Review: Forcewerkz S14 Navan Rep Bumper
 

Navan has always been one of my favorite factory body kits and I've been slowly collecting all of the OEM pieces for the past couple of months. I've been against aftermarket kits for the longest time, but johnlee offered me a deal and I thought to myself, "what the hell..lets give it a try"

Unlike all of the other reps out there, the Forcewerkz Navan bumper is actually made out Polyurethane, meaning it will not crack or split in half due to impact.

First Impression: Bumper is super beefy. Material is thick. Finish is extremely smooth.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse4085cbe.jpg

Just to test it out, I flexed the bumper a couple of times. It popped back in place every time, like polyurethane is supposed to.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps57953d20.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps2846c3c3.jpg
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Like, most aftermarket bumpers, the holes needed to be drilled at the pilot points. Most of these points were spot on, with maybe 1 or 2 that were a few millimeters off center. The material was a little harder to drill than fiberglass due to the flexibility and smoothness. The result of the fitment is as follow.

Perfect alignment on the right side. It sat flush with both the wheel well and the corner lights.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...psed2be9ba.jpg

Same deal on the left side, flush with both the wheel well and the cornerlights.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps000b2058.jpg

Front shot. Looks good.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...psc799bc29.jpg

One issue. the Passenger side of the bumper flares out much more than the Driver side. Im assuming this is due to an error in the molding process or storage/transportation temperature.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse8a2ed7c.jpg

It does seem correctable if its held down underneath with a ziptie, custom bracket, or maybe a heat gun and some bending.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...psd083c46c.jpg

Drive side sits nice and flush.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps02dd4b0d.jpg

If it wasn't for the flaring, I would say this was a perfect rep Navan bumper. Overall i would say this is a great budget Navan bumper that wont break on you. Sitting around 400$ retail ( much less from johnlee). :) Hope this helps everyone who've been hawking these bumpers.

UPDATE: After leaving the bumper in the sun for about a week, the warp corrected itself. Its at the paint shop right now and should be done by the up coming wednesday.

UPDATE 2: paint is done for the bumper. It came out awesome :)

Horray for spaceship!
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...psde23a706.jpg

Im interested im in long beach

i would buy one if it did not have a spot for a license plate.

Gonna pick one up this winter. Too bad ass.

Looks great!

Great pictures! Just ordered the entire navan kit from johnlee so hopefully it fits like yours haha.

Review: Forcewerkz S14 Navan Rep Bumper
 

Haha. I left the bumper in the sun for the last week and the warp corrected itself. Going to test fit it again this weekend. If its spot on, I'm going to get it painted :)

UPDATE: bumper is painted/installed

looks soo good. I love that bumper but can't get myself to spend $400 on it.

who is johnlee and can he sell em for less than the 400?

for those of you that are interested, here ya go.

#/f/group-buys/54038...5-shipped.html

thank you.

does anyone sell one that is smooth and doesn't have a spot for a license plate/

No. Quit asking or order one and cut the hole out.

^ calm down bud lol

Im having trouble getting the blinker lights to fit

Did you make sure you drilled the holes for the blinkers at an angle?

yeah. But it seems like it still wont go in without cutting the sides some more to make the opening bigger

^What type of lights r they?
Post pic.