Fire away

sorry but it very closely resembles the PS41 which i hate the look of, not my cuppa tea.

Noice!!!!!!11111113!

Can you do a before photo so I can see what's different? :redface:

is this an official pic? or some sort of photochop?
either ways, that lower lip/bar section needs to be destroyed....

Looks great, top effort!! :thumbsup:

For me, the lowerbar/lip looks awesome, very smooth.(similar to a VT?)

Perhaps some rounding of the grill section to alleviate the sharp corners?

very nice but each to there own i think

I dont know about it. I would have changed the front bar(lower) rather than the middle. I would stay awaf from TJ stylings. Also how are you going to change the shape of the lights? How much is that modified car lowered?

And one last pissy question can someone post up a VRX front bar?

looks the goods.

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/1948/tlfacelift49me.jpg

Mulga... I sort of chopped yours even more (grille modded more and lowered the front bar some more too)

Just a quick chop...a bit average

I like the design Bunbury... sort of reminds me more of the trans am feel for the front end... lets face it... different is good! It would be good to see a project like this take off :cool:

:shock: how much better do the headlights look with the eyelids!!!

i still think a TL with the VRX bar looks alot better then any of those chops. Theres nothing particularly wrong with the smaller headlights but the grille is a bit ordinary sorry

On a side note i really wish i could afford the money to put a VRX bar on my wagon.. :cry:

I love it. you make it i'll buy it

I have made it and you can buy it, PM me for more info.
Everyone who has seen it in the flesh either likes it or loves it, I have not had a negative comment yet ( except on here) :shock:
Are now in the process of making our bodykit fit so will post some pics when done :cool:
Have attached some comp pics

I have made it and you can buy it, PM me for more info.
Everyone who has seen it in the flesh either likes it or loves it, I have not had a negative comment yet ( except on here) :shock:
Are now in the process of making our bodykit fit so will post some pics when done :cool:
Have attached some comp pics

can i get just the eye lids for the lights or have you just painted it? sorry but i just dont like the grille.. maybe ive grown too attached to my TL :P

The grill is tj looking!! :P

i like it ;)


*touches his nose*

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/1948/tlfacelift49me.jpg

Mulga... I sort of chopped yours even more (grille modded more and lowered the front bar some more too)

Just a quick chop...a bit average

I like the design Bunbury... sort of reminds me more of the trans am feel for the front end... lets face it... different is good! It would be good to see a project like this take off :cool:


can you say DODGE VIPER lol

Also interested in the eyelids if they are available as a seperate item?? or do I just Mask and spray the existing headlight??

Actually in the chop by hyperTF i see BMW Z8 has almost an exactly the same nose.

Tom

Simon - looks great!

I like it more than stock but theres still room for improvement..

ill admit that it does tend to grow on you... but you know what it reminds me of? the grille reminds me of a VK SS commodore :P

I still think those eyelids on VRX front bar would look the biz.. anyone wanna photochop it? im too much of a dunce to do it myself

Correct me if I'm wrong Simon, but those aren't just eyelids stuck onto the headlights but the whole front quarter panel has been modified?

I admit it looks way better than stock and I have not doubted your work after I saw the Bunbury kit on Velocity's car. Although, I really do not like how the grille is not integrated with the front bumper. Looks kinda tacky :confused: . Maybe an idea whilst designing the kit/front bumper?

Cheers. :)

They are fibreglass eyelids and they're glued onto the lights once painted. tried painting the lights and it looked lousy lol
There is no point in moulding a complete F/bar for just a grill replacement so hence you have a line were the old grill has been removed and new one installed but it's not that noticable in real life (aRDEi your the first one to mention it )
Also being the first one made I'm going to do the production ones slightly diff and that join between the lights wil be far less noticeable :cool:

They are fibreglass eyelids and they're glued onto the lights once painted. tried painting the lights and it looked lousy lol
There is no point in moulding a complete F/bar for just a grill replacement so hence you have a line were the old grill has been removed and new one installed but it's not that noticable in real life (aRDEi your the first one to mention it )
Also being the first one made I'm going to do the production ones slightly diff and that join between the lights wil be far less noticeable :cool:

so HOW MUCH? and how much modding is required

yep i like it better today than yesterday, its growing on me. The only issue i have is the sharp edges the grille has, sort of looks weird on the rounded shape of a TL :confused: But otherwise a nice improvement

I Like the grill, how much ? :)

Not too keen on the eye lids - too ricey!

