opinions please

right, the story so far, as my sig says, im hoping to have the car sprayed by 2009, but there are a few things that i might do when its in.. and heres one of them:

i was thinking about getting short bumpers, not the chrome ones, just black, like of the early GTIs (i think)

simple, and to help people, here's some pics of my car (the best ive got, sorry)



thanks

I like the short black metal bumpers. You're right, they're on early GTi, like Rajans early red one (in his avatar)

Not sure how they'd look with big rear lights though? Probably ok! :wink:

the shorter ones i think

why does it need sprayed? It looks well shiny from here!

Shorter ones look good, but you'll need to remove the clips that hold the sides of the bumpers, and weld up the holes behind, if you want to make it look good IMO.

As campwitte says, why do you need to respray it? It looks almost mint…

Rich

Small ones are best. IMO too

campwitte said

why does it need sprayed? It looks well shiny from here!

it does look shiny

keep big bumpers mate

have you found anywhere that sources the small bumpers

i thought they were rare as rocking horse manure?

i don't care

when the Lord God :pray: VW :pray: created your car he said "LET IT HAVE BIG BUMPERS" and it was done.
best not mess with with them ( keep as standard as you can IMO.

sopy, what year is your floppy?

wooders said

sopy, what year is your floppy?

1989 the bumps are standard part of the Karman kit just a private reg I see where you where going though the grill got change due to the prang in the bushes couldn't get hold of a twin headlamp in time for the sprayer to fit and i quite like the single head lamps anyway

wooders said

i don't care

In which case, throw a Clipper kit on it  

I'm sure Wooders won't mind  8O

I've never seen small black ones?
By the way my tin top is a Y reg but it's a series 1.
when was yours registered?

i also have a driver and thought bout doin this but i'm with a5opy think u should keep big bumpers…… i even thought bout gettin u.s spec ones with the overriders??

campwitte said

why does it need sprayed? It looks well shiny from here!

AntF said

have you found anywhere that sources the small bumpers

i thought they were rare as rocking horse manure?

just found some on eGay.. 6 hours left.. 37 bids, ?367.00

maybe not then.. considering that a third of the spray 8O

concunningham said

I've never seen small black ones?
By the way my tin top is a Y reg but it's a series 1.
when was yours registered?

May 11th 1983 8)

Keep the big bumpers like A5OPY says.  Surely you don't need a full respray with only a few bits of rust. Just get them repaired and blown in - save yourself a lot of work. You've got a really nice original paintjob on there already. Hows the engine bay clean up coming along ?
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