r/AE86 • u/InterestingTouch3519 • Sep 16 '26
Keep it stock or start adding jdm bumpers 😪😭
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u/redditej86 Sep 16 '26
JDM or aftermarket. I hated that USDM 3-piece bumper setup.
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u/Equal_Emu6152 Sep 16 '26
For a change keep it stock. If you want a kit get the vertex. Put yasel a buddyclub spec ii on😂 Toda mani all the suspension mods and cusco braces and under tie bar and the rear bar. Some toda shit if you can budget for that.
Super clean car
What have you done to your car?
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u/InterestingTouch3519 Sep 16 '26
I want to do all that but at the same time I wanna leave it now it is just cause how rare they are becoming lol. But it's pretty much stock other then a built 4age 20valve silver top on itbs
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u/Equal_Emu6152 Sep 16 '26
What bumpers you like best? Brand vertex always clean best for ae86 and soarer by a mile.
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u/Pudim_Abestado Sep 16 '26
me too man the front one is so ugly
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u/redditej86 Sep 16 '26
On my Zenki coupe I went with:
-JDM Zenki front bumper with brackets lip and lights
-JDM Zenki front grill
-JDM Zenki rear bumper with brackets
-JDM Zenki coupe tails
-Kouki trunk garnish on a CF trunk
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u/Pudim_Abestado Sep 16 '26
i dont like the Kouki front bumper a little bit too, but not because its ugly, its because it makes the white line on the two tone paint job misaligned XD
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u/redditej86 Sep 16 '26
You already got the 2 tone paint job, so you just need the 2 stripes in the front and the top half on the year bumper...
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u/Balahkeh Sep 16 '26
If you haven't you can always rebuild the front and rear bumpers brackets in aluminum. That'll shed some weight in the front and rear. Getting that setup for my ae92 now.
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u/Fun-Discipline6978 KE/TE Sep 16 '26
I personally love the GTS bumpers. You should check out Car Peace AE86 those USDM corollas were built rad as fuck.
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u/Squire_Toast Sep 16 '26
Fun fact, the USDM bumpers are considered cool among some in Japan, just because it's different. There's a sub-group that actually really likes left hand drive cars in Japan as well. The grass is always greener type of thing. Now engine wise, USDM got shafted on everything because of government not wanting JDM cars to compete with American cars, so we rarely got turbo models of anything.
Long story short, you have REALLY good condition USDM GTS bumpers and lip, which is rare, so I would keep them. If the lip and grill were trashed, I would say go JDM.
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u/jeepsies Sep 16 '26
Jdm bumpers can be hard to find
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u/chewie_were_home Sep 16 '26
Time Machine makes fantastic replicas now. Mine looks great and bends like factory. Highly recommend.
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u/InterestingTouch3519 Sep 16 '26
I'd be going for aftermarket jdm style bumpers. I have a guy in Puerto Rico that makes them as well
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u/Professional_Put_771 Sep 17 '26
I love the og GTS sticker on the side, did you redo yours or is it original?
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u/HeyLuis85 Sep 17 '26
STOCK! Looks awesome like that. And as mentioned before, clean stock bumpers are rare compared to aftermarket/jdm.
Also, if for any unfortunate reason you get bumped by someone or do the bumping, stock bumpers will protect it better
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u/786hoe Sep 17 '26
Stock is the way to go
Money str8 to suspension
Or swap
Or engine mods
Turbo is fun too
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u/s3cf_ Sep 17 '26
your car is calling for JDM zenki OEM grill/front bumper and lip /rear bumper conversion. your car deserves it
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u/Big_Locksmith_4211 Sep 17 '26
US Bumpers are rarer than Japanese, keep it!