9 replies to this topic

[not so mini dan]

I was just curios as to how much work is involved in debumpering a car.

Is it simply a case of removing the bumpers and cutting off hte old mounting lip/sill or is there more work involved?

Any help would be welcome as this is something i plan on doing.

[Scruffs]

I was just curios as to how much work is involved in debumpering a car.

Is it simply a case of removing the bumpers and cutting off hte old mounting lip/sill or is there more work involved?

Any help would be welcome as this is something i plan on doing.

Front's fairly easy as the bumper mounting lip is just spotted onto the front panel and can be ground off. Rear is more of a pain as it's a sandwich of the back panel, lower panel (valance?), and boot floor i think and has to be deseamed properly. I would like to do this one day myself (done the front not the back) but it looks like too much of a pain at the mo!

[robson]

front is that simple - take it off, grind the lip off or even just remove the spot welds, then finish it off

the rear is a lot more complex. Many have done it and have said never again. Take the bumper off, then grind the lip away a few inches at a time then re weld where you have ground. There are 3 pieces of metal to grind so it isnt easy. Once the lot is done you will be left with no rear bumper and a weld along where the lip once was. To make it look decent you must then grind the welds down and re weld, etc until it can be patched over with filler. Not a very nice job and costs somewhere in the region of £600 to get done profesionally - including finishing and spraying etc

I was going to do it a long time ago but still havnt got round to it yet

[tedmcedd]

yer i drillled out the spot welds on the front bumper lip, then ground it back and filled it, the rear is more difficult as the valance has to be welded back on.

[Big_Adam]

Smudger dose a carbon or gpr or something rear valance that you can pop on with rivets then paint. Make it simple but costs more.

[not so mini dan]

I might just remove the rear valance completely as ive seen this done before and it looks cool

[robson]

I second that opinion! Most dislike the look as the subframe is visible though

[Big_Adam]

I don't think you can legaly do that unless you have a rear beam axle (coilovers). Sure there was a thread about it a while back. Seem an airated rear valance before, looks nice.

[not so mini dan]

Arses, i need to get a beam then

I like the idea of having my tail pipes exiting through the valance though..........hmmm.

[Big_Adam]

I'm not sure. I think it has something to do with ped safety or something.

I'll go search for it. See what I can find.