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I have a couple issues with my car. First, I dont have a foglight bar. Which one do I need to get?
Did ASC cut the front rubber bumper about 6 inches from thebottom all the way across the front to make the front spoiler work?

What do I need to get to mount my spoilers? I have brand new ones that came with the car but have no idea how to put them on.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you
Stan
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There is no foglight bar. The foglights mount to the air dam.
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That makes more sense. Thanks for the quick reply.
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and yes they did cut the bumper
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negusm wrote:There is no foglight bar. The foglights mount to the air dam.
How sturdy is that Mike?
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On the repro one, I would imagine fairly sturdy.

On the original? I dunno, never had one...but I gotta think not as sturdy.

I honestly have asked the question "how to the mount"? And I usually just get the "it bolts to the air dam", "no bracket".

On the very early asc coupes, there was talk and maybe even a picture of where it looked like there was some kind of bracket, but it was only for adjustment of the lights.

Someone did send me a CD of pics but it just raised more questions than answers for me.

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Hi , I'm a bit late on this topic, but here it is. My 'vert has the original Air Dam on it.And as Mike said it's not the stongest piece on the car. So I ran two aluminum braces, from the air dam to the sub frame, under the radiator. I used the holes that were already in the frame. This took the flex out of the center, and made me feel better. For what that's worth.
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UMan, you are theman. Thats a great idea. I will probably do something like that.
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Gents... feel free. That's what I'm here for. Really, anytime I can help Ya! Just Yell.
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