Author Topic: ( pics befor and after) PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUM(P)ER GOLF HELP PLS  (Read 5124 times)

Offline gusto

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CAN ANYONE TELL ME DO I NEED TO BUY THE BUMPER SIDE FIXINGS OR DO THE SMALL BUMPER ONES FIT PLS HELP AS I SPENT ALL MORNING SANDING AND SPRAYING AND WANT TO FIT THEM SOON AND DONT WANT TO TAKE THE SMALL ONES OF IF I NEED THE FIXINGS , :smiley:THANKS ALL
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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #1 on: 04 October 2008, 16:47 »
You can use your existing clips for the big bumper. :smiley:
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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #2 on: 04 October 2008, 19:10 »
I thought big bumper clips are different?

Edit: never had big bumpers, just seem to remember reading it on here

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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #3 on: 04 October 2008, 20:33 »
yeah use big bumper clips if you use the small ones they are only a circle the big ones are like a rectangular thing much better fit!

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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #5 on: 05 October 2008, 12:25 »
thanks for ya help i may invest in some then just incase lol

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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #6 on: 07 October 2008, 12:29 »
Just a wee tip when get ur big bumpers cut a rectangle out of the back of the bumper where the towing eye is as u will have a problem if u ever need towing home.




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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #7 on: 07 October 2008, 13:59 »
there is a plastic cover for the towing eye  that you remove to get to it.    i much prefer getting towed forwards  :laugh:
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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #8 on: 07 October 2008, 14:02 »
Just a wee tip when get ur big bumpers cut a rectangle out of the back of the bumper where the towing eye is as u will have a problem if u ever need towing home.


there is a plastic cover for the towing eye  that you remove to get to it.    i much prefer getting towed forwards  :laugh:

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Re: PUTTING BIG BUMPERS ON MY SMALL BUMBER GOLF HELP PLS
« Reply #9 on: 07 October 2008, 16:10 »
there is a plastic cover for the towing eye  that you remove to get to it.    i much prefer getting towed forwards  :laugh:

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Innit.

Why are you going big bumpers?  They're so 2005, unless they were supposed to be on the car.
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