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Offline Tomonator1985

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Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« on: 14 March 2012, 10:42 »
I'm thinking of doing a big bumper conversion....discuss...

....due to my previous fails this should be quite fun to try and do myself.....
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #1 on: 14 March 2012, 11:07 »
Anything below a G plate. Don't do it.
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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #2 on: 14 March 2012, 11:10 »
Go for it.

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Offline 9thwonder

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #3 on: 14 March 2012, 11:13 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 14 March 2012, 11:07
Anything below a G plate. Don't do it.

why not anything below a G plate?

Please explain?
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Offline Tomonator1985

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #4 on: 14 March 2012, 11:22 »
below g plates never came with them so wouldnt have the side strips to match ......im guessing....

mine is a 89' so technically the year befor the big bumper.....i think.....


is the bigger bumper actually heavier?
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #5 on: 14 March 2012, 11:23 »
A B C D E F and some early G plates just look odd with big bumpers  :sick:
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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #6 on: 14 March 2012, 11:25 »
Not true.

Big bumpers came out in '89.

My '89 "F" Plate has big bumpers as standard from factory.
Mind you,  it's also Bright Blue Metallic, which makes it a bit of an oddball on an "F" plate.  :smiley:

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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #7 on: 14 March 2012, 11:25 »
God no.  If anything its lighter!

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Small bumper is like a steel girder.
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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #8 on: 14 March 2012, 11:50 »
Quote from: logeyboy on 14 March 2012, 11:25
Not true.

Big bumpers came out in '89.

My '89 "F" Plate has big bumpers as standard from factory.
Mind you,  it's also Bright Blue Metallic, which makes it a bit of an oddball on an "F" plate.  :smiley:


I stand corrected! how can i check to see if mine had one originally, guy i bought it off said he put the small bumper on but he was exactly mr honest with other things...
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Re: Big Bumper vs Small Bumper
« Reply #9 on: 14 March 2012, 13:46 »
What date was your car registered?

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