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Jun 24, 2020 10:22:41 GMT
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Passat 35i in GT guise. Basically a golf gti (engine/gearbox/brakes) in a wardbrobe carrying sized motor. I missed out on one a few years back as the scrappy decided to move it in the yard with the grabber. phase 1 5GTT all the way... clipper kitted mk1 golfs just don't cut the mustard either , has to be black bumpers for me. Same with the MK2. I always thought the big bumpers of later cars took something away from the look.
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Jun 24, 2020 10:39:04 GMT
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I think many of us are finding the same thing regarding the old black bumpers, I guess it simply comes down to what stands out. In the nineties pretty much everything had black bumpers unless it was something premium. These days everything is colour coded, so as soon as something isn't it stands out. Though some cars, like the XR2 mentioned always just worked with the contrasting colours, there was a few colour coded ones around my hometown in the nineties and they always looked naff even then.
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If at first you don't succeed........ ....Don't try skydiving!
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Jun 24, 2020 11:48:45 GMT
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As someone who uses vans for a living, the move to painted bumpers is quite upsetting. My 2010 VW van came with black textured bumpers and I could have paid more for colour coded. I didn’t, as the top of the rear bumper always gets scuffed through use. My 2016 VW van wasn’t available with anything but body coloured! (There was a start-line spec level, but not for 4motion) So I had to pay extra for body coloured bumpers that I didn’t want..... and then pay extra for a black textured cover to go on top (still upsets me ) Hence the reason for keeping black bumpers on the Astravan, it just seems right
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Jun 24, 2020 12:12:09 GMT
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As someone who uses vans for a living, the move to painted bumpers is quite upsetting. My 2010 VW van came with black textured bumpers and I could have paid more for colour coded. I didn’t, as the top of the rear bumper always gets scuffed through use. My 2016 VW van wasn’t available with anything but body coloured! (There was a start-line spec level, but not for 4motion) So I had to pay extra for body coloured bumpers that I didn’t want..... and then pay extra for a black textured cover to go on top (still upsets me ) Hence the reason for keeping black bumpers on the Astravan, it just seems right Can I charge extra for you keeping them black
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Jun 24, 2020 12:57:19 GMT
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You know, the time in the 80s and 90s when bumpers and arches were grained plastic on sporty hatches? I've never really been a fan of colour coded bumpers on hot hatches. For some reason the grained plastic trim always appealed to me more. A few examples. I prefered the look of the Nova SR and SRi to the GTE and GSi even though they were less powerful. SR
vs GTE
With you on that one, early Nova SR every time!
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Jun 24, 2020 13:54:52 GMT
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I'll second George with preferring the black plastic bumpers on the earlier P38 to the colour coded bumpers available on later models. It looks much better with the contrast. Sorry, couldn't resist. It was only the fan belt but I didn't have one or any tools with me and the motorfactors was too far out of town.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Jun 26, 2020 11:43:36 GMT
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On my Mk2 the bumpers are metal with the plastic clips over them (I should've removed the strips really) and end caps.
From factory the metal bumpers are colour coded, but I much prefer them being black.
They look rather odd with them being colour coded I find.
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F503 FRM - MK2 Ford Fiesta - (Mo Filla, No Thrilla)
T527 LCJ - S2 Peugeot 106 - (Donor car for an AX GTI - scrapped) CA57 GWP - MK6 Fiesta Zetec S - (Daily derv go-kart)
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Jun 26, 2020 11:50:52 GMT
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This was usually indicative of poverty spec though. Black bumpers all around. At the time, everyone wanted to colour code them to look like a higher trim level. I do miss them though, as now they are rare, it stands out.
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Project - 1990 Trabant 601 Daily - 2006 Saab 93
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Jun 26, 2020 18:51:22 GMT
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I think many of us are finding the same thing regarding the old black bumpers, I guess it simply comes down to what stands out. In the nineties pretty much everything had black bumpers unless it was something premium. These days everything is colour coded, so as soon as something isn't it stands out. Though some cars, like the XR2 mentioned always just worked with the contrasting colours, there was a few colour coded ones around my hometown in the nineties and they always looked naff even then. colour coding sort of worked on mk2 xr2's..... not so much mk1's!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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mino
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Jun 26, 2020 19:02:46 GMT
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I can't remember ever seeing one but the early Sierras had that black front option for added basicness. Also the mirrors are amazing.
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Jun 26, 2020 20:39:39 GMT
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blimey , i had forgotten about the black grille on some of the very early cars. it was almost like ford were afraid to go the whole hog initially. mind you , they soon went utterly bonkers with the xr4i...
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jun 26, 2020 21:54:07 GMT
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I can't remember ever seeing one but the early Sierras had that black front option for added basicness. Also the mirrors are amazing. I hate to say it but I remember them, Not common even back then.
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dacca
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Jun 26, 2020 22:49:30 GMT
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To me better then a cosse
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dacca
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Jun 27, 2020 11:10:13 GMT
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cjj
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Jun 27, 2020 13:57:21 GMT
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Not so much black bumpers, but I do miss when the 'performance' versions had the extra arches (black or otherwise, like a Panda 100HP) or 'skirts' on the bumpers that made it look more identifiable
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Jun 27, 2020 16:55:30 GMT
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Not so much black bumpers, but I do miss when the 'performance' versions had the extra arches (black or otherwise, like a Panda 100HP) or 'skirts' on the bumpers that made it look more identifiable I do like black arches like on the whopping 75hp powered polo coupe S.
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dacca
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Jun 27, 2020 19:58:39 GMT
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Jun 27, 2020 21:36:05 GMT
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Jun 27, 2020 22:16:20 GMT
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