Genuine parts are too retarded expensive and replicas is kinda much for the trouble one has to go through.. either route you get ripped...

good luck please show us the end result...

 

Since it hasn't been updated wanted to throw these up there. This is after some bracket adjustments also was told the vehicle was in a minor accident prior which could also contribute to the minor gaps:










Regards,
Robert

 

I believe the original poster got the bumper to fit much better after a few installation tips.

Regarding Spoon or spoon style bumpers, the back part of the fog light assembly touches the "black" brackets which sit right below the headlights. You can either reomove the bracket or notch the bracket to allow the bumper to slide in place. If you know what you're doing and you can wedge the bumper in so that the back aseembly of the fog lights can slide under and around the black brackets, then you can get away without cutting or removing. However, this is abit challenging and takes some trial an error. Its difficult to explaon how it works, so its best to simply notch the bracket. Once you allow the bumper to slide in (without any thing else in the way), fitment should be pretty good. Also.. didn't you have a small passenger side accident as well? Please post updated pics, so readers can get a better impression.

One more VERY important thing to be aware of in regards to aftermarket bumpers for the S2000 .. genuine or replica. I can personally gaurantee there will be a hit and miss issue in regards to the headlight gaps on ALL brands of S2000 after market bumpers. If you search on this forum you will find examples of authentic Amuse, ASM, etc.. with gaps around the headlights... sometimes. There is a reason for this and it is important for anyone buying an aftermarket bumper for their S2000 to acknowledge this problem.

When bumpers are produced and pulled from a mold, there is excess material that needs to trimmed off the edges. So even though the dimensional specs of the mold are on point, you can easily have a fitment issue if the manufacturer is not careful on their trimming. S2000 bumpers have a very small margin of error around the headlights. If trimmed 1 or 2mm more than needed, the area will look like it has a large gap. If you take a close look at your OEM bumper, imagine if that bumper was trimmed 1-2 mm more around the headlights. Would it look like an undesireable gap? It would at least be somewhat noticeable. I believe the challenge for any manufacturer producing S2000 front bumpers is it is very easy to trim 1-2 more than needed when using a grinding machine. If the area is not trimmed, the bumper will be a bit more difficult to slide in as you will have areas hitting the headlights. What we now do is leave extra material and tell our customers to hand sand the area if they are running into fitment issues in regards to getting the bumper to slide all the way in. Hand sand VERY carefully. It's better to sand to less than sand too much. Where the mistake happens is when the body shop uses a grinding machine and over cuts. This is the MAIN reason why you will see hit and miss in regards to headlight gaps.... even with our bumpers.

The other issue is the black bracket underneath the headlights. It is designed to clip the oem bumper or hold it up, but you don't need that assistance with after market bumpers. most of the time it gets in the way, so you either have to notch the inside of the bumper or notch the bracket. Everytime someone reports a problem, it is almost always a hitting issue.. something preventing the bumper from sliding on the way in. The specs of the bumper are correct.

I hope this helps.

 

If the manufacturer takes it on themsselves to try to trim the headlight area to spec, they will most likely have a hit and miss, unless they are constantly test fitting each and every bumper on a car. It would be best if the manufacturer left extra material and explained to the customer that there would be a possibility of the bumper not being able to slide in and will have to hand sand certain areas from there. The customer also has to make sure the shop understands this as well if they want to ensure a better fitting look. We only have this particular problem with S2000 front bumpers, nothing else.

 

i should have updated the thread for the op because he doesn' know how to post pics on here. It looks like it fits alot better and after they've had his car over a month I can't wait to see the final outcome and i'll post pics of the final painted bumper

 

If I could find my old post from when I just got it was having it painted would be great for me to post pics, but I went through the same ?'s b/c I installed and painted and my friends shop. If I could figure how to post some pics I would let you see the finished project with the Spec-S. FYI, for advice, install and shave some points off to prevent cracking of the paint then you will be in the clear after....also, know what you are doing with the fog lights, I tapped into my main line so when I turn on my lights my fog lights come on, wasn't wanting to go with more work to have an on/off switch. Let me know how to post some pics or I could e-mail them to you.

 

I got my shine amuse bumper last year and my body shop said the same thing. this bumper took a lot of work and this is the best we can do.....
the tabs were sticking up and the bumper was just uneven almost everywhere



and then i took the car home, and basically took the bumper off and played around with it. the best way i got it to fit was to secure the bolts up top where the tabs meet the fenders, then the 5 bolts on top and then the sides while aligning it as i tighetened it... it came out great! looks very close to oem. and trust me im anal about that stuff.

just play around with it, Shine stuff is great, esp for the price...

 

Does shine also sell the lens and lights for the Spoon style bumper? If not, where can i get it?

 

thats pretty good work from the original pics.

you should tip your bodyshop guy

 

people buy expensive brands thinking they fit better and frankly ive seen the poorest fittment from the most expensive brands out there. its just a crapshoot really.