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8valve-craig
18-03-14, 09:27 PM
As far as I'm aware they are not available new, but if they are someone please divulge.

I want one, complete with towing eye, and will pay a fair price.

Craig

Novaload_Nick
18-03-14, 10:20 PM
I had to pay £250 for mine recently! Fetching a lot now

dgbnova#1
18-03-14, 10:36 PM
The funny thing is you have to paint the tow eye any way as they do not do it any other way

8valve-craig
18-03-14, 11:19 PM
Oh really that's a bit of a bummer. My OCD wouldn't like that.

I might pop and see my painter tomorrow and see if he can Matt a rover hurricane grey instead.

dgbnova#1
18-03-14, 11:21 PM
Yes the bumpers are abs or something the covers are hard plastic

Edd
19-03-14, 05:58 AM
Never heard or seen the tow eye been a different colour before

The ones I've bought have all been the same colour anyway

chrisd1986
19-03-14, 06:00 AM
Ive only ever seen new unpainted gsi bumpers in like a primer colour on both sides

L33 LEG
19-03-14, 10:43 AM
Pretty sure my new unpainted bumper had a matching towing eye cover, didn't matter anyway as I painted it lol

dgbnova#1
19-03-14, 10:47 AM
Well mine does not match so I can only go off that as there did not appear to be another option

8valve-craig
19-03-14, 11:02 AM
Back in the early 2000's my brother had a few SRi's. They were all white and all absolutely mint. As soon as he used to get one home he would de-trim it, take off the vinyl, then go to Vauxhall and buy an unpainted GSi bumper for around £100.

I never remember any tow eye covers getting painted, but that was of course a long time ago.

Benn
19-03-14, 11:28 AM
All 3 gsi bumpers i've bought have had matching towing eye covers. All in matching primer.

dgbnova#1
19-03-14, 11:51 AM
Yes mine is in primer but it's not plastic like the bumper hence PRIMER ergo painted like I said lol

Connor
19-03-14, 12:04 PM
Upol mid grey 2 is a very close match to original bumper colour iirc

8valve-craig
19-03-14, 12:05 PM
Just got a text off my brother saying one of his tow eye covers came unpainted, the rest were primer.

Graeme
19-03-14, 12:19 PM
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8valve-craig
19-03-14, 01:25 PM
It's a good offer, but forgive me for not wishing to deal with you Graeme.

Once bitten twice shy, as they say.

Connor
19-03-14, 01:55 PM
My Unpainted gsi bumper came with an unpainted towing eye cover
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/40251_421956854925_2695186_n.jpg

Graeme
19-03-14, 04:02 PM
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8valve-craig
19-03-14, 07:40 PM
Thanks Graeme, but ignorance is no defence.

Nick J
19-03-14, 09:24 PM
I had to pay £250 for mine recently! Fetching a lot now

Thats absolutely ridiculous! I remember buying a few new back in the day at £90 inc vat!!!

Nick.

marcel
20-03-14, 04:33 PM
Hi, i have a Nova GTE fron bumper unpainted.

http://www.weckheuer-motorsport.de/dl/album/slides/IMG_0188.JPG

Cheers

Marcel

dgbnova#1
20-03-14, 04:52 PM
Not what he's after mate but what you after for that one I'm sure someone will be interested in it

Dan Stanley
20-03-14, 05:26 PM
Ive had a pair of GSI bumpers, unpainted, tucked away for years now. The towing eye cover is made from a hard white plastic that has been painted in a grey to match the bumper. However, this has flaked off in patches showing the white plastic underneath.
As far as I know, they're genuine GM.

8valve-craig
20-03-14, 06:14 PM
Do you want to sell the front one?

Novaload_Nick
20-03-14, 09:54 PM
Ive had a pair of GSI bumpers, unpainted, tucked away for years now. The towing eye cover is made from a hard white plastic that has been painted in a grey to match the bumper. However, this has flaked off in patches showing the white plastic underneath.
As far as I know, they're genuine GM.

mine is the same with the hard white plastic tow eye cover

8valve-craig
20-03-14, 10:02 PM
Please remember this is still a wanted thread.