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so my mate just hit a tree whilst driving my car.

everything looks fine except my front bar is f**ked and there is a small dent and scratch on the bottom lip of the bonnet.

I was gona get a GTR front bar anyway so now i have some more cash (from him) to help with the purchase.

what is the cheapest way to get a GTR front bar purchased and painted and fitted in Perth?

1) Import from Japan and get it painted and fitted here

2) Import from Eastern states, eg. Just Jap and get painted and fitted here

3) go to a workshop in Perth and get them to do the whole lot eg. Who is good for this ?

4) buy from a group buy or Private sale, i have been looking for one this way for ages and they are so rare !

so what do you rekon is my best option ??

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  supafly33 said:
ahh i dont think autoworx i open anymore coz they kinda went bankrupt..........but thats just the guy in the shop was telling me.........

autoworx better not go bankrupt lol my car is booked in to get fixed under my warranty in 2 weeks, lol, which guy told you that, it wasnt paul was it?

well no i dont know if thats true, but the guy told me this in like feb when i bought my kit........

the owner had some problems................but dont take my word on it.......i think the guy who was running it for the manager told me?? :)

  dan_the_man said:
but u have a gtst dont u?

how do u suppose you will buy a stock gtr bumper to suit it?

ahhh my bad, i thought i stock GTR front bar would fit a GTST

so i take it they need to be modified ? or do you need to get one specially fitted ?

GTR's are fat little bastards.

the bar will fit fine on the front, however where it goes around the sides to meet the gaurds, the gtr has wider guards so it doesnt curve around as much, the gts-t has less wide gaurds, so it needs a 'slimmer' bar.

if you do call fibrevision, just be careful that the bar does actually fit a gts-t.

i bought a bar from them that was supposed to fit a gtst, but the mould was from a gtr, so while the fibreglass flexed and the top could be made to fit, the bottom flared out, looked U G L Y!

when i took it to a shop to get fitted and painted, it was actually cheaper for me to buy a whole new bar and start again, good way to waste $500.

(this was the apparently the case with all their gts-t bumpers, moulded off a gtr which was supposed to be a gts-t!)

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  supafly33 said:
ahh i dont think autoworx i open anymore coz they kinda went bankrupt..........but thats just the guy in the shop was telling me.........

I know Paul from Autoworx pretty well and I can tell you that they havent gone bankrupt and definately arnt going to! Its probably just one of those vicious rumours started by another dealer to try to stop people from buying from Autoworx. I know for a fact that Paul got so pissed off after hearing several customers come in and tell him that another dealer was bad mouthing Autoworx cars, that he banned this dealer or their staff from ever coming on the premises anymore!

yea i also heard that rumour but it aint true pauls a good bloke got my car from him and can recomend him highly and im in the process of getting a new bar from cowley smash which was recomended by mitch good guys just took a while to find the bar but should be all good next week =) will post pics of bar and wheels

  r33girl said:
I know Paul from Autoworx pretty well and I can tell you that they havent gone bankrupt and definately arnt going to! Its probably just one of those vicious rumours started by another dealer to try to stop people from buying from Autoworx. I know for a fact that Paul got so pissed off after hearing several customers come in and tell him that another dealer was bad mouthing Autoworx cars, that he banned this dealer or their staff from ever coming on the premises anymore!

yeh was definatly works auto not auto worx haha, but i agree with what your saying about paul, great guy, very highly recommended, any time i go in there he helps me out the best way he can, last time i went there he showed me every thing about his skyline, he even has a secret spoiler hidden away for me for wen i get some money together :(

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