Bumper vs. Debumpered!

Im starting a debate you have probably heard a thousand times, but I want to hear the peoples opinion, BUMPERS OR DEBUMPERED!

bumpered, look like a brick with out something to break up the flat front panel.

bumpered, look like a brick with out something to break up the flat front panel.

abfmk1 said

bumpered, look like a brick with out something to break up the flat front panel.

i love the brick look  

Guess what, i dont like ofset number plates either, lovely colour though.

haha, good for you - you have your own taste. you probably won't like the revolutionary fixing method i used to stick it on with either (no more nails) lol.

Having ran my car for a couple of years without bumpers, I've put them back on now. I think it looks better with. Also, you tend to worry less about parking, etc.

Remember if you remove them, you need to sort out the front indicators. I used little side repeaters from a Rover 200 and some simple brackets, but needed a parallel resistor to control the flash rate down; and also they were only 5W instead of the normal 21W or whatever it is. So I was constantly worried that people wouldn't see my indications etc. Got through the MoT fine though. If you fit larger indicators with the proper wattage bulb, they are big and look ugly (IMHO). I couldn't find alternate bulbs, or small indicators of the higher wattage.

Remounting the front plate is the easy part!

To give an idea…

sorry debumpered wins

No

paul_c said

Having ran my car for a couple of years without bumpers, I've put them back on now. I think it looks better with. Also, you tend to worry less about parking, etc.

Remember if you remove them, you need to sort out the front indicators. I used little side repeaters from a Rover 200 and some simple brackets, but needed a parallel resistor to control the flash rate down; and also they were only 5W instead of the normal 21W or whatever it is. So I was constantly worried that people wouldn't see my indications etc. Got through the MoT fine though. If you fit larger indicators with the proper wattage bulb, they are big and look ugly (IMHO). I couldn't find alternate bulbs, or small indicators of the higher wattage.

Remounting the front plate is the easy part!

i cable tied the original indicators behind the grille and it flew through the m.o.t - total cost 80p (4 cable ties) and it took about 5 mins to do.

KdyAl said

No

Does that mean you dont like the look or my car?

im rocking the bumperless look after doing a poll a few months back myself

i do have my bumpers and i think once the body work is done and everythings lookin good ill decide then i am aiming for the track look a little tho so bumperless looks better




ignore the colours… its mid respray but as its my daily so its taking a while

I think it makes a difference on what overall look you want to achieve.

My personal opinion is that i'm not a fan of the de-bumpered look, but I also think that it suits the racer look. On an everyday car it makes it look like it needs something there to break up all that space, yet on the racer look you can get away with it by having huge flared arches and a race inspired paint job.

It's like looking at someone with no mouth!

i like the metal/chrome bumpers. otheriwse im not too fussed. but not a fan of massive bumpers

debumpered on cabbys and track slags, gti bumpers when youve got gti arch trims and chrome bumpers when you not running with arch trims.