do agree with you that for the $$ this is a real good deal and others should investigate their products and make up their own mind.

ks

 

[KEVINS]

I was thanked for my honesty and was issued a full refund, No issues!

ks

 

[CobraBob]

I bought a pre painted one off eBay and returned it. Maybe it depends on the color, but redfire didn't match well. Mine cost around 375.00.

Yeah, I can totally understand why some colors won't match well enough. No different really from sending a door out to be painted and hoping the door will match your body when you get it back.