Any chance of a boot lid lip for a TJ2? Nice and subtle. Kind of like the 2004 A4 3L Quatros or the HSV Grange.

Any chance of a boot lid lip for a TJ2? Nice and subtle. Kind of like the 2004 A4 3L Quatros or the HSV Grange.

ooh yes yes!!! i've been wanting one for aaages!!! kinda M5 style is what im after.... small and subtle!!! so? what are our chances?

Any chance of a boot lid lip for a TJ2? Nice and subtle. Kind of like the 2004 A4 3L Quatros or the HSV Grange.

would be definitely interested!!

I have made it and you can buy it, PM me for more info.
Everyone who has seen it in the flesh either likes it or loves it, I have not had a negative comment yet ( except on here) :shock:
Are now in the process of making our bodykit fit so will post some pics when done :cool:
Have attached some comp pics

Thats some good **** man, I'm not a fan of the tl/tw at all but that just fixes it up into something presentable :P I may even be able to take one of those home to show my mum lol

Matthius

ok the today it seems better, but i think maybe the angles are too sharp for the TL nose, but i think it might look alright when its hooked up to the rest of the front bar thats being done up

I know it's hard to tell from a pic how soft/rounded corners are but I can assure you that the edges are rounded to match the existing corners on the car. :cool:
In fact the bottom edge of the grill is softer/more rounded than just about any other corner/edge on the car other than the boot so it's the old story of you need to see one for real.

dont know about it.. it looks to much like the last Lancer.. that grill is a shocker, too angled and straight, doesnt suit the rest of the car....

Mold a tjII vrx bar on it and make it a straight through grill, no bonnet of anything & i think we'd have a winner.. the eyelids are good but a little harsh...

all in all a good effort

Simon have you looked anymore into modifying the front bar as it still needs a little bit of work to give more agression to the overall look from the front

Fire awayThey should have been made like this!

mix that with the tj bonnet with the lip curving over the nose area rather than the flat, and it'd look awsome. I hate tjhe bug eyes of the new magnas.

ahem...

http://home.iprimus.com.au/dchamberlain/TL-RALLIART2.jpg

that looks so fat.
can you make it dead black with dead black window tint and ***c off the ralliart spoiler with a mid-way dealio?
perhaps different rims?

Show your talent!!

mmm that looks nice (starts to drool)

tada!

i love BMW rims :cool:

tada!

i love BMW rims :cool:

thats nice

tada!

i love BMW rims :cool:
SWEET I WANT ONE LIKE THAT.... that would have to be the best looking magna i have seen.... :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :D

tada!

i love BMW rims :cool:

ok so when is a body kit maker gonna do a kit like this!! :D

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/1948/tlfacelift49me.jpg

Mulga... I sort of chopped yours even more (grille modded more and lowered the front bar some more too)

Just a quick chop...a bit average

I like the design Bunbury... sort of reminds me more of the trans am feel for the front end... lets face it... different is good! It would be good to see a project like this take off :cool:


Same here, I like it and the 1st thing I thought was Trams AM :)

Same here, I like it and the 1st thing I thought was Trams AM :)

i thought old pontiac :P i dont mind that one tho, looks ok

Got motivated and resized a few more pics at diiff angles. Also how does one put pics straight onto the site page and not by thumbnails :redface:

how do you feel about that boot lip spoiler idea??

Got motivated and resized a few more pics at diiff angles. Also how does one put pics straight onto the site page and not by thumbnails :redface:


Give us a price already!

Are in the process ot doing a boot spoiler for T/E to T/W but is not just a lip. It's low and extends out past the tail light/quarter panels which gives the rear of the car a wider look from the rear end. :cool:
The TL face kit will be no more than $385 complete with mesh ,double sided tape, instructions and I'm trying to find a Mits badge that will go straight on. :)

Are in the process ot doing a boot spoiler for T/E to T/W but is not just a lip. It's low and extends out past the tail light/quarter panels which gives the rear of the car a wider look from the rear end. :cool:

interesting..... post pics when you have them.... if it aint too ricey i could be very interested!!

