vetteguy1998

i was thinking about buying the tiger shark front bumper for my 98 vette but heard some have trouble fitting, if anyone has one could they let me know where they bought it

tlove32

No don't have to worry about fitment....they are on permanent backorder

JW Motorsports

The originals fit good. Like mentioned they aren't being made at the moment.

Jrockk

What color is your car I have a tiger shark bumper month old but was considering goin stock again

Johnz02Z06

Do you already have one? If not good luck finding one. Do not buy a fiberglass duraflex one! I did and had it shipped to the body shop. The shop would not install it because it was so bad. That same day to my luck I bought one from a guy on this forum who happened to be local. He had had it 4 years and never installed it. The shop did a good job of install except it was almost 1/4 high at the headlights and they said that was the best they could do. I was not happy with it but they warned me before they started that it may not fit perfect. I fixed it myself a month or 2 later and took it back to them and told them how I did it.

In the last pic you can see where the bumper and hood meet the headlight and it is high (before I fixed it)

sean.b

how'd you do it?

AVB

Mind letting us know how you fixed it?

Johnz02Z06

I took out 4 of the bolts that are exposed when you open the hood (The chrome bolts in the pic below) gently pulled up the cover and looked inside. I found bolts in slotted holes that hold the bumper retainer on. I loosened those and pushed down then tightened them and it was fixed.

AVB

That's what I thought... been meaning to do the same. You were able to make the adjustment without taking the bumper off? If so, it's time for me to get off my butt


Car looks great, btw!

Johnz02Z06

I did not have to remove the bumper. I only had to remove those bolts you see when you open the hood and pull up on the bumper and I could see the bolts inside I needed to loosen. It's tricky to get a wrench in there. Maybe tie a string to the wrench incase you drop it. I put it off for a while too thinking it would be a big project but it only took <30 minn

0Custom Vette Creations

Question, was that a duraflex or a StarCraft you ended up installing?

Johnz02Z06

The duraflex was so bad the shop called me and told me they wouldn't touch it. I then looked on this forum and found a guy selling a Starcraft one only 60 miles from the shop! He had bought it 5 years prior and never did install it. I did not know how lucky I was at the time!

0Custom Vette Creations

That's awesome!