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So the front bar on my r33 is a pretty unique aftermarket gtr style bar but it's in a bit of a shotty condition. I would like to neaten it up to some kind of former glory. Problem is that where the indicators go there's is a gap that should have plastic there like the gtrs so as to screen view to the underbody of the car. It looks hideous from a far and if it was a genuine bar I could just buy the inserts for the gtr but I'm pretty sure I can't. If I try and fabricate something myself I know it's going to look just as bad, so I was wondering if anybody knew any body works places in eastern melbourne that would specialize in that sorta thing?

Also it needs a respray and if it'll cost more to restore than a good condition r33 s2 gtst front bar I'm not going to bother, so was wondering what prices people have paid for a decent respray job on a full front bar. I would have thought white wouldn't be too difficult to do..

I had no idea what to search for this so figured I'd ask.. Any help would be awesome. If u wanna see pics to see what I'm talkin about I'll upload something when I get home

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I had the bittom lip of my old S2 bar plastic welded and painted, ended up being somthing like 250-300 for the welding and 250 for paint. Far from worth it i have now realised, as you can buy one for 300 in good condition. But if you are fond of the front bar and its not a regular that you see everyday, it might still be worth it to you.

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