Are in the process ot doing a boot spoiler for T/E to T/W but is not just a lip. It's low and extends out past the tail light/quarter panels which gives the rear of the car a wider look from the rear end. :cool:
The TL face kit will be no more than $385 complete with mesh ,double sided tape, instructions and I'm trying to find a Mits badge that will go straight on. :)

Excellent mate - can you prime and paint?

Are in the process ot doing a boot spoiler for T/E to T/W but is not just a lip. It's low and extends out past the tail light/quarter panels which gives the rear of the car a wider look from the rear end. :cool:
The TL face kit will be no more than $385 complete with mesh ,double sided tape, instructions and I'm trying to find a Mits badge that will go straight on. :)

how much for just the eyelids? also do you have any pictures/sketches that will give us some idea what the rest of the front bar will look like when you've done it..?

Are in the process ot doing a boot spoiler for T/E to T/W but is not just a lip. It's low and extends out past the tail light/quarter panels which gives the rear of the car a wider look from the rear end. :cool:
The TL face kit will be no more than $385 complete with mesh ,double sided tape, instructions and I'm trying to find a Mits badge that will go straight on. :)
That's a bloody good price. I don't know if people have actually checked out Body kits for Magnas and found what I did: they suck and cost TOO much. Simon's work here is bloody great.

How about chroming an emblem?

Simon, Saturday's West - Motoring Section - featured your work! :)

hehe just read that :)

looking good, need to bog it up where its been cutout on the front bumper makes teh TL look much more aggresive!

i'll take one if it's painted, how easy is the install?

on a side note, those wheels are a very good example of why chrome wheels suck. Got any nicer rims you could chuck on that TL, alloy or polished 5 spokes perhaps :cool: cos i think it would make the whole car look better :)

i'll take one if it's painted, how easy is the install?

Just looking at my TL - You would have to cut the front bar to fit it!

I had polished ROH R/T's and never again they looked great but were ALOT of hard work to keep em looking good. Chrome dosen't look good in pics unless you have the lighting right.
The kit is not painted as it is nesessary to get the paint matched to your car as the same colour can very greatly from car to car. Just check the comparison pics both cars have the same paint code. :shock:
Yes you need to cut the orig F/bumper through between the headlights to install the new grill and as said before Thugout the line on production kits will be alot less noticable. :)

cool :) need an apprentice BMS? i wanna learn how o make kits :(

heres my chop which i think suits the lines of the TL (ES model) abit better

http://members.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/AM-pics/Dscf0080R.jpg
Orig

http://www.iinet.net.au/~simonrod/AM-pics/TL-chop.jpg
Chop

Yo thats nice.Much better. Good work Thugdout.. Like to see that in real life.




So Bunbury Motorsports, how much do those eyelids go for????

yeah thats what you guys should make looks great (thugdouts)

if u turn the bumper upside down it looks like a pissed off lexus
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/Skando1/TL-chop.jpg

yeh i experimented with that but got too frustrated trying to do it with my left hand :(

that looks fantastic thugdout!!! nice work!! a million times better than a regular TL

i keep looking at it..... a black TL looknig like that dumped on some 19" chromies... pimpin time!

thats the stuff thugdout! Although i would probably keep the bit in the middle of the grille (the bit that looks like a TJ) but have your more rounded bottom corners of the grille.

In saying that the original kit has started to really grow on me.. my only problem with it now is the lines from where the old grille was cut off.. wouldn't it be possible to add some kind of putty into those lines and then smooth them off so you cant see them??? If you could then i dunno maybe ill buy it over the VRX front bar that i was orignally planning on getting... maybe remove the plastic thingy's in the vents at the bottom of the bumper and add the same mesh into that as the grille.. would look pretty good me thinks..

so can this be done???

and yes thugdout you defently need a job in the bodykit business!!

here you go even with my super dodgy ms paint photochop i think you will agree it looks alot better without the line.. much smoother and cleaner. I now officially like it :P

Bunbury Motor Sports - you said the kit comes unpainted as it needs to be colour matched matched.. thats fine just a question.. how much do you estimate it would it cost to have a panel beater fit and paint it?

