Bumper Idea for the Rabbit. 

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 08/14/2018 at 13:12 • Filed to: None

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So everyone hates US 5mph bumpers. Mk1 Euro bumpers are expensive, and no bumper looks okay, in fact I like it a lot but I want to do something different. Today I had a thought. What about bumperettes. Specially 70-71 Camaro bumpers.

I thinking about trying to adapt these to my Rabbit. Whatdaya think? For reference here’s a bumperlsss mk. Altho mine has round headlights.

lone_liberal > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 13:30

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70-73. Just sayin’ . I’m not sure they would scale down or if the radius of the curve would fit but luckily you can get them brand new for $150 if you want to give them a shot.

PartyPooper2012 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 13:30

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if you don’t like it when done, rip it off and start over. what’s the worst that can happen? 

crowmolly > lone_liberal 08/14/2018 at 13:31

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Could probably get a set of pitted chrome ones for a lot less, assuming they will be painted or plasti-dipped.

lone_liberal > crowmolly 08/14/2018 at 13:33

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True, and I didn’t stop to think that they would probably be painted. Hell, I have a set of mangled ones laying around somewhere so I’m sure someone has a set of straight ones with bad chrome that they’re trying to get rid of. 

Takuro Spirit > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 13:34

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I just had an odd thought...

Take the original bumper mounts:

Add some of these:

Add photoshop and BOOM. New fad:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > crowmolly 08/14/2018 at 13:34

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A bit of patina would fit the car. Problem is a lot of Chevy guys want the original parts and are willing to restore them. So they may not be cheaper than remanufactured ones

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > PartyPooper2012 08/14/2018 at 13:35

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The bottle to bite would be $ 130 price tag 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Takuro Spirit 08/14/2018 at 13:36

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Hahaha that would be awesome!

I did also consider a log bumper just got kicks 

crowmolly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 13:37

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True, the bumperettes are easy to ship and therefore easy to have fixed wherever in the USA they still allow chrome plating.

facw > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 13:58

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I like 5 mph bumpers?

At least most of them. The only cars they bug me on (that I can think of off the top of my head) are:

and

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > facw 08/14/2018 at 14:19

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I’ve always thought they were a bit too much of a muchness on ‘74+ Lincolns and Cadillacs.

(compare, ‘72, both cases )

Also on the Maverick/Comet.

Eww.

facw > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/14/2018 at 14:23

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Doesn’t look much if any worse to me, but then I’m not at all a fan of ‘70s domestics in general.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > facw 08/14/2018 at 14:28

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Even if you don’t like the MavComet, you can probably admit this looks cleaner, though:

Not the “I AM LITERALLY A MURSI TRIBESWOMAN FROM ETHIOPIA” lip plate look.

punkgoose17 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 14:34

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I think that could look good. Or you could use the rear bumperettes of an Opel GT or the rear bumper of a 1969-74 MGB. I could not find anything cheaper than a set of the RS bumpers that you could just order online.

facw > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/14/2018 at 14:35

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It does look better. Though I think the biggest problem is not that it sticks out, but that they painted the the top. Doing it in chrome would have looked much better. The car you posted would have looked similarly bad had they painted the flat sections on top of the bumper green.

Future next gen S2000 owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 14:40

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Have you inves tigated spam?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Takuro Spirit 08/14/2018 at 14:46

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(o r u se them to mount rally lights)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/14/2018 at 14:53

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What? 

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/14/2018 at 14:55

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(or use them to hold rally lights)

FTFY

Future next gen S2000 owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 14:59

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https://jalopnik.com/can-you-use-a-canned-ham-as-a-bumper-guard-1667080394

Nom De Plume > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 16:15

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How would you describe the effect of removing the bumpers on handling and weight distribution?  

My bird IS the word > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 16:16

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Ithink it would look good, mounting may be your only problem.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > My bird IS the word 08/14/2018 at 17:18

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Shouldn’t be to hard to make up some brackets. They won’t be functional as a bumper but they aren’t on the Camaro either 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nom De Plume 08/14/2018 at 17:18

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Goodly

My bird IS the word > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 17:20

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I’m just wondering about where it curves around the fender vs. where it mounts to the body

Nom De Plume > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 17:35

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Even with them mounted a ny collision with a deer or lee side of a ditch wa s going to be unenjoyable. I say follow your questionable decision making that has lead you thus far while using some discretion. If that means bumperettes, so be it.

Kiltedpadre > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/14/2018 at 19:33

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Needs more Dagmar bumpers.

In reality, I think your idea would look good. I had found the Dagmar picture and couldn’t resist sharing,

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Kiltedpadre 08/14/2018 at 21:20

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I won’t lie the thought crossed my mind. In general I want to back date the car. The previous owner did the carb swap so the process was already started. But I really want the car to show more of its 1976 roots than it’s 1984 year. And none of the 1988 refresh the car eventually got.