Putting a GTS front bumper on a ES

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Customization' started by Felix1028, May 21, 2009.

  1. Felix1028

    Felix1028 New Member

    Hello!
    I hit some debris on the highway last week (insert your favorite women driver joke here) and my insurance company accessed my front bumper as a total loss. So, I called the dealership and found out the GTS bumper is the same price as my ES bumper. Now I'm having issues with the dealership's body shop, who tells me they don't know if the GTS bumper will fit in my ES...
    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these front bumpers the exact same except for the bottom lip? If so, what do you think I could show them to ease their fears of ordering a part that may not fit?
    Thanks :)
     
  2. Felix1028

    Felix1028 New Member

    May have answered my own question.... Found a very detailed figure online, but I swear this this what they were looking at when they told me that they will charge me more for the install. If you are curious, check the illustrations here: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ ... atalogid=0
     
  3. EngRWW33

    EngRWW33 Well-Known Member

    Same bumper
    best get the side skirts as well to match the GTS "fangs" out front...
     
  4. Redline1

    Redline1 Well-Known Member

    dude its the same bumoer just add on's for the gts
     
  5. Bouss07

    Bouss07 Well-Known Member

    dude their lying its the same just has stick on a ES bumper haha dont buy their BS get it it wood look great!!!!
     
  6. LancerRA09

    LancerRA09 Well-Known Member

    Same bumper, just add on fangs
     
  7. AeJarrotto

    AeJarrotto Well-Known Member

    Not to keep you from buying this, but i bet you will get the same exact bumper; as es and gts are the same. But the front lips are an add on, completely separate from the bumper cover. Part number 30 in the illustration and wont be included. Either way your going to get the same bumper you had unless you buy the lips.
     
  8. Felix1028

    Felix1028 New Member

    Yep, you all are all right. Pretty much same bumper. The fangs are $175 each but come pre-painted.... hmm....
     
  9. sunstealth

    sunstealth Well-Known Member

    you should order a ralliart front bumper, a lil bit more expensive but so much nicer looking (i think theyrelike 620$ instead of 535$ for the es/gts ones
     
  10. enkrypter_DJ

    enkrypter_DJ Well-Known Member

    had to be some solid debris