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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #10 on: 27 November 2008, 09:46 »
I dont think its a problem to have it on big bumpers if it has all the original side strips, arches and sills to match, bigs with small bumper trims is a pet hate of mine.  But then again the person you sell it to may not care/know and spend extra for that beefy look  :grin:
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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #11 on: 27 November 2008, 09:48 »
bigs with small bumper trims is a pet hate of mine. 

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #12 on: 27 November 2008, 20:26 »
somebody had a post like this up not long ago i think they had fitted big to a small bumper car and someone mentioned about fitting 90spec front arches as they are longer then someone put a picture up of big bumper with wrong arch and arch finished at top of splitter and it didnt look right
ive never looked before but once i saw that picture i had to check mine

Offline danj3000

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #13 on: 27 November 2008, 21:39 »
Well i'm picking the car up this friday so will have another look then. I think the way forward ideally is to revert to small bumpers but then there is a bit of me that wants to get the whole 90 spec treatment as my daily is a small bumper. Decision, decisions . . .

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #14 on: 27 November 2008, 22:55 »
small i reckon, tiz the way forward.

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #15 on: 29 November 2008, 16:48 »
this might help you decide ..

my old 1.6 driver, i put big bumpers on it (i didnt get what people meant about 90 spec arches till i got my gti)



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Offline danj3000

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #16 on: 29 November 2008, 20:19 »
Towed the car back today and it would appear the front bumper is held on with chewing gum!  :laugh:
So i reckon small bumpers are the way for this one.

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #17 on: 29 November 2008, 20:27 »
Towed the car back today and it would appear the front bumper is held on with chewing gum!  :laugh:
So i reckon small bumpers are the way for this one.


sounds good, any idea how much you'll be asking for it once done up?


I don't think a semi will give the same results

Offline JC

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #18 on: 29 November 2008, 20:32 »
i would love a small bumpered GTI, but i love the look of the front fog lights on my Big bumpered GTI  :cool: :cool:

so i bought a small bumpered MkII CL aswell  :grin:

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Re: Big or Small . . .
« Reply #19 on: 29 November 2008, 21:07 »
Towed the car back today and it would appear the front bumper is held on with chewing gum!  :laugh:
So i reckon small bumpers are the way for this one.


sounds good, any idea how much you'll be asking for it once done up?

It needs a fair bit of time spent on it getting it upto scratch but i intend to get it back to being pretty much stock. When i get it all sorted it should be worth around £1200-£1500 i would have thought - probably going take me a few months to get it completed!
In your favourite colour red too Chris!

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