front bumper cutting

[GLANZA BOOOI]

is there any guides to cutting out ur front bumper??

 

[starbogt]

as in ? fitting a intercooler or cutting the fins to alter the look ? one of the easiest ways to cut is with a angle grinder a hack saw takes forever, Not sure if there are guides on this though

 

[Elaine]

^^^^ what he said take your time dont rush dont let it get to hot either!! Mines took a good few hours to cut out but it fits my FM perfectly

 

[Blak_Mamber]

Took me about 40 mins or so. I used a dremel with like a circle piece on the end and cut round the whole thing very neatly. I found this very easy to do and cut through really easily. Used tape so i had a straight line to follow.
Hope this helps and gives u an other alternative.
Lewis

 

[Jules-B]

I went at it some different approach, almost using all of the above.
I first used a jigsaw to cut the most out, then with the fine lines i used a belt sander to get it mostly flat. then a dremel for the little bits.

It will look 100% better if you have it sprayed again or touched up after you cut it up

 

[Blak_Mamber]

Yeah, definatly recommend a respray for the bumper

 

[stuart]

Or mesh it, make the mesh sit flush, use black silicone and you can't see the bits you've cut

 

[starlet dude]

So y not post some pics of said finish products so some of us could see

 

[Elaine]

Before

Half way

what it looks like now

I have got more of the whole cutting process but can’t seem to find them atm

 

[GLANZA BOOOI]

thanks for the replies poeple lol wasent expectin this many lol could be handy for other poeple maybe should save or sticky this or whatever its called move it somewhere for stuff like this lol

 

[starlet dude]

GT elaine..... did someone professional do ures or did u do it ureself? Also how'd u get the parts of the bumper that were cut to look untampered with? BUmper looks very nice

 

[keirz]

get a stanley knife and heat it up. use this to cut slowly and carfully keeping the blade moving. re heat the blade when it cools down and looses its cutting ability. will go through like a knife through butter and will leave a smooth edge but be careful. takes a bit of skill but worked very well for me.

 

[mikeylove]

or like this:




:rockon:

 

[GLANZA BOOOI]

mikeylove wat splitter is that??

 

[Elaine]

GT elaine..... did someone professional do ures or did u do it ureself? Also how'd u get the parts of the bumper that were cut to look untampered with? BUmper looks very nice

Nope no one professional just one of my mates. He used fibreglass to fill in the holes everything we used came from halfords. The hardest bit was getting it to line up with the FMIC

Its was the painted

 

[GLANZA BOOOI]

anyone kno wat splitter that is?? on the glanza in the pic mikeylove posted??

 

[mikeylove]

its a custom splitter mate

 

[GLANZA BOOOI]

u got it from some other car?? wat kind? lovin that splitter

 

[mikeylove]

 

[starlet dude]

Nope no one professional just one of my mates. He used fibreglass to fill in the holes everything we used came from halfords. The hardest bit was getting it to line up with the FMIC

Its was the painted

Nice that looks very well done