The moderators on the T-I forum don't seem as open-minded or inviting for me. And overall I didn't like the T-I community as much. H-T is better, lots of useful information on there, I'm still on there. I thought I'd give HAN a try also.
As for the front end. I had one on my old car and I loved it. The front was installed by the previous owner, not exactly quality workmanship but I'm learning as I go, fixing his mistakes and what not.