Author Topic: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?  (Read 2640 times)

Offline Dommy GTi

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #10 on: 19 May 2013, 17:03 »
I cba to go through the hassle of ebaying it, would rather sell for less and quick

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #11 on: 19 May 2013, 17:27 »
Rather than your bumper being smoothed, surely it's an aftermarket part and someone's just stuck the turbo part in.... For whatever reason.

Either way, it's not an oem bumper/valance.

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #12 on: 19 May 2013, 17:37 »
No mate surely it's not, because it was a standard bumper on a mates golf, he got a smoothed, took it out, put an r32 on :)

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #13 on: 19 May 2013, 17:51 »
No mate surely it's not, because it was a standard bumper on a mates golf, he got a smoothed, took it out, put an r32 on :)
No, look at the back of it... No joins at all, no signs of any work done except the poor turbo part. You'd be able to see where the splitter meets the bumper, where the rub strip was....

Quite clearly it's an aftermarket one piece bumper.

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #14 on: 19 May 2013, 18:33 »
Agree with Colin on this one, looks very aftermarket


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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #15 on: 19 May 2013, 18:40 »
Yeah definitely aftermarket, and for that reason I'm out :grin:

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #16 on: 20 May 2013, 02:31 »
I'm sure it was smoothed quite well as it was cut etc, I think they have just snapped off, but I know my mate took a bumper and got it back looking like that. Because I don't know any after market that looks like this...

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #17 on: 20 May 2013, 08:17 »
I'm sure it was smoothed quite well as it was cut etc, I think they have just snapped off, but I know my mate took a bumper and got it back looking like that. Because I don't know any after market that looks like this...
Lol how many times..... It's quite obviously an aftermarket bumper, they do exist.... Look around!

No, the tabs etc weren't cut off etc because quite obviously they weren't there in the first place.

Having said all the above, it looks to be abs and who knows, it might be a good fit so it might not be all bad, im only saying this so you can sell your bumper with an accurate description. But seriously, there's no way on this earth it's an oem bumper or valance that's been smoothed. I can't really believe you're attempting to dispute it, regardless of what your 'friend' had and says you've got eyesight like we all do and all of what I've said is pretty obvious.

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #18 on: 20 May 2013, 09:52 »
I'm not getting into an argument on a forum over a bumper, all I can say for sure is it was sent to the body shop to be smoothed so? But if you believe it's aftermarket then fair plays, I'm not a big specialist so as I said, the information I have put, is what I have been informed..

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Re: SMOOTH MK4 FRONT BUMPER IN BLACK? What is this worth?
« Reply #19 on: 20 May 2013, 17:25 »
there is no evidence on the pic that there is either a bonnet notch or a front rub strip...... just saying  :lipsrsealed:


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