A panel beater mate reckons about $150 should cover it. :cool:

Very nice Simon - a big improvement to the factory TL :)

Kim

Is Bunbury planning to do a front bar replacement? Something a bit more agressive/lower?

Is Bunbury planning to do a front bar replacement? Something a bit more agressive/lower?

Yes we are doing a F/bar for the TL :)

Yes we are doing a F/bar for the TL :)

how about a rear bar for a wagon? :D

VERY NICE MUCH BETTER :badgrin:

Definitely looks better than stock.

Removing the center triangle bit looks alright in the photoshop too.

hot hot hot! i hate the look of the TL but that's a vast improovment!

Here is my work in progress.....

Spot the mods! :)

Here is my work in progress.....

Spot the mods! :)

i like i like i like :)

I only have 1 dislike, which i know why its like it is, but distracts me
and that is the bonnet line near the headlights.....
now i know due to the original lights that thats the reason, but maybe on a darker car it would look less noticeable and more likeable ill see if i can photochop the area for people that cant read jibberish

edit, ok heres the pic, notice the bonnet line goes straight to the lights.

I only have 1 dislike, which i know why its like it is, but distracts me
and that is the bonnet line near the headlights.....
now i know due to the original lights that thats the reason, but maybe on a darker car it would look less noticeable and more likeable ill see if i can photochop the area for people that cant read jibberish
Like this?

lol, ok, 1 chopped 1 original, lol but yeah

lol, ok, 1 chopped 1 original, lol but yeah
Not sure what you mean? :confused:

I continued the bonnet line down to the headlight on the left side and the bonnet line is not supposed to be visible on the right-hand side of the pic? :)

no no, i used the original car, u used the one that was phot chopped prior

no no, i used the original car, u used the one that was phot chopped prior
It makes sense now!

You edited your original post, and the forum only displayed it after your next post....bah...we're on the same page now! :)

Oh, thankyou Bunbury motorsport, that looks absolutely HOT!!! :thumbsup: And I have'nt even seen it in the flesh yet, I wont mind if I buy a second hand TL now, that just changes the whole front of the car, it even reminds me a bit of a BA Falcon, and that's not bad, cause the front of the BA's look pretty good too.


Good Job.

haha, I just showed my wife the pic of the standard TL and the Bunbury TL and said which one do you like???

Now she loves the TL shape, but she looked at them both and picked the Bunbury TL one and said it looks heaps better, she did'nt think they where the same shape car, so there you go, good work indeed. :D

i showed it to a mate and he couldnt tell that it was a bodykit.. his exact words where "thats just a factory magna isnt it? dunno why but it looks a hell of alot better then any other TL magnas ive seen.."

i think thats a pretty good compliment when a mod is well done and looks factory, but also significantly improves the looks

I only have 1 dislike, which i know why its like it is, but distracts me
and that is the bonnet line near the headlights.....
now i know due to the original lights that thats the reason, but maybe on a darker car it would look less noticeable and more likeable ill see if i can photochop the area for people that cant read jibberish

edit, ok heres the pic, notice the bonnet line goes straight to the lights.

The prob was not the original lights it was the bonnet itself.
If you look closely at the pic or better still aTL next time you see one on the street, have a look at the bonnet line where it runs down between the guard and bonnet and when it get to the headlight it kicks out towards the side of the car. If it was straight I could have made it look as though it ran thrrough to the top of the light but life is a compromise when your working within the confines of someone elses work :shock:

bunbury motor sports - can this grill upgrade be fitted to a VRX front bar or is the VRX bar a different shape??

Yes it will fit the VRX and I reckon it would look even
better with the open lower section of the VRX :cool:

yeah exactly what i was thinkin! :D

yeah exactly what i was thinkin! :D

Ok I've got a kit ready to go :)

Ok I've got a kit ready to go :)

picsorban

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20970&page=1&pp=10

???
:nuts:

I like the eyelids idea, looks nice! Keep the VRX style grill though, i reckon it looks hot.

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20970&page=1&pp=10

???
:nuts:

he meant where are the pics of the REST of the kit bunbury is designing, this is just a grille.