"Cat" (not catalytic) Damage

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oldoutboardjim
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Driving home from a get-together Friday night, and a cat (four-legged type) ran out onto the highway in front of me. Before I could even say "Four-wheel disk brakes", our feline friend offered himself up as traffic fodder. I heard him hit, but didn't realize the extent of the damage until I pulled over to check things out (see pic, below). Yowsers! Looks like the bumper cover is toast. The fog light assembly seems fine (I disconnected and removed it to keep it from further harm). I'm guessing the lip and left side marker lamp are still okay, and the lower grill seems good too.
Should I stay with the standard SVT front? If not, who makes a QUALITY replacement bumper cover that looks even better?
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blcksvt2003
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besides the SVT front bumber cover this is the only other one i would put on it

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bflesher
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Damn how big was the cat?!
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Patalrob
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Stick with the standard SVT front.

Steve can get a whole bumper kit for you for a reasonable price.
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FocusMech.73155
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Thats too bad Jim, that SVT was perfect :(
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Steve@Tasca
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$330.00 for a kit with the cover, fogs, lower grille, marker lights, lip and new horns.

Personally I wouldn't put on anythingbut an OEM SVT front, The European stuff looks good but is super expensive and hard to find.
Tasca Auto Group- Employee pricing on all parts.
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1-800-598-1484 or spowell@tasca.com
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screaming4snow
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i have an SVT front cover, (it happens to be silver too!) that needs some work i can try to get done for you as soon as i can. PM me if you want more details about it
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oldoutboardjim
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bflesher wrote:Damn how big was the cat?!
Not nearly as big now as he was before I ran him over!
"Old Guy's" SVT:
2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978
Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
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bflesher
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:lol:
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tgnorman
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FORDSVTPARTS wrote:$330.00 for a kit with the cover, fogs, lower grille, marker lights, lip and new horns.

Personally I wouldn't put on anythingbut an OEM SVT front, The European stuff looks good but is super expensive and hard to find.
Word of advice if you get that kit....Bring a truck, it's a HUGE box.
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Steve@Tasca
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bflesher wrote:Damn how big was the cat?!
Cold weather =brittle bumper cover.

In the summer time it probably wouldn't have broken like that.
Tasca Auto Group- Employee pricing on all parts.
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blcksvt2003
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alright..svt bumber cover, buuuut u have someone body fill the side markers, and then u get rs mirrors with the side markers in it and run the side marker wiring from ur bumper to the side mirrors.....
#722 of 6,158. Stage 3 clutch, aluminum flywheel, MSD coil and wires, C.F.M. offroad pipe, front and rear FSwerks stress bars, Mach HIDs, C.F.M. short shift/w svt knob, Volant intake
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oldoutboardjim
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blcksvt2003 wrote:alright..svt bumber cover, buuuut u have someone body fill the side markers, and then u get rs mirrors with the side markers in it and run the side marker wiring from ur bumper to the side mirrors.....
Will this make it go faster? :lol: Seriously, I think I'll just stick with the stock bumper cover. Thanks anyway for the suggestion.
"Old Guy's" SVT:
2004 CD Silver 3-door w/blue interior (one of 244 in that color scheme in 2004)
Build #879 of 1,978
Mods: JRSC+BBK; C-F-M Rear Engine Mount; FSWERKS Stealth Exhaust
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blcksvt2003
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:lol:
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