Tis but a flesh wound.

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 07/05/2015 at 15:49 • Filed to: None

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Needed more supplies while my bumper was off for paint so drove it like this. Only managed to repair all the damage and get it primed since I got an interview and need the car to get there.

Alex from Toronto > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/05/2015 at 16:02

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Weight savings.

Because racecar.

Tareim - V8 powered > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/05/2015 at 16:21

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is it legal to drive like this? I only ask as down the line I’m thinking about going for a different bumper that would require a completely new exhaust configuration so would need to drive without a rear bumper for a trip or 2

Under_Score > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/05/2015 at 16:29

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Just wondering, but why does one taillight have two white sections and the other one doesn't.

desertdog5051 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/05/2015 at 16:37

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Something about the name Twingo just brings a smile to my face when I say it or read it.

Echo51 > Under_Score 07/05/2015 at 16:45

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One side is red fog light, other is reversing.

MultiplaOrgasms > Under_Score 07/05/2015 at 17:01

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Reversing light and rear fog light. Mandatory in europe and maybe somewhere else, but not in the US. Only to be used if there is really thick fog and therefore especially bright.

RWS Motorsport > Tareim - V8 powered 07/05/2015 at 17:25

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I may well be wrong (though as this is the internet, I will argue that point to the death of course) but I believe its illegal to drive without bumpers, even if the numberplate is displayed.

Something along the lines of not being in a roadworthy condition would be the reason I would imagine that an officer of the law would be interested in having a little chat (but again may well be wrong).

Tareim - V8 powered > RWS Motorsport 07/05/2015 at 17:29

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yeah that’s what I would be thinking that it’d fall under the not being road worthy condition

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > desertdog5051 07/05/2015 at 18:04

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It is an amusing name.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Under_Score 07/05/2015 at 18:05

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Reverse light on one side and foglight on the other.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Tareim - V8 powered 07/05/2015 at 18:06

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It’s definitely not legal but I didn’t get pulled over so meh. For a start you don’t have lights on the rear plate anymore which is a requirement.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Tareim - V8 powered 07/05/2015 at 18:24

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It is legal, as long as your car still displays your number plate, and has no sharp or jagged edges sticking out due to bodywork being removed. It would fail an MOT but it’s not illegal. I’ve been driving the Defender without a front bumper for 4 weeks now, and nobody gives a shit. Rozzers don’t even look twice.

Under_Score > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/05/2015 at 18:57

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Okay, thank you. I don’t live in Europe, so I didn’t know that’s how the taillights were designed. I knew about the rear fog light requirement, but I didn’t know that they were sometimes built into the main light.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Under_Score 07/05/2015 at 19:05

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Some have a separate rear fog light and two reverse lights, but most save money by just using one of the tail clusters.