Wider Bumper to Accompany Wide Fenders

[SlavicNoodle]

Hey guys, I was wondering if there are any options for wider front bumpers to accompany wide fenders like the Seibon wide carbon fiber fenders or similar products from other vendors. I'm trying to find a way to have a functional widebody (no rubbing with flush wheels/tires) without permanently modifying the car's stock body panels.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

Then don’t get the Seibon fake widened fenders… they taper back in at the oem bumper mounts and look like ….and don’t really give you extra space for fitment were it matters on these cars -

The SRS-TEC fenders add about 1” and stretch the oem bumper to flush out.

After that there are not wide bumpers other than the TCR race style kits that looks great but are very extreme and costly.

*my fronts are srs fenders and that’s a 265/35/18 on a wheel with a final offset of about 15 to 20ET for reference

 

[ChristopherNeil]

AJ -

Were you happy with the fitment out of the box? I'm considering getting these but had a shop quote me ~$2500 for paint/bodywork/install to respray the front end and blend into the doors, claiming there's inevitably going to be bodywork. I'm all for doing things right, but not into repainting half the car if not necessary, on top of the $700+ fender cost.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

AJ -

Were you happy with the fitment out of the box? I'm considering getting these but had a shop quote me ~$2500 for paint/bodywork/install to respray the front end and blend into the doors, claiming there's inevitably going to be bodywork. I'm all for doing things right, but not into repainting half the car if not necessary, on top of the $700+ fender cost.

Yeah my body shop said the same thing before getting a hold of these as they said Its common for fiber glass aftermarket parts to need work.

So I fitted the fenders on my own at first to make sure the fitment was good, and the plan was to have them on the car so they could body work the ends and such, but once I fit then I realized they needed zero work at the edges and corners ( srs actually does that work after they pull them from the molds, looks like they fit it to a jig car and fill/sand the edges as needed). Since that was the case and my paint is non metallic and the cars only a 2019 after bringing to the shop we both felt comfortable with painting them off the car and not blending the panels.

My body shop was blown away with the quality and fitment of these said they were the best they ever seen and they only had to do a minor amount of blocking to then so I ended up paying like $1200 for them to prep and paint the 2 fenders and the 2 isweep side skirts with the 2 tone look.

Pics of all the edges fitments “out of the shipping box”. Those fill and sand mark are all from SRS

 

[ChristopherNeil]

Great, thank you!

 

[manu97]

Then don’t get the Seibon fake widened fenders… they taper back in at the oem bumper mounts and look like ….and don’t really give you extra space for fitment were it matters on these cars -

The SRS-TEC fenders add about 1” and stretch the oem bumper to flush out.

After that there are not wide bumpers other than the TCR race style kits that looks great but are very extreme and costly.

*my fronts are srs fenders and that’s a 265/35/18 on a wheel with a final offset of about 15 to 20ET for reference
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Quick question - assuming the fender liners don't fit anymore after installing these? Was thinking about these on an R and would like to keep the aux radiator/dsg cooler functional. Thanks!

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

Quick question - assuming the fender liners don't fit anymore after installing these? Was thinking about these on an R and would like to keep the aux radiator/dsg cooler functional. Thanks!

No they work with them and have provisions to mount, you just have to cut a part off, but they come with instructions on where to cut.

 

[manu97]

View attachment 305805View attachment 305806View attachment 305807View attachment 305808No they work with them and have provisions to mount, you just have to cut a part off, but they come with instructions on where to cut.

Appreciate you so much!