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Title: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 05 June 2012, 15:46
BUY THE FEKING BUMPER TOO

knew there was stuff that had to be done i.e. cuting up and plastic welding the rub strip and making holes for some of the tabs. but bloody hell i wish ide just either given it to someone who is a plastic welder by trade or just bought the us bumper too. alot more of an arse on than i imagined.

but hey ho 90% of the way there now, little skim over with filler to get it compleatly smothed then paint :)


















little pic
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526752_10151164505153906_996464162_n.jpg)
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: Toby on 05 June 2012, 15:50
yes but every time u look @ it! u will think of the blood sweat and tears that went into it!

 :cool: :cool: looks good man
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 05 June 2012, 15:55
Quote from: Toby on 05 June 2012, 15:50
blood sweat and tears that went into it!

there was alot of that, first i burnt my finger on a screw when i had to drill out three screws on the bumper cause they were that seised and rusted.
then i cut into my hand with a saw when cutting the rub strip down.
then when cutting up some plastic to weld with i droped the electric (lazy i know) saw onto my hand and cut it again.
then i picked up the plastic welding iron (also known as a soldering iron :D ) by the wrong end.

i hate diy  :grin:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: Toby on 05 June 2012, 16:04
epic fail  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: sveed1.8T on 05 June 2012, 16:42
Quote from: mcgee9t2 on 05 June 2012, 15:55
Quote from: Toby on 05 June 2012, 15:50
blood sweat and tears that went into it!

there was alot of that, first i burnt my finger on a screw when i had to drill out three screws on the bumper cause they were that seised and rusted.
then i cut into my hand with a saw when cutting the rub strip down.
then when cutting up some plastic to weld with i droped the electric (lazy i know) saw onto my hand and cut it again.
then i picked up the plastic welding iron (also known as a soldering iron :D ) by the wrong end.

Haha, made me chuckle reading that :grin:
i hate diy  :grin:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: cullygti on 05 June 2012, 20:33
electric tools are not your forte then  :grin:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 05 June 2012, 20:47
Quote from: cullygti on 05 June 2012, 20:33
electric tools are not your forte then  :grin:

nope this is my kind of tool
(http://drgullo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/caveman.jpg)
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: cullygti on 05 June 2012, 20:48
 :grin:
will look good when its all done mate  :cool:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: daz veedub on 05 June 2012, 20:57
good work mate  :cool:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: bricey on 05 June 2012, 20:59
(http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz234/bricey25/photo-20.jpg)
mine was easy i bought it like it  :smiley:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: tdi_blu on 05 June 2012, 21:42
Dont the US strip have side markers to??
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: cullygti on 05 June 2012, 21:59
think it does mate  :undecided:
Title: Re: FAO:anyone who is thinking the us rub strip looks good
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 05 June 2012, 22:06
Quote from: bricey on 05 June 2012, 20:59
(http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz234/bricey25/photo-20.jpg)
mine was easy i bought it like it  :smiley:
haha luky you,guessing yours just has the euro rub strip smothed?