[Scootin159]

Alright, here's the deal. I damaged the front end of my car a couple months ago, and am just about to get it repaired. I had ordered a new front end from FiberWerks.com, and it as well as the car are at the body shop right now.

The bodyshop however noticed a slight problem with the fiberwerks front end. It requires removal of the bumper to fit it properly. This means that the only protection out there would be the fiberwerks bumper, which is made of 1/32" (minimum thickness) fiberglass. They won't accept any returns, and state that the bumper isn't nessesary and that newer cars don't even have bumpers (I disagree).

Here are my 3 options:
Keep fiberwerks front end. If I go with this option what is out there in the event of a low-speed collision (i.e. someone backing into me at a parking lot). I know that in a high/mid speed collision it doesn't really matter as the bumper doesn't help much if at all. Will I wreck the radiator if someone just backs into me?

Option 2:
Sell fiberwerks front end on ebay, absorb losses & pay ~$2000 for new factory parts/repaired originals. This would be the safest option, although I like the way the fiberwerks parts look a lot better than the factory N/A front.

Option 3(?):
What is done on the Turbo front ends? I know that they have a plastic front bumper, but is there any steel behind it? If so, what are the chances of fitting these parts to my N/A & placing them behind the fiberwerks bumper?

I need to let the body shop know my decision by tomarrow morning, so anything you can let me know quick is going to be very helpful,
thanks,