FTO AUSTRALIA

Just bought a new front bar..

Purchased off DMD The Image.

Its a Bozz Speed but is being modified to suit my car (i.e. center bar removal and recess the rear for Intercooler fitment...)



Similair to that but as i said... center peice removed... nice for air flow!!

Getting Cameron at Camerons Smash to fit and paint it..

Bar should be finished by Friday and prepped next week... and be on as soon as the car is back...

All in time for autosalon...

it will have the aston martin mouth without the centrepiece!

yay for aston martin!!!

Price breakdown for those who want to know..

bar - $450
Modifying it - $150
Fit and Paint - $350
Weld and paint boot lid - $300
also getting dints fixed - $200
and a nice detail - $400

total this week.... - $1,850....

next week im paying for the engine... goodbye $10k....

then week after is the fit and tune... there goes another $3k...

Then exhaust and other little bits for AS... another $1500....

i love credit cards... lol

FtoSam wrote:i love credit cards... lol

owe the bank ten grand and they'll take you to court...
...owe the bank ten million and they'll take you to lunch

hahaha... trust me... i owe a lot more than $10k... getting close to $30k now....

Hey Samson, Few Questions;

How do you know about Cameron's Smash Repairs? Have you seen their work?
I'm guessing they must do a top job?


Your Dents don't have paint chipped do they? Any idea how much to fix up a couple with paint chipped off? (Will just give them a call if you don't know )

Was the quote for fixing up the holes in your boot & Respraying cheaper than other places?

Hey mate... Yeh the $300 was quite cheap... most were around $400-450..

I found them through a reccomendation from another place... and yeh, top notch work...

Havent seen their work, but im running out of time...

My dents have no paint missing... to fix a dent would be the same price as mine, however you have to respray the whole panel...

If you're planning a respray in the future just get the dint fixed and wait till later to get everything painted in one go... ONe panel will be at least the $300 mark..

S1LVERFISH wrote:

FtoSam wrote:i love credit cards... lol

owe the bank ten grand and they'll take you to court...
...owe the bank ten million and they'll take you to lunch

Hehe, I like that. Sort of like - kill a person you're a murderer, kill a million, you're a conquerer.

Nice choice of bar too Sam

Yeah, I wish my dents were only dents ... they've chipped the paint off on all of them... :S

I am getting my front bumper replaced with a new stock bumper (will try to wear them down fitting a bodykit, but I don't like my chances) & resprayed cause the repair shop did a dodgy last time ... not gonna cost me anything, but I will have to get it done after Autosalon cause there's no telling how long they will keep my car... and theres so much goin on on the weekends leading up to AS.

As for the paint chips, yeah .. I am just gonna wait until my car is covered with them... then get a full respray.. Before I get a respray done I want to have a go at prepping & painting them myself... (And have a go at removing the dents) not the whole panel, just the area they're in. If I screw it up, then I will take it in to be done by the pro's.

the stone chips on my front bar made me cry....then i used colour turtle wax... & now i dont cry trust me you fill in the chip & buff it up.. lol u would never know it was there quick cheap& easy solution... i have white turtle wax here to

This is sorta what it will look like

so... what u going to do with your old front bar?

*rubs hand together and gets ready to scab grab at parts again*

remember that bracket u left at mine and i got will to give it back to you? well.... my car doesnt have them.....
if u dont need them, can i give u a few bucks for them?

I know this really awesome dude that had that exact bar on his blue FTO..... ooops that was me. Good luck on driveways Mine was pretty busted up in the end and I was ultra careful.

yeh... well my intercooler hangs fairly low... and with 18"s it sits a little higher...

but yeh... its not a daily driver so it should be okay...

and yeh i loved yours... i was so jealous... lol


and yang, if you want the front bar, you can have it for $100...

semi-modified... lol.. if you finished what i started with some bog and sanding, it'd look the goods... and be Plaastic (= heaps better than fibreglass)

FtoSam wrote:yeh... well my intercooler hangs fairly low... and with 18"s it sits a little higher...

but yeh... its not a daily driver so it should be okay...

and yeh i loved yours... i was so jealous... lol


and yang, if you want the front bar, you can have it for $100...

semi-modified... lol.. if you finished what i started with some bog and sanding, it'd look the goods... and be Plaastic (= heaps better than fibreglass)

hmm.....
u coming to the DIY day? if u r can u bring it? (would it fit in the boot? )

will depend on what car im driving... my car wont be finished by then...

that will look sweet.

i love the bozz speed front bar but only when that middle piece is removed. it looks tataly different that way.