Any help would be appreciated.

 

Yes it is.

 

Anyone know where to get one without breaking the bank?

 

ACCOLADE has a replica for cheap.

 

you had to go there....

 

ordered mine yesterday
Its right around $1000 and that was w/ a dealer-to-dealer cost too.W/ the basic's - Lip,Bumper,Bump support and all 4 grills.

Oh well.....had the money left over from the STi parts.Had to have it.Not a big fan of the VIII Front grill/Nose.

 

Thanks for the responses. I heard the accolade bumper is crap. I'm ordering mine from the dealer. Said cover would be $750.

 

Well the fitment is real good. There's pics on these forums of sum guy w/an electric blue evo with the accolade evo9 front, and the fitment is good.

 

If its anything like how the evo 8 bumpers were being sold, its $750 for the cover itself. You still gotta buy the emblem, the lower lip, the mesh, the brake/oilcooler ducts, etc.

Let us know how it goes

 

does the replica remove the stock bumper beam at all?

 

It just as easy as regular lancers putting on evo kit. I seen it all regular lancer want to look like Evo, Evo8 want to looks like IX. I hope the IX owner's won't try to replica the X.

 

The Gialla is basically the same bumper.

 

Have you actually looked at both bumpers???

 

Gailla is too insane for some (including me).

 

iX wont' be the same body as the X ...period