Before & After Bumper Tuck Pics?

[Molbius]

For those that have done it, you think it would be worth the trouble if it's only going to be that way for 2-3 months? Switching to plastic here pretty soon.

[kenika65]

This is one of the best I have seen.

[Tbolt]

Paintscratch.com

is this recommended?

I am thinking about either just painting(and tucking) my aluminum bumper with OEM trim (black) paint. or just polishing it a bit and painting the shrouds with that alpine II color match.

thoughts?

[ebelements]

This is worth doing even if you only leave it that way for a week.

It's easiest to do both front and rear bumpers off the car. Knowing what I know now, I'd just pull the bumps with shocks attached, lay them down over some plastic painter's drop cloth, suit up in a face shield and something I am OK with ruining, then drill those mofos out. BTW for those who haven't done it, make sure you drill far enough... if a lightning quick uber-violent oil geyser doesn't come out and soak everything in a 10ft radius, you probably didn't.

[dupemaster]

is there an easier way of doing the back, i dont feel like ramming my car into a wall

Take it off the car...

Or, what I did was just pushed it in. I braced my back against a wall and pushed with mu legs.

Just make sure to put a bucket or something under to catch all that nasty fluid.

[el maestro]

The only problem that angers me is that lining to the left that looks warped above the bumper.

Mine and i think most people does that same shit.
Can i take that trim from a cabrio and put it on my eta? Because i found a cabrio in the junkyard that the trim is plastic and not warped.
Should be the same right?

[kenika65]

Why not paint your trim?

[el maestro]

^ Because its like his but maybe a little worse. I want to get trim thats not warped

[88driftIS]

Quick question, I drilled mine on my 86 eta and they still wont push in. I even gently drove it up to a huge tree and nothing. It wont budge. Any ideas?

[Aptyp]

hehe, where did you drill? On the side of the cylinder or on the back.

On my first attempt I drilled 2 holes one in the front of the shock, and one toward the rear.

On my second attempts I drilled on long hole, compressed the shock, and drilled the rest of the way.

[ethree]

Quick question, I drilled mine on my 86 eta and they still wont push in. I even gently drove it up to a huge tree and nothing. It wont budge. Any ideas?

Did you end up having to throw your clothes away due to bein soaked in hydraulic fluid? If not you have to drill more. WEAR EYE PROTECTION KIDS!

[Rogan]

Did you end up having to throw your clothes away due to bein soaked in hydraulic fluid? If not you have to drill more. WEAR EYE PROTECTION KIDS!

ed zachary ;)

and that shit stinks, too..

Actually, I got lucky.. mine just PSHHHHHHH'd gas.. I didn't have any oil expelled until I pushed them in.. by hand, mind you 8)

I drilled one hole in each shock.. the part of the tube that is the smallest.. I guess you could call it the 'piston' portion.

[bigjake]

im tucking mine when i can get a rear bumper strip for the front

[Nicademus]

That blue oil inside gave me a headache. That shit is toxic!

Make sure you drill deeep. I'd say make it so the bit is at least an inch inside the shock just to be sure. On the rear of my car I drilled it attached and then just pushed and lightly kick my bumper and it slide right in. Easy as pie and it tuck sooo much deeper than I expected in the rear.

I'm also super impressed by how you guys have painted you DB's. I figured it would look cheap, ghetto and all around like garbage but it actually looks great!! I'm going to do it too!

[88driftIS]

Did you end up having to throw your clothes away due to bein soaked in hydraulic fluid? If not you have to drill more. WEAR EYE PROTECTION KIDS!

No I didn't but I put an old sheet over the bumper and drill while I was drilling and it soaked it all up pretty good. Just had to clean the drill. lol

I drilled on the side of the shock. It's a pretty big hole too. Could it just be seized?