Bumpers

[Mark]

Has anyone simply removed their bumpers, for the 'naked' look?

[Ben (lurk75)]

Why would anyone want to?

They do serve a purpose as well as looks, but with some of the aftermarket ones you get these days you wouldnt belive it.

[Mark]

I have some video of one of my rally's where we had a small 'altercation' with a tyre wall and 'removed' our front bumper, looked rather agressive.

[dave.gsi]

lol. i've seen people with mk2 fiestas with no bumpers and they actually look pretty cool. never seen a nova done though. although i did drive to halfords with no bumper or grille once (funny looks off alot of ppl lol)

[Neil.]

i once drove around for 2 days with a bright custard Yellow GSi bumper on my red car, got some very

[geordie_racer]

sorry but i think the coppers would pull u as it's illegel 2 drive around with any sharp protruding metal on the car n i think pc **** would happily say an exposed chassis counts as the above

just my 2p's worth
chris

[DazK]

its fine to drive without bumpers aslong as ur number plates are still there :!:

cant see why u want to tho? :lol:

[Stanton]

looks gud on old motors, loadsa peeps do it on mk1 + 2 escorts. looks well hard, but then they av only got small bumpers 2 start wiv. on a nova which used to have full length bumpers it might look suspect. hold on tho i'll juct get me 13mm ratchet out..... :)

[AW3K]

I drove mine for a while like this, with many coppers seeing it and not stopping me, got a few funny looks tho, but who cares, looks kinda cool without the carrage bar


http://www.a-whiteman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/car/nobumper.jpg

[mikeoxford]

again i have seen a fiesta, square boxy shape thing driving round brum. by lea village bus station?? for those of you that know it. i know a couple of you are from round there

i drove for 2 weeks with my bumper off. purely cos i couldnt get in my back garden to do various bits n pieces of work.

drove with my plate in the windscreen, which always fell off the first time i booted it (with old engine LOL - still running this in!)

never got stopped

[geordie_racer]

if u read an mot book it will tell u sharp metal objects on a car r a failure which in the eye of the law is illegal im not tryin 2 argue with ne1 ive gone bumperless a few times. but imagine if u went corner on into sum1 that carriage bar is gona nicely skewer some1s leg 4 them

just sayin not tryin to cause trouble

chris

[AW3K]

if u read an mot book it will tell u sharp metal objects on a car r a failure which in the eye of the law is illegal im not tryin 2 argue with ne1 ive gone bumperless a few times. but imagine if u went corner on into sum1 that carriage bar is gona nicely skewer some1s leg 4 them

just sayin not tryin to cause trouble

chris

I totally aggree

Thats why it has a bumper now. :)

AW3K

[Mark]

Err, I wasn't going to leave the carriage bar on, it's of no use and as you say sticks out.
Maybe I will refrase the question for the people that find it hard to understand.
Has anyone removed the bumpers and carriage bars for the naked look?

[novaexplod]

mk1 gte novas look sick with no front bumper no grill and no headlights 8)