Ahhh i would find out about this bumper when i have no $$$'s . That was the only thing i liked most about the 07-08 tiburons. they get to have that sexy hana bumper. Now 03-06 tibs might get that chance too . depending on how much longer this GB goes on i could save up the money for it

You would think 03-06 tibs by volume outnumber the FL2's considerably, therefore members should proportionately follow suit.

So why is it so hard to find people who want in on this GB to get it going?!!! X(

Because no one has any money lol.

Well, here's how I see it. On one hand, you have the opportunity to be one of 25 in the United States (for conversation sake) to have a hana front bumper for your 03-06 Tiburon. The bumper is awesome, and I love the way it looks.

But, on the other hand, you have a single front bumper at the cost of an entire kit (or more expensive than some).

Being part of the 25 that get this GB off the ground means you are paying for the R&D to make it work, vs going out and buying a kit "off the shelf" that has already sold enough to have paid for the R&D (or was "stolen" and reproduced, not costing any R&D for the company).

So, although I love the look of the front bumper, I see a better investment for me, to buy a kit that is already available at a fraction of the cost.

I like the look of this bumper and another one, but the hana (for my taste) fits better
at that point i prefer to pay a bit more, have the real bumper and get a betetr fit finish then most repro stuff (underground design is about 30 minutes away from me)

it`s all a matter of taste and preference and how much extra work you want to put on a part to save some money


for the HANA deal,
i think people are waiting for the GB to be almost done before getting in so their $$ won't be floating around for nothing
if everybody think like that then i doubt we'll ever get the remaining bumper presold...

AMEN TO THAT

In my experience any kind of "body kit' that costs no more than what this Hana front bumper cover goes for is not a kit worth buying as the materials are painfully cheap.

I say "painfully" because, not too far down the road after one pays to have it's poor fitment corrected by the body shop and then painted, it falls apart with normal use.

If you had a carpet queen, then maybe thats a different story. If you use your vehicle daily, a $400 body kit it is a waste of time and money.

Besides, I feel this front end are for those who don't want something over the top but would like a clean, tasteful style that works with the existing body lines. It's a very flexible front end design that works well alone or with sideskirts, rear bumper/diffuser, etc.

Flexibility aside, it's made with high quality materials and has an excellent fit and finish.

In the end "the cheap man spends the most money". I used to be that man when I was young in my teens. I learned my lesson.

I suggest rather than "saving" money and getting the knock-off copy kit, save up for the real deal. You might spend a tad more up front but you won't be doing anything twice.

Would you say Extreme Dimensions Duraflex series is a waste of time and money? They look good in the videos, but I've never used them, so I don't know.

It does seem quite nice. Flexible and durable watching their vids. Most of their kits seem reasonably priced from 500 to 1000.

The kits i'm speaking of are the super cheapo ones, usually found off eBay.

ED seems legit though I can't speak from personal use as I've never owned an ED body kit.

Their video bashing their own kits is pretty entertaining, though the model they have has HORRIBLE acting skills.... something tells me she didn't get the job for her "acting" ability.. haha.

Hey Mike, so whats going on with the GB?

I don't mind having my money tied up if we're continuing this. But of course I'd like your thoughts on what progress we can make with the Hana front end.....

Extreme Dimensions Duraflex products are great, depending on what car it's for it seems....
For a Tiburon the kit won't get the same treatment simply because there isn't a very large market for our cars. I just ordered a front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper all through Extreme Dimensions. The fitment was not at all perfect, it was about the same as any body kit on any car. Their was quite a lot of work that had to be done to make everything fit properly and make sure the lines were right. But nothing impossible, but no it wasn't perfect. The worst part though was what seemed to be the lack of quality in their product. Upon arrival at the body shop I've been having do all the work on it it was easy to tell it wasn't that great. There were three cracks in the front bumper, it didn't have the right lines with the fenders. The rear bumper was the same story on it's line. The side skirts had to be sanded down quite a bit to make them fit on. When their "Duraflex" material was being poured into the mold it was most likely done so in a hurry, as there were several air bubbles all over my front bumper, some on the surface, some just below etc.
In the end their products were nothing special at all compared to any other's when it comes to our cars. Don't expect anything to go on without a bit of work unless it's something like the Hana bumper. You get what you pay for!

So do we have enough to go ahead and get this rolling or whats goin on now?

Man, I hope he says "yes". I REALLY want this bumper!

Bump for an answer...

second the cost of this bumper costing the price of a full kit. I was one of the originals of the FL2 GB and to be the only one in ontario with this bumper was pretty nice, probably the only person in eastern canada at the time, but lemme tell you the cost, 600 for mine, 200 to ship, 600 to install the bumper, which came out a complete mess cause the shop sucked, ive then repainted and repaired it twice. this bumpers cost me well over 2gs. but its by far the best looking bumper, and i would approve, if you have the money of course

well italia can you update us on whats going on, we did pay up already so i think its time for an update. starting to get a little worried.

Don't worry about our money. Its fine for those of us that has paid up.

If he doesn't think we have enough to start the GB, he'll refund us as he said.
He's just not on NT a whole lot like he used to.

I'm sure we'll get an answer soon.

i`m stil lwilling to wait
i do want this bumper

so far did anybody keept track of the paiments done yet?

I think we're only about half way there.

Still awaiting Mikes reply on the matter.....

I've received a reply from Mike (Italia).

Has anyone else been informed on the matter at hand yet?

No. Whats going on? When I e-mailed him I got an automated email back that my message went into his spam folder.

What has become if this? It's definetly a sick looking front bumper.

Koreandude,
what news did you get ?

Well, I was hoping he'd chime in here as I don't want to misinform anyone.

But from what he's said to me, it seems interest has fizzled into the realm of disappointment.

He is looking into seeing what Hana can still do for us though. Perhaps a smaller, limited production run of this bumper. He did say it will likely go up in price though.

I asked that he keep me posted as I'm still interested pending final price.

But, as far as this 25 person GB goes, it's not lookin good boys.

yeah.,..
everybody wants it, but when it`s time to put down the money things don't happen....

things never change....