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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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Well I've been thinking of upgrading bumpers recently to m5 or maybe lumma for the past few weeks. I guess now I have a reason to upgrade. I was driving back to work from lunch on 35, and I was behind a truck, all of a sudden the truck switches lanes, and whats in front of me? A huge piece of plywood or a tire, couldn't tell exactly. I couldn't switch lanes or go on the shoulder at all, so I smashed into it completely going 80. My exit was right ahead so I waited to see the damage at work. I pull in and the bumper is cracked, and the grill inside is f'ed. I'm always doging shit dumbasses drop on the roads here. I guess I wasn't so lucky today. Now the question is should I go with lumma or m5 bumper??

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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Lumma gets my vote. It's very original without looking too far out there. Sorry to hear about the accident, but it might just be a blessing in disguise.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Ouch!! Sorry about the accident my man. Good luck with your choice of bumper. The Lumma looks good but I love the Mtech.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaizen
Lumma gets my vote. It's very original without looking too far out there. Sorry to hear about the accident, but it might just be a blessing in disguise.
Yeah honestly I'm not that upset, I'm happy I have a excuse to upgrade my bumper and order sideskirts now.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Damn Phil!!! Glad you're okay, too bad your luck ran out. Lumma also gets my vote, it's more unique. I have some plans to make my car a little more unique as well (getting tired of the standard M5 Tech /M-tech look)
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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As long as you walk away it's not a bad gig, get the mods you want and maybe even pocket some cash Same thing happened to me a month or so back. Gonna be honest though, it was a little rough rockin the toyota corolla those couple weeks
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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I don't think I'll go thru insurance though I don't want rates to go up
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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You're going to lose the fogs either way so might as well go with the Lumma bumper for something more unique.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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Looks like they stopped making them so I'll have to get m5 front
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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sorry to c that. i know u went to the front of ur car hoping for the best and were like mmannn fuckk.!
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