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No update as yet. As my day job has been incredibly demanding lately (much travel and it won't end for a few weeks) just haven't had the time fo pursue this.
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Yes but $3K for a urethane bumper is really price gouging. I have compete body kits on all my prior BMW and Audi is this is double that for just the bumper. The prices are elevated because they are the only show in town. I think some simple 3D-printed pieces and a body body shop and the stock bumper can work.
Can't help with the simultaneous classic and facelift but I can tell you that a yard stick will fit quite nicely in the back of a MS and is almost unnoticeable if placed correctly; I've tried it on mine. Carry one with you!I've wanted to just take a yardstick and hold it under both front hood edges and measure the gap distance and take photos. But I never had a yardstick, a classic MS and a facelift MS nearby at the same time.
This thread is for the bunkers. It´s not as easy as it sounds.
Artsci proved that.
Actually it´s super hard, needs guts, dedicated people and a lot of improvisation.
Plus a new hood.
Why don´t you be open here, but instead make it sound like a breeze?
This thread is for the bunkers. It´s not as easy as it sounds.
Artsci proved that.
Actually it´s super hard, needs guts, dedicated people and a lot of improvisation.
Plus a new hood.
Why don´t you be open here, but instead make it sound like a breeze?
This thread is for the bunkers. It´s not as easy as it sounds.
Artsci proved that.
Actually it´s super hard, needs guts, dedicated people and a lot of improvisation.
Plus a new hood.
Why don´t you be open here, but instead make it sound like a breeze?
From what I remember, all the challenges Artsci had was because of the new hood. Lots of fabricated parts and extra work. But if you keep the old hood, the "tooth gap" is a little bigger and the part to fill that gap needs one small custom built part out of plastic or fiberglass. If you're OK with the bigger tooth gap, it seems like a pretty easy swap.
If you want to match the new facelift cars exactly, well, just ask Arsci if he'd do it again.
@artsci -- if you had to do it all over again, would you keep the old hood with the bigger gap, or keep the old style nosecone?
I agree. The only missing piece to the retrofit puzzle is the custom T-grill to fill the gap.HankLloyd is right, if you have been following this you would know that all of the heavy lifting in this facelift upgrade came because Artsci decided to try to add the new hood. The custom frunk bin and seal, the custom latches and all the extra work are not necessary if you keep the old hood and find an acceptable solution to fill in the gap created by the old hood/new bumper (where the Tesla T is located). Once we solve this gap fill issue, it really is "as easy as it sounds".
Congratulations! Would you consider sharing the custom grill design with the TMC forum for 3D printing?I use a custom grill in mine but I also created a 3D printed version, that puzzle has been solved!