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Title: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: oslo on 16 April 2012, 20:11:25
Hi, everyone....What is required to fit FL front and rear bumpers onto a PFL car ie if not a straight fit, what modifications/extra fixings are needed ??  Aware of amalgamated bonnet/grill at the front, Cheers in advance

Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: ZacVegas on 16 April 2012, 20:16:05
VX1 will be the member to speak to, I think his name is Paul if I remember correctly :y
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: oslo on 16 April 2012, 23:10:57
Right cheers for the steer mate  :y
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Post by: feeutfo on 16 April 2012, 23:20:42
Jim has done similar. Not been on for a while though.
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: oslo on 17 April 2012, 12:26:32
Rgr that, will look him up  :y
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: MV6Matt on 18 April 2012, 19:25:18
Hi, everyone....What is required to fit FL front and rear bumpers onto a PFL car ie if not a straight fit, what modifications/extra fixings are needed ??  Aware of amalgamated bonnet/grill at the front, Cheers in advance

I put a F/L rear Bumper on my Mf/L - you need the F/L backing bar, the polystyrene infil (if you can be bothered) and the bumper itself. All the holes/fixing points are the same, AFAIR.

Matthew
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: oslo on 19 April 2012, 01:32:06
Right, so you're saying the backing bar for the FL is different to the backing bar for the PFL/MFL ??
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: oslo on 19 April 2012, 04:26:22
Reason I'm double checking is believe your MFL is an estate whereas mine is saloon  :y
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: RobG on 19 April 2012, 10:01:55
F/L rear bumper fits straight on. Fitted this one on an Oofers car using existing MFL foam & backing bar
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Wots/20110518_003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/tezray/Wots/20110518_004.jpg)
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: stevepugh on 19 April 2012, 10:18:34
That's brill.  Completely transforms the rear end on the pre fl car!    Would a FL Boot and rear wing lights fit too?  (Although you'd not be able to open the boot...)
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: RobG on 19 April 2012, 10:21:30
That's brill.  Completely transforms the rear end on the pre fl car!    Would a FL Boot and rear wing lights fit too?   (Although you'd not be able to open the boot...)
Nope
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Post by: MrMoffat on 19 April 2012, 10:32:56
That's brill.  Completely transforms the rear end on the pre fl car!     Would a FL Boot and rear wing lights fit too?  (Although you'd not be able to open the boot...)

Very nice  :y
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: Andy B on 19 April 2012, 10:52:51
Hi, everyone....What is required to fit FL front and rear bumpers onto a PFL car ie if not a straight fit, what modifications/extra fixings are needed ??  Aware of amalgamated bonnet/grill at the front, Cheers in advance

I've not done it, but there were pictures here years ago where someone had done what you're asking. I think you'd have to go the whole hog and swap the face lift bonnet, grille & headlights over too because otherwise you'll have problems where the face lift bumper meets the prefacelift grille.  :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Bodywork retro-fitting
Post by: fiend61 on 19 April 2012, 15:03:20
when i swapped my mfl bumper for a f/l i had to have the backing bar,polysterene bit facelift bumper a lot bigger than mfl,  and also the rear inner wheel arches  :y  the ones on the mfl screw straight into the bumper whereas on the facelift bumper they screw to the bumper from underneath  ;)