what do you guys think about this?
 

looks like stock bumper with holes cut out to look similar to the big brother.
saw this on ebay some guy selling his car...

http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b2/10/5aac_1.JPG
http://i21.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/b2/10/57f1_1.JPG
http://i20.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b2/10/5fbb_1.JPG

also, polished stock exhaust, pretty neat
http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b2/10/5d33_1.JPG

They don't look like holes to me. They look like tape stripes. If they were holes, I'd like them. I don't like the tape. It's fake.

I've seen this guy's car up close at Captree beach in Long Island, NY, where they have weekly car meets. Those slats in the rear bumper are actually decals, and they're mighty cheesy looking if you ask me. Also, he put a Boxster S emblem on his rear trunklid, when it is obvious his car is really a base. Cheese Louise.

how hard would it be to cut those?

Even if you cut those slats, behind it sits honeycomb heat shielding. IMO, it won't look so good. Besides, when you cut the slots, you'll prob create hairline cracks in your existing paintwork on the bumper.

You can see the reflection of the gravel in the tape strips. The polished exhaust looks nice, tough up-keep I would imagine.

I bet you could buy an ebay rear bumper cheap, cut the holes and have it painted for under 4-600 bucks.

why would you do that when you already have a painted bumper on your car?