Plastic Bumper Conversion

[neogenetik]

hey guys
im pursuing the plastic bumper conversion
i have a 89 cabrio and i have the diving boards
im plannin on doing the 89+plastic bumper conversion with valences
for just the bumper conversion what hardware would i need and everything else
how hard is it to put on the front and rear bumpers?

[formula driver]

youll need the bumper shocks and some long bolts. Im not to sure what the conversion is like for a cabbie. But for my 87is its a bitch.

ps: You only had to ask once man. haha

[e9nine]

youll need the bumper shocks and some long bolts. Im not to sure what the conversion is like for a cabbie. But for my 87is its a bitch.

ps: You only had to ask once man. haha

Why would you need longer bolts? Are you referring to the rear shocks if you don't want to "trim" the edges of the bumper that protrude into the wheel well?

I thought the front was swap,plug and play. Care to enlighten more on the "beeetch" aspect of the 87iS swap ;) ?

[formula driver]

Not longer bolts........ haha. I said LONG, you need 4 long bolts to bolt down the sides of the bumpers. Your gonna wanna grind off the tow hooks so you can get the BS bolts in. The front bolts right up but the back is a bitch. You guys use the term " trim" real loosly when your talking about the rear bumper. Dont keep that word in mind when your doing the swap. You have to make a few cuts on both bumpers to loose the side mounting brackets so the bumpers can be pulled close to the body. Your gonna have to splice in the turn signals from a plastic bumper car. The side markers are the same. Ahhhhhh....... pretty sure this is it. One queston your gonna need to ask your self before you "trim" the rear bumper is....... are you gonna do a rear skirt? Just a plastic bumper on the ass of an E30 isnt too too much hotter than the aluminum bumper. Your gonna need a skirt or want I should say . Fit the skirt before you make that cut. Trust me. if you have any other questions just ask.


-Paul