Accident = Upgrades

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My wife hit someone, so I decided to take the opportunity to upgrade the front end and hide the damages:


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First I pulled out and "stitched" the front bumper cover:
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Then replaced the broken parts. New headlights, grill, and "bull bar":
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All in all it looks fine from 5 ft away and that's all I need.
 

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I like that, especially the stitching. Creative!

I've heard the "my wife did it" story a few times before.
 

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I've never seen that mesh grill before. Where did you find it and would you care to share a few more shots?

Great job fixing it back up.
 
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I bought the grill on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019ECGCYC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

However I think this is the same one:
https://www.protuninglab.com/20foexmestfr.html


Its just ABS plastic, not stainless steel, but the mesh is a bit larger sized than what I saw more commonly and I liked the larger spacing better.

The badge I also bought on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y8R531D/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Stuck and bolted to the grill.
 

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If the wife did it she can't say anything about how you fix it.
 
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If the wife did it she can't say anything about how you fix it.

She could care less, as long as its not all mangled up when she goes through the pickup line at school. It is a full on Soccer Mom Assault Vehicle. This is not the vehicles first encounter with other stationary objects.

I mostly made the changes how I wanted it as I am considering keeping it as my daily once the time comes to update her vehicle.
 
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