gsi bumper, cutting the middle thingy bit out?

[JSeymour]

how hard is it to make it look like this?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/punto_sporting_16v/DSC00738.jpg


whats involved? filler etc? ive looked at the bumper and it looks harder then what i first thought :confused:

[Ash]

i think Baxter did it resently, doesnt look to hard to do, just some fibreglassing and sanding

A

[General Baxter]

yeah i did but mine did not need fibreglassing as iv got an intercooler in there lol

what happens is when you cut it out it leave like little tryangles on the side, which need filling and smoothing

[R1CH]

Not that hard at all, just mark out where you want to cut & take your time !!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00324.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00323.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00322.jpg

Then finish it off with some decent mesh
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00327.jpg

That was done on a brand new unpainted GSi bumper as well, so no room for error !!

Rich

[JSeymour]

ok, cheers all and thanks for the pics, gunna give it a go.

[Matt2107]

ok, cheers all and thanks for the pics, gunna give it a go.

Are you chopping up my perfectly decent GSI bumper lol

[JSeymour]

haha sorry mate but yeslol

[Matt2107]

lol ah well....

If you mate wants the clips for the side skirts I have 11 I can send him in the post.

[Beany-Germany]

A Nova with this front looks very "dangerous".

But i would choose an other mesh color. Depends on the color of the car.

Good job so far!

[JSeymour]

dont worry matt, he works in a body shop and a vaux garage down the road so doesnt need them.

saves you the hassel. thanks anyway.

[Matt2107]

Ok no problem... will stick them with the other hoard of bits.

Was nice meeting you both anyway.

[JSeymour]

yeah you too. hopefully if rj organizes(sp) another cornwall meet il meet some more novaloaders and yourself again.

[General Baxter]

http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4336&d=1155999761

as you can see in that photo, your left with little tryangles on the side where you cut the 'scoop' out

just remember to fill it with something ;)
http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4337&d=1156005850

[JSeymour]

looks good, but then you have a fmic so its gunna. if i big mouth mine it my look out of place.

hmmmm

[Ste L]

i'd cut it out, and stick a zafira grill in it

[Matt2107]

i'd cut it out, and stick a zafira grill in it

Thats not a bad idea... would be a little bit different.

[total_vauxhall]

i have one already done needs a little bit more work / paint ect but i only want 20 quid for it

[craig green]

I prefer it with the centre bar removed as opposed to the whole lot meshed upto the fr edge.

What you must do in my opinion is either matt black the crossmember or cover it in black insulting tape. nothing worse than seeing a blank hole with a Red/Blue etc peice of panelwork behind it.

Heres a pic of mine from 'wayback'. Cross member is taped with insulation tape.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/RustyNovaPics/2ndpics005.jpg

[Matt2107]

I Like that Craig.

If your gonna do it Seymour definately get a can of matt black from halfords.

[craig green]

Thanks Matt.

The corners were fibreglassed in. My first attempt at fibreglassing. I just put duct tape accross the hole in the shape of the curve. Fibreglassed upto it from behind & then removed the tape when the resin had cured. Bit of sanding & it was ready for painting. That bumper was pretty knackered which is why I had a go at bigmouthing it. My current bumper is std.

[Beany-Germany]

A few turbo novas here in germany prefered this solution. They don't like the gfk bumpers for their cars. The choises in the gfk assortmend is very limited.

[craig green]

GFK ???

Glass fibre kits?

[JSeymour]

ive had the cross member replaced so is black anyway.


looks good craig.

looks almost standard/doesnt stick out but is noticeable.

[Beany-Germany]

@ Craig = Yes, the shortcut seems to fit. fibre glas bumpers like the Dietrich RS bumper...

http://www.dietrich-tuning.de/grafiken/gallery/corsa/4006.jpg

[Matt2107]

I really do like that.... I'm trying to buy a saloon just so i can put that bumper on it.

[craig green]

Its based on the AUDI RS style bumpers.

[Pillar]

im doing 1 at the mo if you keep the centre bit you cut out you can use it to weld up the triangles. if you aint got a plastic welder just use a solderin iron to do it, easy!