lingl9z
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yeah i know, well i'll give it a go, cheers mate
Help with bumper after fitting fmic!
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yeah i know, well i'll give it a go, cheers mate
kieran.s gt
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that cutting is abit xtreme lol stick a mk2 bumper on it
lingl9z
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Yeah i know but if you look at passenger side you'll see its still being pushed out lol! anyone know for certain about a MK2/3 bumper having more space?
lingl9z
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*cries* i didnt know this untill i had ruined it and people told me =[ ohh well whats done is done, just need a Mk2/3 bumper now! saved the splitter though guess thats something!
lingl9z
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lol!
Jay
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Replacement bumper seems the best option buddy.
Not sure why everyone thinks there is less room behind a mk1 bumper TBH. I've fitted a WEPR frontmount to both mk1 and mk3's and found the mk1 actually required less cutting..
The HDi looks very close to the Blitz kit from your pictures. Certainly the piping looks similar. Maybe other HDi users can post some pics of how theirs sit? Then you can see how to approach the bumper trimming.
I'll see how I get on fitting a Blitz FMIC with a mk1 bumper before I comment further. Might be tempting fate otherwise!
Jay
Not sure why everyone thinks there is less room behind a mk1 bumper TBH. I've fitted a WEPR frontmount to both mk1 and mk3's and found the mk1 actually required less cutting..
The HDi looks very close to the Blitz kit from your pictures. Certainly the piping looks similar. Maybe other HDi users can post some pics of how theirs sit? Then you can see how to approach the bumper trimming.
I'll see how I get on fitting a Blitz FMIC with a mk1 bumper before I comment further. Might be tempting fate otherwise!
Jay
Dane_Bristol
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lingl9z
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Cheers mate, Can you see the passenger side pipe in my pics is pushing the bumper up, i guess you'd know better than anyone on how to rectify it, obvs with a new bumper but to stop it pushing it up? Yours looks sweet btw!
sx_turbo
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lingl9z- have you kept the air con?
these hdi kits are 2.5 x the size of the blitz/autobahn kits, the mk1 bumper requires less cutting with other fmic's because the slats arent no where near as thick the mk2 bumpers
if you got rid of the aircon you can actually push the cooler back that bit more.
these hdi kits are 2.5 x the size of the blitz/autobahn kits, the mk1 bumper requires less cutting with other fmic's because the slats arent no where near as thick the mk2 bumpers
if you got rid of the aircon you can actually push the cooler back that bit more.
lingl9z
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Nah havn't got rid of aircon yet, though i plan to at somepoint, isit alot of hassle to remove?
lingl9z
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I've still got aircon, so had to cut a fair amount from the bumper to get it to fit around the core, but had no clearance issues with the pipes.
Cheers mate, hmmm! i must be doing somthing wrong ?!
Texx
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Did you mount the cooler with the lower brackets provided? I did drill extra holes in the lower brackets to bring the bottom of the cooler in towards the engine, saved a bit more of the bumper that way.
I'd say get hold of a mk2/3 bumper, remove your aircon and re-mount the cooler before you start any cutting. Hopefully then your front bumper wont look like a mustache.
I'd say get hold of a mk2/3 bumper, remove your aircon and re-mount the cooler before you start any cutting. Hopefully then your front bumper wont look like a mustache.
lingl9z
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Did you mount the cooler with the lower brackets provided? I did drill extra holes in the lower brackets to bring the bottom of the cooler in towards the engine, saved a bit more of the bumper that way.
I'd say get hold of a mk2/3 bumper, remove your aircon and re-mount the cooler before you start any cutting. Hopefully then your front bumper wont look like a mustache.
LMFAO spose thats a good idea so you still have aircon on yours mate? how far did you bring the bottom in, i think thats worth a try still deciding weather i should take aircon out or not! cheers mate +1