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Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 2706
Reg: 11-2005
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Just saw this strange bumper on a 1991 Soarer for sale....
Never seen anything like it!
Surely custom made with those odd lower fog lights?
The center grill doesnt look quite right either.....
Hmmmmm, thoughts? |
Sean Routledge
TryHard
Victoria
V8 Limited
Posts: 256
Reg: 07-2008
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Too many lights I reckon....
Good if you were hunting someone down that may have cut you off or something... |
Matt Sartori
Tinkerer
Western Australia
TT
Posts: 41
Reg: 08-2008
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Irish i assume?
They seem to love their foggies.
Edit: Or not. |
Joe Russell
Tinkerer
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L
Posts: 10
Reg: 10-2008
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Those make it look a little froggy, how interesting! Yea the grill seems to have no silver surround, but looks like a mid 90's soarer bumper maybe... |
Joe Russell
Tinkerer
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L
Posts: 11
Reg: 10-2008
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Just had a look at the rest of the auction, quite a tidy example, and the wheels look quite good on it. Heres a link:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Toyota/soarer/auction-184924793.htm |
Steve Giordano
Tinkerer
Alberta
Soarer TT
Posts: 33
Reg: 09-2007
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It would look better if the lights were smaller, say the size of the highs.
But I still do agree with Sean too many lights. |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor
Posts: 7161
Reg: 05-2005
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Rally-Spec FTW!  |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 2709
Reg: 11-2005
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'Spot' on Don! |
Barry Precious
Tinkerer
Moza
4.0GT V8
Posts: 38
Reg: 07-2007
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Probably put in so the driver can see where he's going at night - it saves the infamous bad lights of the soarer...
I guess its practical... |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 2712
Reg: 11-2005
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I actually find the poor fitment and tacky grill in the middle the worst part of that bumper.
In all honesty I dont actually ind those lights, still I wouldnt have them on my soarer, already got 94+ fog lights down there! |
Ben Socratous
Goo Roo
SA
I am the fibreglass/kevlar/carbonfibre king!
Posts: 1906
Reg: 07-2005
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Geez, anyone would think that you blokes didn't know that Rally Art made an Evo Soarer?!?
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Blake Davies
TryHard
S A
Factory 5sp TT
Posts: 300
Reg: 03-2006
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interesting.......... |
Ryan Rankovic
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer TT GT-TL
Posts: 1164
Reg: 07-2005
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looks like a regular 91 bumper with the lip bogged up maybe? to make it look like one piece, 97 grille hole, but a bit lower than normal it looks. bottom part of bumper looks to be cut out to fit the new lights.
i dont mind it! |
Ben Lipman
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT manual
Posts: 1001
Reg: 04-2006
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I'd of got rid of the dodgy turning lights to simplify it all, but I like the look of the roundies where he has them.
The letter box grill is OK. I think we are just used to seeing the same types of bars that something different looks, well, different. |
Stuart Smith
TryHard
NEW SOUTH WALES
SC400 V8 GT LIMITED Proper Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Posts: 227
Reg: 06-2008
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I am with Ben, looks OK to me, just the turning lights,it look a bit busy with them. |
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
V8
Posts: 1733
Reg: 04-2006
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not for me... |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 3866
Reg: 10-2005
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Almost works, other than the funny vent in the top. |
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor
Posts: 7165
Reg: 05-2005
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Barry Precious wrote on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 05:21 pm:Probably put in so the driver can see where he's going at night - it saves the infamous bad lights of the soarer...
It'd be ideal for you Barry.........you'd be able to spot the landmines whilst whizzing round Mozambique at night |
Barry Precious
Tinkerer
Moza
4.0GT V8
Posts: 39
Reg: 07-2007
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And for Spotting all the pot-holes... and goats...
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Mike Triggs
Goo Roo
Western Australia
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 1236
Reg: 07-2005
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I wouldn't mind the spotties... in fact I've just bought some to mount in the big vent beside the '97 fogs. They're tiny projectors, off Ebay.
This front looks OK except the bodgy grille. I still prefer the "grille-less" look of the earlier models. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 2724
Reg: 11-2005
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Mike Triggs wrote on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 10:59 pm:I wouldn't mind the spotties... in fact I've just bought some to mount in the big vent beside the '97 fogs. They're tiny projectors, off Ebay.
Not a bad Idea as I would quite like some extra punch in my lights, I could quite easily wire them with my fog lights which have a custom fused feed from the battery.
Plenty of places to mount them in the grills out of sight |
Mike Triggs
Goo Roo
Western Australia
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 1237
Reg: 07-2005
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Mike Beck wrote on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 11:23 pm:I could quite easily wire them with my fog lights which have a custom fused feed from the battery.
Wouldn't be legal here, unless they are strictly a "fog light" pattern. Spotties are to be wired to switch off with the high beams. The factory fogs are useless except possibly in fog (which is naturally, rare on desert coasts like here).
Interestingly, in Western Australia, only 4 pairs of lights are allowed at the front. That means that on cars with separate high & low beams plus fogs (like the Soarer and also our other car, a Rexton) only one additional pair of lights is allowed. Not an issue so much on Soarer which has limited space for additional lights (at least without looking really stupid ) anyway, but I'd like to have fitted additional to the Rexton, although it has, I have to say, really excellent headlights. |
Aaron Casey
DieHard
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 745
Reg: 08-2005
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spotties dont look too bad would like to see how strong the lower part of the bar is now with the front major bits missing, the home made centre grill is to be desired lol.... bein from nz would prob be tryin to make it look like a wrx lol |
Gregg Holden
Trader
WA
Soarer UZZ31 Supercharged
Posts: 939
Reg: 08-2005
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