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Old 11-21-2007, 10:04 AM
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Different kitt front end

Hey guys didnt know where to post this but this guy had a kitt front end that looks like a regular trans am front. Is this custom or did he buy it somewhere if anyone knows because i really like it!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2503385/3

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I'm pretty sure it's custom. If you have see the show ( Knight Rider) they made that bumper custom and even exteneded the hood to cover it. Of course, somebody might sell them too.
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Re: Different kitt front end

I am pretty sure it is custom, but it isn't the first one I'd seen. Awhile ago there was a Trans Am that had a Ram Air I hood on it, with the KR scanner in the stock front bumper, then he molded over the turn signals to give it a little more "meat" in that area. It was one of my favorite Thirdgens.

I'm pretty sure it's custom. If you have see the show ( Knight Rider) they made that bumper custom and even exteneded the hood to cover it. Of course, somebody might sell them too.
I am not sure where you got the idea they modified the hood, but I am pretty sure they didn't. You can buy KR Replica bumpers from several places, but the one I know best is Marks Customer Kits (http://www.markscustomkits.com/)
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Re: Different kitt front end

Ya i like the kitt bumper but its not for me but the stock trans am one like this one has is hot. Do you have any pics of the other one you where talking about?
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I have profe tht they exteneded the hood. It was extended to reach out over the whole bumper on the top.

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Re: Different kitt front end

Originally Posted by Coyotesa
Hey guys didnt know where to post this but this guy had a kitt front end that looks like a regular trans am front. Is this custom or did he buy it somewhere if anyone knows because i really like it!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2503385/3

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hes a member on here His car is amazing I wish I could remeber his name
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Re: Different kitt front end

That looks like the one on here http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/firebird82up.html you will have to scroll down to it. http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/FI...STOMBUMPER.JPG
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Re: Different kitt front end

I think his name on here is GTAfanatic.

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Re: Different kitt front end

There were several different versions of the car, so its very possible on one of them they needed to for one reason or another. The normal one did not have an extended hood, there were some (like in the pic above) that didn't have turn signals, etc. That one might have been a quick fix for the show, maybe they totalled the one they had and did have another ready to go?

This is what KITT looked like:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8783/dsc4653eo2.jpg
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Re: Different kitt front end

I know that's what Kitt looks like. But, an the first part of the pilot, they used that custom nose, then later on in the episaode, they replaced it with the one we all know.
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Re: Different kitt front end

Look at page 5 of his page. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2503385/5

He states, "KITT bumper/light fabricated by me"
Then below it there is this image.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...85_68_full.jpg
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Re: Different kitt front end

On that car, all he did was cut the hole for the Scanner on the stock T/A bumper.
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Re: Different kitt front end

Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA
Look at page 5 of his page. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2503385/5

He states, "KITT bumper/light fabricated by me"
Then below it there is this image.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...85_68_full.jpg
Ah missed that!
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Re: Different kitt front end

pic in my signature of mine. Its from Marks.
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Re: Different kitt front end

Wow... major thread bump. Anyhoooo, the custom GTA fascia can be purchased here:

http://www.louisellenterprises.com/



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Re: Different kitt front end

Originally Posted by camarodreamer
I have profe tht they exteneded the hood. It was extended to reach out over the whole bumper on the top.

They used so any different cars for that show, it wasn't funny. And the front varied slightly in appearance. You could actually see in many episodes they used cheap black tape to fill in the area along side the headlights because in wasn't even FLAT.

And the show wouldn't have even been possible if a rail car loaded with new TA's didn't derail.
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Re: Different kitt front end

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Wow... major thread bump. Anyhoooo, the custom GTA fascia can be purchased here:

http://www.louisellenterprises.com/



its odd but I like it. if I wanted to do some kitt look but keep it almost looking stock.. lol. I wont but nice to have that option since I like how GTAs look but people always say wow that looks like kitt.. sigh.. and the rims look nice as well just sayin
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