thanks for the kind words everybody, it was a lot of work...to the point where I don't feel like working on a car for quite a while....and yet here I am working on my gf's new EK hatch

ahhh...it never ends...
joe - yup yup! thought they may match the cf and the black bumper better....I'll be doing my projector retrofit on these as well within a week since I need them to drive down to the states, haha...need my hids...but we'll see how they look once I get the entire car repainted though- I'll have to decide if I want to paint the hood too or not at that point
ed - yeah, I know...it would def look good for sure, but I don't want to spend the money on a full repaint w/ door jams, trunk, engine bay, etc...that'd be crazy costly

and I want to come down to md to see you and bird, and had really planned it in aug when I get down to nyc to find a place, but my gf surprised me with a trip to vegas, so we're going to be flying out of nyc in aug instead of a roadtrip. but rest assured, I'll be down there soon enough I'm sure....
lordstarwind - the rear bumper is actually the stock rear bumper with the razzi rear lip

it's mine and many people's favorite asses for our cars haha
and jvr- I was just in amsterdam about a week ago actually!!!
but in all seriousness, thanks again guys, for the moral support that I needed to fix my car instead of going out and buying a new one. also, special thanks to renmike for the great deal he gave me on the bumper+lip, and of course, ASG14 for hooking me up with some cheap parts