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Poll: Front Bumper Mod
10-21-2003, 06:23 PM
#46
My question is about the bumper shocks if anyone has a set of NA and a set of turbo ones laying around they can compare....
Could you just replace teh bumper shock of the 944NA with the turbo shock since it's shorter? if the mounts are the same at both ends, you should be able to do a snub nose look without loding the "shock absorber" of the bumper.... try that one
Could you just replace teh bumper shock of the 944NA with the turbo shock since it's shorter? if the mounts are the same at both ends, you should be able to do a snub nose look without loding the "shock absorber" of the bumper.... try that one
10-21-2003, 06:33 PM
#47
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when u push in the bumper, it is near impossible to pull it back out... they create a kind of vaccum on them....it is easier to push them in after you put the bolts back in though.
10-21-2003, 06:55 PM
#48
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2437670306
Check out this thread!! this guy did the GT-racing Carrera GT front bumper and he says it used the stock 944NA lights! SWEET!!!
Check out this thread!! this guy did the GT-racing Carrera GT front bumper and he says it used the stock 944NA lights! SWEET!!!
10-21-2003, 09:25 PM
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Go for the carerra or #4. I don't like mix-and-match with cars. Ends up looking like a whole bunch of cars in one.
Keep it as stock as you can I say. Besides, those Turbo foglights are insanely priced. As me how I know
Keep it as stock as you can I say. Besides, those Turbo foglights are insanely priced. As me how I know
10-21-2003, 11:41 PM
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hi,
the pushed in bumper mod is very easy to do. here is the run down:
1) unbolt front bumper from the shocks--there are two holes underneath, you just put a socket up there and take the bolts out.
2) pull the bumper out a little bit and unplug blinkers, then you can pull the whole bumper out.
3) unbolt each shock (2), now its time to drill.
4) wear saftey goggle of some sort, cause the pressurized fluid really shoots out when you drill. There was a nice little white dot on each shock on the body of it, and that is where i drilled. you'll know when you drill far enough cause the blue liquid will shoot out, and then just let them drain.
5) you now have a couple of options with the bumper. you can take the rubber pads off, but under them are little "nubs" that stick out. i used a dremel tool to cut them off, but this leaves a hole. this would be the time to fill any of these holes if you want to.
6) now, re-attach the shocks (they are still un-compressed!!!).
7) re-install the bumper and signals.
8) push that sucker in with your knees. mine wasn't too tough. just make sure it is even on both sides. and as stated before, there is some sort of vacuum that forms, so it will not come out during driving of any kind.
so, there you go. heres what it looks like:
the pushed in bumper mod is very easy to do. here is the run down:
1) unbolt front bumper from the shocks--there are two holes underneath, you just put a socket up there and take the bolts out.
2) pull the bumper out a little bit and unplug blinkers, then you can pull the whole bumper out.
3) unbolt each shock (2), now its time to drill.
4) wear saftey goggle of some sort, cause the pressurized fluid really shoots out when you drill. There was a nice little white dot on each shock on the body of it, and that is where i drilled. you'll know when you drill far enough cause the blue liquid will shoot out, and then just let them drain.
5) you now have a couple of options with the bumper. you can take the rubber pads off, but under them are little "nubs" that stick out. i used a dremel tool to cut them off, but this leaves a hole. this would be the time to fill any of these holes if you want to.
6) now, re-attach the shocks (they are still un-compressed!!!).
7) re-install the bumper and signals.
8) push that sucker in with your knees. mine wasn't too tough. just make sure it is even on both sides. and as stated before, there is some sort of vacuum that forms, so it will not come out during driving of any kind.
so, there you go. heres what it looks like:
10-22-2003, 12:29 AM
#54
I e-mailed the guy selling the carrera GT bumper on ebay to find out what lights he did use... i'll let you know if they are for sure the US 944 lights if he e-mails back...
10-22-2003, 12:46 AM
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I started A whole new thread about the lights for 924 GT bumper
no-one seems to respond. I'll consider myself lucky if the US lights will fit as i have absolutely no idea how to hunt down those CArrera GT driving lights!
many thanks for anyone who helps me out!!! something tells me those are usual Euro-driving lights... but the hope dies last 
Vlad.
no-one seems to respond. I'll consider myself lucky if the US lights will fit as i have absolutely no idea how to hunt down those CArrera GT driving lights!
many thanks for anyone who helps me out!!! something tells me those are usual Euro-driving lights... but the hope dies last Vlad.
10-22-2003, 07:04 PM
#56
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Originally posted by joseph mitro
first, a turbo front end is instantly recognizable as a car that has spectacular performance, and i don't want my lowly (but loved) 944S confused as such. the 931 header panel is hardly that recognizable to anyone but the most diehard of 924/944 fans
second, my car retains the stock look even with the 931 header panel because i have the stock bumper and spoiler.
third, to each his own - just my humble opinion as stated before
first, a turbo front end is instantly recognizable as a car that has spectacular performance, and i don't want my lowly (but loved) 944S confused as such. the 931 header panel is hardly that recognizable to anyone but the most diehard of 924/944 fans
second, my car retains the stock look even with the 931 header panel because i have the stock bumper and spoiler.
third, to each his own - just my humble opinion as stated before
Remember that the S2 has the same bumper as the turbo. Porsche discontiuned the 8V and S after 1989. The front bumper of the 944 series car was a leftover of the 924, which was mid-70's styling. Porsche, in the mid-80's, started gravitating to the one-piece bumper cover look for a lot of their cars. The 928 and 911 (964) had that look. I would think (this may be doing a lot of postulating), that if I were a exterior design guy at Porsche in 1989 and (more "what ifs")knew that the 944 8v was going to continue, I would insist on a change in the front bumper to match the current S2 and 951. The 944 bumper design was dated by the time the 951 came along, anyway. So, I think that the one-piece front bumper really is sortof a "factory evolution" modification. Similar to updating the look of the car with newer 17" wheels. If someone puts some C2's or 993 wheels on a 944 8v, it doesn't really mean that they are trying to make the car look like it is more than it really is.
I think that the general Joe Shmoe out there really doesn't notice the difference between a 951like bumper and a 944 bumper. Heck, they don't even know the difference between a generation2 RX7 and a 944.
Tifo
10-22-2003, 07:13 PM
#57
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Originally posted by tifosiman
I think that the general Joe Shmoe out there really doesn't notice the difference between a 951like bumper and a 944 bumper. Heck, they don't even know the difference between a generation2 RX7 and a 944.
Tifo
I think that the general Joe Shmoe out there really doesn't notice the difference between a 951like bumper and a 944 bumper. Heck, they don't even know the difference between a generation2 RX7 and a 944.
Tifo
about the front bumper mod - it is SO easy UNLESS one of your shocks is f**king rusted in the expanded position. can i tell you how many hours i spent pounding the sh*t out of the bumper shock to get it to collapse, only to make it difficult to replace the bumper because the end of the shock was now pounded into deformity and the bumper had a hard time sliding back on.
finally, after about three hours and many curse words (and a few blisters) i got the damn thing back on and both sides are even.whew
