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Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Junior Member
Username: Mcharness
Post Number: 194
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 03, 2003 - 9:45 pm: | |
Stephen: Just crawl under the front of the car. You'll be able to see the bumper shock "tube" (from memory, I seem to remember it was around 3" to 4" diameter), and just drill a small (3/32") hole... you'll hear the gas escape (kind of a "whoosh" sound) as the drill goes through. Wasn't any problem to then use a rubber mallet to push the front bumper in. I decided to leave the back the way it is (it's more likely I'll need the protection back there than in the front). |
Philip Airey (Pma1010)
Junior Member
Username: Pma1010
Post Number: 109
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 10:10 am: | |
Barney
Yes. I even left the (US) bumper shocks in place. The spacing is, as best as I can tell, identical to the stock euro.
Easy to do. |
Stephen E. Schroeder (Seschroeder)
New member
Username: Seschroeder
Post Number: 39
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 9:38 am: | |
I'm doing the same - winter clean up projects. I want to move the front bumper in but am unsure as to the correct spot to drill the bumper shocks? Anyone help with the information?
Steve Schroeder |
Barney Guzzo (Trinacria)
Junior Member
Username: Trinacria
Post Number: 102
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 8:51 pm: | |
Philip.
Are they a bolt on replacement? |
Philip Airey (Pma1010)
Junior Member
Username: Pma1010
Post Number: 107
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:05 am: | |
P.S., I didn't wiegh the glass bumpers, but would guess they are 20 lbs each |
Philip Airey (Pma1010)
Junior Member
Username: Pma1010
Post Number: 106
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 10:04 am: | |
Barney
My 2 cents: if you want to improve appearance, drilling and "pressing in" as others have described is easy. However, remember, these things weigh something like 90 lbs each. You can typically pick up a set of euro bumpers for $500 - 800 and should be able to recoup the cost by selling your US bumpers, particularly if they are in good condition |
Barney Guzzo (Trinacria)
Junior Member
Username: Trinacria
Post Number: 98
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 8:31 am: | |
Thanks Paul. |
Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
Member
Username: Sloan83qv
Post Number: 474
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 7:26 am: | |
Works as just as well on the rear as it does on the front....however you may want to take out the large spacers where the bumper mounts to shock and see if thats all the difference you want before you do the shock thing. |
Barney Guzzo (Trinacria)
Junior Member
Username: Trinacria
Post Number: 97
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 1:10 am: | |
I am working on my "low cost winter work" ie: pedal pads, seat adjuster (bad spring), trunk zipper, etc. I am considering the bumper shock modification. I searched the archives and found a lot of information but all seem to discuss the front bumper only. Can the same procedure (double hole drilling into shock to release gas, rubber "malletizing", secure with screw, etc) be applied to the rear bumper? Will the bumper/s shift at all while driving? |