When they are fixed up and everything the IS valances' look sweet. Im not a huge fan of tucked bumpers though.
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How much are you asking for the valance?[‘ᴥ’] GRRR RAWR!!!Comment
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Can the things surrounding the diving board, "bumper filler" be painted? Does it look terrible painted? I apologize if I'm hijacking your thread but, since we're already in the subject of metal diving boards =DComment
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You can paint anything on your car man
All early style convertibles in the U.S. have painted bumper surrounds. The previous owner had them painted on my car when it was resprayed.
Last edited by nickflic3; 02-11-2014, 09:24 PM.Bronzit 4-door Swap Drifting somewhere
Cammed B25 Swap Daily Driver
Updated 10/1
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That makes so freaking happy lol, I'm buying new ones for the front and I wanted to paint them before I installed themComment
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So ive been doing some reading and the plastic swap doesnt look too hard, at least for the front. And I want to get some opinions on how hard it actually was. The back looks slightly painful but I think my dad and I could pull it off?? Any thoughts?[‘ᴥ’] GRRR RAWR!!!Comment
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The front is all bolt on, no modifications needed. The rear requires cutting and sectioning the bumper and trim to line up with the wheel wells.. There are plenty of threads where people show their approach.
Go for it!
Oh, wait, no, buy my stock diving board parts so I can do it!
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Well I want going to pass up a great car just cause the bumpers are weird.
Hahah idk I think I'll start with the front and see how that goes? Then proceeded to the back with caution[‘ᴥ’] GRRR RAWR!!!Comment
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Personally, the more I look at my diving boards the more I like them... lol I'll probably paint mine though since the finish on them is getting pretty worn... And I figure the refinishing of polished aluminum bumpers isn't at all going to be cheap. Seeing as I'm gonna tuck at least the front bumper anyway, thats fine with me. The funny thing is, I really like the way the rear diving board sticks out. It adds to the flow of the car instead of just chopping it off like the plastics do. The front diving board is the biggest bother, and so I'll probably just tuck that one and leave the rear alone. of course, I also wish my window trim wasn't losing its sheen, as with the rims on my wheels being polished aluminum as well, it really sets the car off against the red. As it is though... looks like painted trim, here I come :pComment
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Didnt read through the whole thread... idk what you decided but here comes my comment lol
Why not do a plastic bumper conversion? (thats what im doing, almost done) I mean it doesn't fit perfectly, but with some work and adjustments done it will look pretty close to perfect. But then again, i guess if you are going for a rally look diving boards work better. What i would do with diving boards tho is tuck them as much as possible, and get a late model valance in the front and zender valance in the back. I think it looks real nice.
here are some pics.
Plastic bumper conversion
Diving boards with late fron valance and zender valance in the back
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Bats is that the front euro bumper or can I just nosy see the marker lights on the side?Comment
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It's Euro trim at least, the bumpers themselves are the same. Sad coming into a thread titled "diving board bumpers" and having it end up with plastic bumpers...Interested in vintage cars? Ever thought about racing one? Info, photos, videos, and more can be found at www.michaelsvintageracing.com!
Elva Courier build thread here!Comment
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Polish the shit out of those bumpers! After you're done sanding sanding sanding sanding an a little more sanding and polishing, they will look so good you wont even want to swap or tuck em.
After I saw a friends bumpers on his caby, I was sold. They just look so sharp, shiny, and clean.
Jon
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