Metal to plastic bumper conversion

[e30austin]

Sounds like you said his name with a lisp.

Egngr made a funny!

[Twelvizm]

If the car is an '88, it's not difficult at all. You just need the bumper brackets (the things the bumpers slide on to) from the plastic bumper car, as well as the f/r shocks. It's a bolt-on, no modification upgrade on '88 model year cars.

Unless........

If it has big tails with late valances, then it is an '88 car and is easy to retrofit the plastic bumpers. If it's a small tailed car, the conversion is a little more in depth.

Unless.............

[e30austin]

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Ok, vert guy...those are a different story ;)

[ak-]

I carried metal ones and they were heavy as shit compared to plastics.
Could be because the fogs were still bolted on though.

[cbouchez]

Follow the link for a pic of the bumper shocks.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=F88E140246E3335A!133

According to real OEM they are the rear ones.

[Holland]

Actually, it's pretty well known by PRO3/SpecE30 guys that the diving board assembly is lighter than the plastic bumper assembly.

But euro bumpers are by far the lightest. Never thought I would get a weight reduction replacing aluminum with steel...

[djjerme]

But euro bumpers are by far the lightest. Never thought I would get a weight reduction replacing aluminum with steel...

Can't run Euro Bumpers in either series. Only models/parts available from the dealer in North America.

[randomsv650]

Any update on this? Need to do mine, same production date, curious how it worked for you. Have my rear bumper/shocks just trying to source a good front one!

Silly question: there are different sized tail lights between early and late?

[djjerme]

Yes. I don't have pics in front of me, but the early are smaller and squared off more than the late's. The pattern (I don't know how else to describe it) of the orange and red is different as well..