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  • nickflic3
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    i'm glad i read this before doing my bumper tuck. took a geyser of shock oil to the face, luckily a was wearing a face shield. thanks for the info!
    noob, why u 1 year bump??

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  • pandaboo911
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    thats why you drill them from underneath

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  • Pl3wA
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    I did mine while installed on the car. Got a money shot and everything, guess i lucked out lol

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  • mattscrog
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    i'm glad i read this before doing my bumper tuck. took a geyser of shock oil to the face, luckily a was wearing a face shield. thanks for the info!

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  • Exodus_2pt0
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    Originally posted by freeride53 View Post
    Why don't you guys just ease the car into a wall, and in reverse? That tucks it too...
    It will tuck them as long as you stay pressed into a tree...

    They just pop back out, assuming the seals are good.

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  • McGyver
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    Originally posted by toointoxicated60 View Post
    no they are not. Vert rocker panels are different than coupe rocker panels..
    and i believe that m3 panels are different from coupe panels...

    ill4noreason told me that.

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  • ///M42 sport
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    ...
    Last edited by ///M42 sport; 05-24-2013, 10:11 PM.

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  • dashboardmonkey
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    I used a sawzall on mine

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  • Scotrod
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    I'm undecided about this.

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  • freeride53
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    Why don't you guys just ease the car into a wall, and in reverse? That tucks it too...

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  • toointoxicated60
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    no they are not. Vert rocker panels are different than coupe rocker panels..

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  • McGyver
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    Originally posted by smooth View Post
    This is backwards...*all* cabrios are late bodies. The bumpers and tails changed in '90 but the body did not. They all have lower rear arches. Pre-90 cabrios have metal bumpers, post-90 have plastic bumpers with the bugly tails. This is why plastic bumpers are direct bolt-ons for pre-facelift cabrios.
    this is the biggest problem of owning a vert, figuring out early/late crap for it.

    i heard that e30m3 front fenders are a direct bolt on for verts too...

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  • Pac1373
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    Originally posted by JasonC View Post
    I think he is talking about his genitals!!!! Not bumpers...
    so, petty much like all of his post's then?

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  • Exodus_2pt0
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    Originally posted by JasonC View Post
    I think he is talking about his genitals!!!! Not bumpers...
    Everyone has done it at least once...

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  • iwantspeed
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    place bumper shock in a small box,
    put on mask and saftery glasses

    drill through the box
    all mess is contained in a box

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