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05 LSE Bumper painted

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Posted by: hrlincoln

Picked up the bumper this morning.
Lower grille looks good painted black.
You be the judge.

Posted by: 02V8Sport

leave it black! now go put the darn thing on your car!!!

Posted by: BanginLS

yep.. leave it black.. looks pretty sick.. likin the color

Posted by: GrayGhost1

Sweet! Keep the grille black.

Posted by: Motodrew

can't argue... the black looks nice...

Posted by: KD00LS

Looks nice, you should definately put some chrome strips down there.

Posted by: ovsims

definately leave it black

Posted by: Kelleyo

Schweet

Posted by: hrlincoln

Kit is installed, but its to dark to take good pictures.
I ran into small problem.

Fog light connectors are different than my 05.
Any Ideas.

Posted by: GrayGhost1

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrlincoln

Kit is installed, but its to dark to take good pictures.
I ran into small problem.

Fog light connectors are different than my 05.
Any Ideas.

That is correct. The 04 and up LSE's take the H8 or better yet H11 bulbs. The other LS's take the 9145/H10 bulb. Get the H11's instead of the H8's. The H8's have a very low wattage to them.

Posted by: hrlincoln

I'm confused, so how do I plug an H8 or H11 when the source connector is different.

Posted by: HyeLifeLS

Looks great, just add the chrome piece and your done.

Posted by: 02V8Sport

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrlincoln

I'm confused, so how do I plug an H8 or H11 when the source connector is different.

you will need to buy the H8/H11 connector. Ken has them.

Posted by: hrlincoln

How's it look now !

Posted by: 02V8Sport

looks great!!!

Posted by: HyeLifeLS

Looks amazing. Your front is all complete now.

Posted by: lexmarkz00

OMFG I'm speechless!

Posted by: GrayGhost1

That looks really good. As for the connectors, you'll need the H11 connectors to use for your fogs. You can purchase the connectors when you get the H11 Xenonmatch Plus bulbs. I don't sell the connectors separately.

Posted by: hrlincoln

So that means I have to cut off the old connectors.
I wonder If Bill at Team Ford knew about about this incompatiblity or I am the first to purchase this kit.

Posted by: hrlincoln

How much are the H11's ?

Posted by: Quik LS

Great job!

that looks very nice.

Posted by: GrayGhost1

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrlincoln

So that means I have to cut off the old connectors.
I wonder If Bill at Team Ford knew about about this incompatiblity or I am the first to purchase this kit.

Bill emailed me today about this. I told him that people would have to cut the existing 9145 connectors off and splice the H11 connectors to make it work. The H11 Xenonmatch Plus bulbs are $36 a set and the HD connectors are $19 a set. Plus shipping.

Posted by: KD00LS

Looks purty, I really like the color.

Posted by: Palmguy

That looks real nice...

Posted by: hrlincoln

Anyone want the old bumper and lights, before I put them on Ebay.

Posted by: n8bachelor

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrlincoln

Anyone want the old bumper and lights, before I put them on Ebay.

I do need a new front bumper and driverside fog light housing for my '04 due to a slight finder bender but here in AR we aren't required to have a front license plate and I'd be concerned about the holes it left. I honestly think the LS looks much better without it but laws are laws. I may end up going the same route you went and buy the LSE. How much did the set-up cost you again? parts? paint? install?

One other question... I have the v6 with the chrome strips on the bumper. The strips on yours are body color. Are these removable or are they just part of the bumper? I am kinda attached to the chrome pieces.

thanks,
n8

Posted by: ovsims

That look real nice

Posted by: anthonyb77

What's up?

Where did you get the LSE grille, and how much did it cost you?

Posted by: GrayGhost1

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyb77

What's up?

Where did you get the LSE grille, and how much did it cost you?

You can get them here:

http://www.lskoncepts.com/store/2004...rille-p-28.php

Posted by: dachamp

how much for the old fog lights?

Posted by: jolinc01

car looks awesome with the black lower grill

Posted by: 2002_LS_V8

looking very good... finaly someone with the same color LS as me i was begining to worry..